Vision: To end all forms of sex trafficking and prostitution

Every year, Breaking Free helps hundreds of women escape sex trafficking and prostitution through direct services.  We provide housing, advocacy, intensive education programs, support, and hope to survivors.  Breaking Free’s own diversity helps to intentionally provide additional support to serve women of color who are disproportionately represented in the demographics of sex trafficking, prostitution, and sexual exploitation.

The single greatest barrier to escaping sex trafficking in the United States is a lack of safe housing.  Breaking Free is currently the only survivor-led provider of housing services to adult victims of sex trafficking in Minnesota. We provide a drop-in center and permanent supportive housing for 41 family units. In 2019, Breaking Free opened the only emergency shelter specifically for victims of sex trafficking and prostitution in Minnesota.