The Sisters Project: Helping Women Exit the Violence of Prostitution

Project Overview

8th Funding Cycle Development Award
     Project Start Date: 1/1/2013
     Project End Date: 12/31/2014

Project Goal Statement: The Sisters Project aims to prevent violence against women involved in Milwaukee's sex trade by developing an action plan that integrates local and national best practices in prostitution intervention strategies.

Award Amount: $200,000

Community Partners:
Primary Community Partner: Jeanne Geraci, Benedict Center
Additional community partner organization names:

• 3rd District Community Prosecution Unit of the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office
• 3rd District of the Milwaukee Police Department
• Reformation Lutheran Church

Academic Partners:
Primary Academic Partner: Staci Young, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Additional Academic Partners:

• Laura Cassidy, PhD, Institute for Health and Society
• Mina Farahzad, Graduate Student

Project Progress Summary Reports:
     Will be added as they become available.

Affiliated Web Pages:
     3rd District Community Prosecution Unit of the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office
     3rd District of the Milwaukee Police Department
     Benedict Center

Project Dissemination Efforts (as reported by project partners)
     Will be added as dissemination occurs.