Let’s change the narrative
ARE YOU ready to walk in FREEDOM?
CherishedLA was founded by Kate Wedell, a survivor of 10 years of working in the sex industry. We began as an outreach and support group and have grown to a social enterprise (employment) and housing! CherishedLA is a recovery program that is designed to help women who are ready to walk in freedom.
CherishedLA is a community for women in recovery from sexual exploitation, trafficking, the sex industry and drug addiction.
The mission of CherishedLA is to provide a sanctuary for healing and restoration along with support services, vocational training, employment, safe housing, and educational opportunities.
At CherishedLA, (home and our social enterprise), we believe that love is a gift more powerful than all the forces that drive women to the streets. The vision of Cherished is that of women growing individually and together while living in a ,community.
Through our Residential Program, we seek to empower women by…
• Providing a home for 1 year rent-free
• Providing an environment based on a community-living model
• Helping residents live in recovery with honesty and self-sufficiency
• Providing educational and vocational opportunities
• Fostering self-understanding through personal and spiritual growth
• Offering the time and support needed to recover from childhood abuse or loss, and to fully understand the role it plays in trafficking, prostitution, stripping, and addiction
• Offering opportunities to work towards economic self-sufficiency at CherishedLA
Care here is a little different
WE HELP YOU REWRITE the stories that seem TO REPEAT and led to the path you are on.
LET’S change your NARRATIVE.
BLACKOUT Phase
First 30 Days
Adjustment period. Training in social enterprise.
Phase 01
MOnth 1-4
Grow in stability, build a foundation for recovery, and learn to recognize safe & unsafe behaviors.
phase 02
Months 5-8
Maintain recovery, gain a deeper understanding of your story, and prepare for a job and/or school.
phase 03
months 9-12
Maintain recovery, increase self-direction, continue towards goals for job and/or school, and make a transition plan.
