About

My Refuge House began when a small church in Southern California read a book that told the story of girls around the world who couldn’t be rescued from situations of human trafficking because there was nowhere for them to go. Squarely facing the enormous unmet needs of survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and abuse around the world, the church resolved to do something and founded My Refuge House. The doors of our full-time comprehensive care residential aftercare program opened at the end of 2008 in Cebu, Philippines.

We want to make a real and lasting difference in the lives of the girls in our care, and we also want to create a ripple effect of change within the wider community. Our programming has evolved through the years to meet the changing needs. We are grateful that we are large enough to see patterns and small enough to pivot. We have increased our long-term capacity, added a
transitional program for girls entering young adulthood, and developed a community outreach program focused on prevention, advocacy, and collaboration/ leadership with other organizations. We have also expanded and formalized our work with families.

We believe that every person's story is worthy of hope, love, and transformation. Faithfully focused on RESTORING ONE LIFE AT A TIME, we continue to be on a journey of hope and healing with individuals, families, and communities impacted by commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) and abuse. We now focus on three areas of impact: Prevention-Restoration-Reintegration.