Project Opportunities
At Covered, we offer a wide range of comprehensive services for survivors recovering from sex trafficking. This includes direct assistance for housing, counseling, education, legal support, crisis support, career support, and more! We have several opportunities where you can help make a difference in the lives of trafficking survivors. Click the link and apply your donation to a certain project in order to support our mission of empowering trafficking survivors toward healing and self-sufficiency.
Covered Colorado reserves the right to allocate donations as needed to support our program.
SHORT-TERM STABILIZATION: LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT
The first step in healing begins with safety and stability. Lighthouse is our short-term stabilization residence, offering survivors of sex trafficking a secure and supportive environment where they can begin to rest, recover, and take the first steps toward rebuilding their lives. Here are the key details:
1. Safe, Short-Term Housing: Lighthouse provides survivors with up to 30 days of safe, structured living. This protected space offers immediate refuge from trafficking situations, allowing participants to stabilize physically and emotionally.
2. Medical & Mental Health Support: During this crucial phase, survivors receive access to medical care and mental health support. Our team ensures that pressing health needs are addressed with compassion and urgency.
3. Individualized Case Management: Each woman works one-on-one with a case manager to assess her unique needs and circumstances. We help survivors navigate legal matters, healthcare access, and other essential services.
4. Next Step Planning: From the moment they arrive, survivors are supported in identifying long-term options. Whether transitioning into our comprehensive residential program, reuniting with safe family, or exploring other stable housing opportunities, we walk with them every step of the way.
Annual Cost: Lighthouse operates at a cost of $270,000 annually. This includes staffing, housing, transportation, healthcare coordination, and basic needs. Your support ensures that survivors have a safe place to land, regroup, and plan for what’s next. Thank you for helping us make that first step possible.
LONG-TERM STABILIZATION: COVERED HOUSE PROJECT
Healing is a journey—and Covered House is where survivors can truly begin to rebuild. As the long-term phase of our residential program, Covered House offers a safe, structured home for up to two years, giving survivors the time, tools, and support they need to step into lasting freedom. Here are the key details:
1. Secure, Structured Living: Covered House provides survivors with consistent housing in a trauma-informed environment designed for healing, growth, and stability. Residents can stay for up to 24 months, offering the space needed to recover and thrive.
2. Access to medical, mental health, dental, and vision care: We ensure that each resident receives the comprehensive care they need to heal physically and emotionally, including therapy, EMDR, and regular medical support.
3. Support in obtaining vital documents and benefits (ID, Social Security card, Medicaid, SNAP): Our team helps survivors navigate complex systems to secure the identification and benefits necessary for employment, healthcare, and long-term self-sufficiency.
Annual Cost: Covered House costs $121,000 annually to operate. This includes housing, staff, counseling services, programming, and essential supplies. Your partnership makes long-term healing possible—providing survivors with the foundation they need to move forward with confidence, stability, and hope.
CARE AND EDUCATION CENTER
At Covered Colorado, we believe long-term healing happens through consistent care, meaningful connection, and skill-building. The Care and Education Center is a vital daytime hub for survivors of sex trafficking who are preparing to rebuild their lives and step into lasting independence. Here are the key details:
1. Wrap-Around Support: Survivors receive comprehensive, trauma-informed care from a multidisciplinary team that includes licensed counselors, case managers, and program staff. Services include EMDR therapy, individual counseling, and coordinated case management to address emotional, legal, and practical needs.
2. Group Programming & Life Skills: The Center hosts psychoeducational classes focused on coping strategies, boundaries, relationships, and emotional regulation. Survivors also participate in community-building activities that strengthen connection and support healthy social development.
3. Job Readiness & Empowerment: Survivors can engage in our job readiness program, gaining tools and experience to pursue meaningful employment. From resume-building and interview prep to confidence coaching, each woman is empowered to take the next step toward self-sufficiency.
4. Safe & Supportive Environment: Located in a secure and welcoming space, the Center fosters growth and healing in a consistent, structured setting. Here, women can practice new skills, build trust, and envision a future of freedom and stability.
Annual Cost: Operating the Care and Education Center costs $350,000 annually. This includes staff, counseling services, group materials, supplies, and facility upkeep. Your partnership helps sustain this essential program, providing survivors with the tools and support they need to thrive. Thank you for standing with them on their journey to healing.