Arts Aftercare exists to help artists of all kinds engage with the issue of human trafficking on a personal level and to assist aftercare centers in the development/staffing of art therapy programs by becoming a bridge between the world of Artists and the world of Human Trafficking Aftercare.

Arts Aftercare was founded after musicians Curtis and Grace Romjue heard the story of Natasha (not her real name).  Natasha was a young girl in recovery from having been forced to work as a prostitute. She was placed in an aftercare center where she refused to talk for months on end. One day, Natasha was introduced to the piano by a visitor to the center. Within a short period, Natasha was expressing her pain through music and began to connect with others. Soon she began talking and sharing her story. Music was the key to Natasha's freedom from her past.

Friend and fellow musician of the Romjues, cellist Emily Ann Peterson, turns to the avenue of music and her cello to create hope, light, and a new voice for herself. After growing up with the sources and implications of an eating disorder, she identifies with the victims of human trafficking -- She, too, has had her voice ripped from her. Emily and many of the Arts Aftercare volunteers each have a personal and powerful story to share with each other and with the world through their art.

Specifically for victims of human trafficking, the arts can be an extremely powerful tool in healing from the unimaginable abuse and darkness they've experienced.

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