Lila Mae’s News

Blessing Ceremony to Welcome survivors

Lila Mae’s House held a Blessing Ceremony on October 22, 2019 in preparation to receive survivors. Members of several religious communities, rooms sponsors and special guests attended to show support.

KMEG 14 - Lila MAe’s House celebrates grand opening, helping survivors of sex trafficking

Check out our Grand Opening Celebration held at Ho-Chunk Center on October 24th, 2019!

Lila Mae’s House to help survivors of human trafficking through transitional living

Stella Daskalakis and KTIV visited Lila Mae’s House for our Blessing ceremony! Check out their piece here.

Sioux City Journal - Lila Mae’s house offers hope for sioux city sex-trafficking survivors

August 8th, 2019

The Sioux City Journal visited Lila Mae’s House and learned about our vision for restoring lives. Lila Mae’s House will offer more than just a home, we offer a place for survivors of sex-trafficking to heal and learn skills to help them become independent, self-sufficient and empowered women.

Check out their article and see what they had to say!

Sisters of St. Francis Support Lila Mae’s House

July 2021

Lila Mae’s House is honored to receive a grant from Sisters of St. Francis to support our Direct Support Professional position. Their support helps Lila Mae’s House provide 24/7 staffing to help our participants feel safe and engaged in healing activities. Sisters of St. Francis are committed to making peace and living non-violently, leading them to denounce and take action on the issue of sex trafficking. We thank the Sisters of St. Francis for their support!

KMEG Covers our Home for Survivors of Sex Trafficking

July 29th, 2019

KMEG visited Lila Mae’s House and highlighted our progress towards opening our doors. We’re almost finished with the house, now we need your continued support to bring on staff. Donate now to help us hit our goal!

United way of siouxland awards focus grant to lila mae’s house

Sioux City, IA Release: July 25th, 2019

We are thrilled to announce Lila Mae’s House has been selected as a recipient of United Way’s 2019 FOCUS grant award! This grant brings us one step closer to opening our doors. Click our Donate button above to help us get the rest of the way!

KCAU Spotlights Lila Mae’s House

July 18th, 2019

KCAU’s Marina Bach shared the work being done - and the work still to do - to bring Lila Mae’s House to life. Check out her coverage of our story here.

KTIV Sheds light on sex trafficking in siouxland

July 13, 2019

With the recent news of a case affecting a young woman in Sioux City, KTIV invited us to speak out on the issue of sex trafficking in Siouxland. Check out their story here.