Episode Details

Sandie and Dave interview Rhonda Sciortino, keynote speakers for the upcoming gala event on March 1st, 2012. Rhonda is the author of the book Succeed Because of What You’ve Been Through and she joined the podcast to discuss her experience in the foster care system and how she uses that knowledge and experience to help children and child care providers today.

Key Points

• By living out your values and ethics, whether as a teacher, foster parents, or local business owner, you can make a difference in a child’s life.
• Overcoming her childhood abuse, Rhonda has discovered that God gives every person unique talents and skills that can have a positive impact on others.
• Community engagement and helping people does not require traveling around the world, but of pinpointing how your skills can help others in need.
• Children who have experienced physical, mental, and sexual abuse must allowed to process that trauma in a safe environment in order to heal.

Resources

• Rhonda Sciortino
• EP. 21 – Serving Youth in Las Vegas, with Esther Brown
• Succeed Because of What You’ve Been Through, by Rhonda Sciortino
• The Children’s Village
• Anu Family Services
• Safe Families Program

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Transcript

Dave [00:00:00] You’re listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 22, airing in February 2012. Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.

Sandie [00:00:28] And I’m Sandie Morgan.

Dave [00:00:29] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, the last episode, number 21, we had Esther from Las Vegas on with a great perspective on really the in the trenches work she’s doing to end human trafficking. And I’m so glad today that we have another guest with us who is also going to be part of the conference coming up here in March that the Global Center for Women and Justice is hosting. And I know she has a fantastic perspective as well and someone that is just a very inspiring person. I’m so glad that we have her with us today.

Sandie [00:01:08] And if you’re listening to this podcast and you want to see her, if you go to gcwj.vanguard.edu and click on the conference and the gala button, you will see a lovely picture of my wonderful friend Rhonda Sciortino, who is also our gala speaker the night before our conference begins on March 2nd. Our conference to Stand Together to End the Exploitation of Girls. And Rhonda brings from her expertise a wealth of knowledge, experience, and personal passion for kids in our child welfare system. So, the interesting connection between what Esther presented to us last week, our last podcast on the kids who are in the juvenile delinquency system, they’re in detention, they’re going to court. Rhonda comes from the other extreme of kids with problems that are in our child welfare system. And we’ve already identified that bridging that gap is really important. We want to intervene befo