FAQ

1. $150 Billion annual industry in sex traficking
2. 49.6 Million people are enslaved with 12 million being children
3. 54% of those trapped in modern slavery are women and girls
4. Sex trafficking is the most common type of trafficking in the US
5. United States, Mexico, and Philippines are the top-three nations involved with this trade
6. Charlotte, NC is ranked #1 in North and South Carolina

South Carolina has only one girls home for trafficked girls. DCM will be the second rehabilitation home in South Carolina.  When girls are rescued, there are not enough places to be taken to begin their journey of healing. DCM’s focus is on a long-term residential rehabilitation program designed to meet their emotional, physical, spiritual, and educational needs. The home will provide life skills training, educational opportunities, counseling and other necessary services that will prepare the girls for re-entry into mainstream society with the confidence to walk in their destiny.

We are totally reliant on donations from individuals, grants, corporations, fund raisers, and our resale store.

Individuals will come to us via other safe homes, law enforcement organizations, sponsors, social services, department of juvenile justice, and other referrals. We are in frequent discussions with other facilities with similar goals.

One to three years sequestered living, supervised, mentored and monitored living.

North Carolina consistently ranks among the top 10 states in the nation for reported human trafficking cases.

In 2024, the National Human Trafficking Hotline identified 301 human trafficking cases involving 580 victims in North Carolina.

• 145 of those cases were sex trafficking (the most common type reported).
• Sex trafficking victims were disproportionately female (214 female victims).
• 73 child victims (minors) were identified alongside 211 adults.
• Charlotte remains the state’s largest hub, with the Charlotte Metro Human Trafficking Task Force identifying 106 minor victims in recent data (98% female). 

In 2025, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigated 315 human trafficking tips across 41 of the state’s 46 counties.

• 86% of the tips involved sex trafficking.
• 323 victims were identified statewide.
• 234 of those victims (72%) were children and youth - the highest proportion of minor victims reported in recent state data.
• Adult victims increased 48% from the previous year.
• Cases were reported in every major region (Upstate, Midlands, Lowcountry, and Pee Dee), with the highest numbers in Greenville, Charleston, Berkeley, Richland, and Lexington counties.

Victims are overwhelmingly female (87–93% female in recent SC data and 214 female victims in NC 2024 Hotline data).

A large percentage are minors: 73 child victims identified in NC (2024) and 234 child/youth victims in SC (2025) - with the largest group of SC minors aged 15–18, followed by 12-14.

Many victims enter sex trafficking between ages 12-17, with the average age of entry for girls often cited around 14–15 in regional task-force data.

While anyone can be targeted, higher-risk groups include runaways, youth in or from foster care, those experiencing homelessness or poverty, and BIPOC individuals.

All victims are U.S. citizens or legal residents in the vast majority of Carolinas cases. 

We appreciate all types of help from the community and volunteers. We welcome and rely on generous donations as well as volunteer assistance. Check this page for details.