Care Providers

Salt and Light Coalition is a Chicago-based grassroots nonprofit mobilizing individuals and organizations to empower survivors of human trafficking to live meaningful and purposeful lives. We provide a trauma-informed, three-step program focused on personal development and workforce readiness, serving women at a pivotal moment when access to the right resources can prevent re-victimization. Our structured Life Skills curriculum, yoga teacher training, and career placement support equip survivors — whom we call Thrivers — with the tools to achieve self-sufficiency and sustainable employment. Founded by a Learning Scientist and staffed largely by survivors themselves, our program is rooted in research-backed, survivor-centered principles. Salt and Light Coalition is committed to breaking the cycle of trafficking through healing, education, and economic empowerment.