In the Press

  • This Sex Trafficking Survivor Protects Girls From ‘Hell’ She Endured

    To many, Emmy Myers appeared to be a model student during high school. She was involved in gymnastics, track and the agricultural club. But her life took a dark turn into drugs and, eventually, sex trafficking. Today, the 28-year-old Wisconsin native wants people to know that sex trafficking can happen to anyone ― and that the people buying women and girls can come from every income level and from every community. Read more.

  • 12 MILWAUKEEANS MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY

    As a high school student in Milwaukee’s suburbs, Emmy Myers had many friends and participated in cheerleading, gymnastics, soccer and the Model UN educational simulation. Then an older boyfriend introduced her to drugs and the sex-trafficking trade. Today, Myers, 28, shares her story to prevent others from suffering her fate. In memory of a friend who lost her life to trafficking, Myers founded Lacey’s Hope Project, a Wisconsin- based nonprofit that educates the public on the subject. Read more.