Executive Summary
THE MORTON LEGACY CENTER is a 501c3 non-profit organization founded to address survivors of Human trafficking and Sexual Exploitation. The center will provide services tailored to a Trauma-informed system of care, including employment readiness, job placement assistance, educational classes, computer training classes, mental health, drug and alcohol counseling and prevention, financial and housing assistance, and mentoring. The center comprises a 40-unit supportive housing facility and an additional 10 units for women with children. THE MORTON LEGACY CENTER brings people and communities together. Our mission message is “Serving our community in need”…!
Our Mission
Our mission is to join the community to collectively and creatively work towards a more humane and sustainable world. By providing a long-term residential program for survivors of Sex Trafficking that starts with a 90-day period of stabilization, assessment, and skill building.
Our Vision
We envision a community development center and supportive housing facility focused on providing a place where women who have been sexually exploited or in transition due to human trafficking can thrive. These services assist to provide stability where the participants learn to work cooperatively in a way that promotes pride, dignity, safety, stewardship, and sustainability.
THE CURRENT ASK
We have commitments of $10 Million dollars of a $28 Million dollar capital raise and currently receiving donations. Our construction build partners on this project are B.Levette & Co General Contractors, Construction Works, Inc and Architectural Design by Tri-Arch Design Studios.