Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS)

Greetings! Love can be hard to express with the check of a box and no one is really looking forward to a maybe. But unconditional love is the difference between a girl staying in a traumatic situation or discovering the love she has for herself and leaving her pimp. Unconditional love can give ... See More

YOUTH SURVIVORS ORGANIZE 5TH ANNUAL NEW YORK STATEEND COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN DAY TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING   June 20, 2010, New York, NY---  On Saturday June 26, 2010, from 12 – 4:00 pm, Girls Educational... See More

Hello Friends! Today’s the last day to vote for GEMS in a chance to win the Lilith Fair Competition. If we win, we would be able to table at the 7/31 NYC concert, get some PR, and also receive a portion of the ticket sales. Lilith Fair, founded by singer Sarah McLachlan, is live music a celebra... See More

Happy Monday! Take a listen to Rachel Lloyd's recent interview on Power 105 radio (New York) community show, Real Talk. http://www.power1051fm.com/cc-common/mediaplayer/player.html?redir=yes&mps=community.php&mid=http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podca... See More

As of April 1, The New York Safe Harbor for Exploited Children Act goes into effect making New York the first state in the nation to pass such a law recognizing children under the age of 18 in the commercial sex industry as victims of commercial sexual exploitation and providing sexually exploited chi... See More