Survivor Services Archives | The Avery Center

Finding How to Fit

Jenny Footle FULL ARTICLE: 35 MINUTE READ Positive Impacts of Fitness and Wellness Programming for Survivors of Human Trafficking While walking alongside survivors of trafficking, it is imperative that we offer holistic health services. We are becoming increasingly aware of the nature of trauma and how it is stored in the body. Through physical fitness,…

An Intern’s Perspective

We are so lucky to have such great interns working for The Avery Center! Marissa, who has been volunteering her time and interning with us for almost a year wrote about her experience. We hope you enjoy: Hi everyone! My name is Marissa Siemers and I’m a Senior Sociology and Criminal Justice student at the…

The Avery Center expands services for sex trafficking survivors in Northern Colorado

5 MINUTE READ The Avery Center expands services for sex trafficking survivors in Northern Colorado with funding from the Department of Health and Human Services. The Avery Center (TAC) has been awarded another federal grant in 2020. This time funding is coming from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The total award amounts…

Tough is Not Bad

Megan Lundstrom, M.A. DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 7 MINUTE READ The other morning, I pulled a coffee cup out of the dishwasher, only to discover it was still dirty – covered with tiny baked-on food particles after going through a full wash cycle with a lack of adequate rinsing before loading. I sighed and set the…