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Sex trafficking

Supporting Victims of Sex Trafficking in Portland

New Options for Women connects women with needed services to escape 'the game.'

From left to right: New Options for Women (NOW) Staff Members Robin Miller, Kendra Harding, and Kelly Clark. Photo Courtesy Kendra Harding.
From left to right: New Options for Women (NOW) Staff Members Robin Miller, Kendra Harding, and Kelly Clark. Photo Courtesy Kendra Harding.

For Robin Miller, the job as case manager at the New Options for Women (NOW) Program in Portland, Oregon, is a rewarding one as she helps women escape the commercial sex trade industry.

But there's also a fair share of heartbreak and tears involved.

After all, Miller herself is a survivor of...

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