Ride for Refuge (benefitting Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions)

Description

Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions (SMFC) is a local child, youth, and family services provider as well as a registered charity dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of children, youth, and families in our community. Through fundraising and community partnerships, we work tirelessly on programs and services developed to fill gaps for the most vulnerable in our community.

Funds raised through our Ride for Refuge event will directly support our anti-human trafficking initiatives. Every day, we receive calls about local children, youth, and families being trafficked or at risk of being trafficked. Human trafficking targets primarily young adolescents, as young as 13 years old. These are traumatic offenses affecting the family down the street, your child’s classmate, and the teenager who attends high school around the corner. Through our anti-human trafficking initiatives, our goal is to ensure safety, stability, and a hopeful future for our friends and neighbors most at risk in our community.

Specifically, your Ride for Refuge contributions will provide:

- Safe Housing: Secure environments for victims and those at risk.

- Medical Treatment: Essential specialized healthcare services for recovery.

- Transportation Costs: Safe and reliable transportation for those in need.

- Technology: New cellphones and laptops for safe communication and connection to community resources.

- Branded Tattoo Cover-Ups: Helping victims reclaim their identities.

- Therapy: Professional counseling services to aid in healing.

- Community Training: Education for families, children, youth, and community partners to recognize and prevent human trafficking.

Join us in making a difference. Participate in the Ride for Refuge event to support our agency’s crucial anti-human trafficking work. Together, we can protect the vulnerable, educate our community, and provide hope for a brighter future. Register today, donate what you can, and spread the word. Your involvement is vital in ensuring the safety and well-being of children, youth, and families in our community.

Together, we can protect, prevent, and provide hope