In the 2018 Children’s Network Congregate Care Needs Assessment for the County of San Bernardino, it was reported that there was a gap in the bed availability and specialized services for female foster youth who are victims or are at risk of sex trafficking. Often, foster youth who have been identified as commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC) end up in locked residential facilities that remove them farther away from their support system. Magdalena’s Daughters is a non-profit organization founded in 2018 that works to alleviate this crisis...
