July 29, 2024 – CourageLIVES, a groundbreaking program devoted to supporting survivors of human trafficking and different excessive types of violence, has been named the winner of the 2024 Premier Cares Award and can obtain a $100,000 money prize from Premier, Inc. Sponsored by Premier and its alliance of greater than 4,350 hospitals and well being techniques and roughly 300,000 different suppliers and organizations, the Premier Cares Award acknowledges impartial group businesses and well being organizations which can be bettering the lives of the medically underserved.

Based in 2015 as a program of St. Andre Dwelling in partnership with the Good Shepherd Sisters, CourageLIVES was established as Maine’s first residential program and secure home for survivors of human trafficking. Through the years, it has expanded to offer complete outreach assist to these impacted by human trafficking, exploitation, sexual/home violence, and different abuse. This evolution culminated within the full transition and adoption of a community-based service mannequin in 2023, permitting CourageLIVES to serve extra people and households with enhanced behavioral well being care and associated assist providers.

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