Join us on Saturday April 15th as Love Never Fails comes together, in community with Ray of Light Performing Arts. We will be offering a FREE “Healing in the Dance” workshop.

Anyone in need of healing, breakthrough and release from anything in life that has caused you pain is welcome. This will be a powerful time in dance and movement together!

The workshop will include praise dance presentations, guided imagery, guest speakers, mini dance sessions lead by several different instructors, as well as a time to learn flagging with an uplifting group dance.

•A “Pre-Workshop” crafting class at 1:30pm to make a tie-dye a prophetic streamer. The cost for the the crafting class is $45.00, which includes all materials and streamer assembly and the deadline to reserve your spot is March 24th.

You will be able to use your streamer to dance with during the workshop if you choose to do both activities.

*This class is a separate enrollment from the Healing in the Dance workshop. Please make sure you sign up for both if you would like to attend the crafting class also.

*Please note: there are two different sign up’s,

the link will take you to the class schedule and there will be 2 enrollments available:

•One is for the FREE Healing in the Dance workshop itself at 2:30pm, and the second is for the crafting class prior to the main workshop at 1:30pm.

Join us, Love Never Fails, at the Circle of Peace next Saturday, April 8th, 6:00pm at Lake Merritt in Oakland, California. Let's come together and spread love and healing in our community. Visit oaklandfrontlinehealers.org/circle-of-peace for more info.

Oakland Frontline Healers & Adamika Village

Celebrate GOOD FRIDAY with Love Never Fails, and join us for an insightful talk by Vanessa Russell. The event will take place on April 7th at noon.

Join us as we observe this special day and come together for an enriching experience.

Save the date and mark your calendar now!

Celebrating the Journey to Freedom
4th Annual Love Never Fails Fundraiser

Registration and Silent Auction 5:30 PM
Dinner and Event 6 PM — 8:30 PM

Formal Attire

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Kimi Watkins–Tartt | Director, Alameda County Public Health Department 

Elizabeth Quiroz | Survivor Leader and Author

Join us for an evening of inspiration and community, supporting victims and survivors of human trafficking.

Dance to the tunes of The Velvet Hammer Band.

All-you-can-eat Italian Buffet. 

With 300+ attendees every year, the Love Never Fails Annual Gala is an excellent opportunity to promote your business and showcase your support of our initiative to end Human Trafficking. Successful VIP alumni, the LNF Board of Advisors, community members, leadership, and corporate partners attend this event, giving your company an excellent platform to promote your brand. 

SPONSOR PACKAGES:

Platinum $10K

• Table of ten with premier seating at the Gala Dinner

• Dedicated banner with your logo

• Company logo on GALA welcome banner along with all sponsors

• Company name on the main screen at the event

• Highlight on LNF Radio and Podcast

• Signed book — Fight for Love by Vanessa Russell, CEO and Executive Director of Love Never Fails

Gold $5K

• Company name on the main screen at the event

• Company logo on GALA welcome banner along with all sponsors

• Table of 10 at the Gala Dinner

• Highlight on LNF Radio and Podcast

Silver $3K

• Participation in group sponsorship highlight

• Company logo on GALA welcome banner along
  with all sponsors

• 2 Tickets to the Gala Dinner

Dessert Sponsor $2,500

• Participation in group sponsorship highlight

• Customized logo on the dessert table

• Company logo on GALA welcome banner along
  with all sponsors

• 2 Tickets to the Gala Dinner

  
  

Entertainment/DJ Sponsor $2,500

• Company name on the main screen at the event

• Company logo on GALA Welcome Banner along
  with all sponsor

• 2 Tickets to the Gala Dinner

Photo booth sponsor $2,000

• Company name on the main screen at the event

• Customized signage in the Photo Booth area

• Company logo on GALA Welcome Banner along
  with all sponsors

• 2 Tickets to the Gala Dinner

Support an ITBiz Student for a Year $2200

•  Company name on the main screen at the event

• Company logo on GALA Welcome Banner along
  with all sponsor

• Meet a Love Never Fails, ITBiz Tech Student

• 2 Tickets to the Gala Dinner

Support a Youth in the I am Youth Housing Program $2,000

• Company name on the main screen at the event

• Company logo on GALA Welcome Banner along
  with all sponsor

• LNF Youth Thank You Card

• 2 Tickets to the Gala Dinner

WHAT IS #GIVINGTUESDAY?

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

WHY GIVE TO LOVE NEVER FAILS?

Love Never Fails (LNF) is a 501C (EIN 45-5551029) that has provided integrated housing to over 200+ individuals, educated 400 students in 5 different states through workforce development programs, served 14,000+ under-served and under-represented individuals through outreach and mentorship programs and provided 600,000+ students with prevention education in 7 states. 

HOW LOVE NEVER FAILS WILL USE YOUR DONATION?

Proceeds from Love Never Fails will utilize #GivingTuesday fundraising efforts for the benefit of the search and rescue function in the Bay Area. Love Never Fail's experts will provide training, human resources, equipment/infrastructure, survivor and victim education, and research/development of more safe and more effective rescue methods.

Together We Give to house, educate, protect and restore survivors of abuse, trauma, and human trafficking. #givingtuesday

Come and celebrate the journey to freedom for survivors of human trafficking!

The next stop on our journey takes us to a celebration of freedom in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The event will include silent and live auctions, poetry from Venus Jones, and heartfelt words from Bekah Charleston.

Rebekah Charleston is the Executive Director of Valiant Hearts, a ministry dedicated to eradicating sexual exploitation. At the age of 17, Rebekah became a victim of sex trafficking when Rebekah ran away from home. She remained a victim for more than ten years with multiple traffickers. She was able to escape when the federal authorities finally became involved.

As a survivor, Rebekah has the wisdom to impart and a story that will help understand the crime of human trafficking and shed light on what happens here in America. She is an advocate for victims of human trafficking, a consultant with the National Criminal Justice Training Center, a mother, and honors graduate student. Rebekah’s story is one of hope and restoration.

Your support in the lives of survivors and their children in the form of housing, workforce development, and education are paving the way for generational freedom.

Free Online Coding Workshop.

Code a video game in Python! This is a fun interactive free coding class that can lead YOU to want to learn more in the field of technology.

Join us at the future site of the Sapiens Menlo Park Impact Hub for a live-taping of The Silicon Valley Podcast, an award-winning podcast with Host Shawn Flynn who will be interviewing Vanessa Russell, Founder, and Director of Love Never Fails. Wine will be served, and there will be time to connect with fellow community members.

Love Never Fails empowers all people to experience & express their best sense of humanity. They do this by restoring, educating and protecting survivors of human trafficking and their community. Since their inception in 2011, they have housed 132 women and children, educated 400k school students as part of their PROTECT collaborative with 3SGF and FDFI and provided a bridge for hundreds of low income, vulnerable community members to receive IT education and access sustainable careers.

Silicon Valley Podcast

"#1 Silicon Valley Podcast You Must Follow in 2020." - Feedspot.com

Limited spots available. RSVP to Events@sapiensmp.com

Sapiens Menlo Park is located at 80 Willow Road

Join us next week to learn more about how we can serve survivors of human trafficking with housing and workforce development solutions!

Zoom Meeting ID: 839 8247 5853
Passcode: CS@060321

This summer, we're moving our Love Never Fails Community Store to the parking lot of New Hope Church.

Join us this Saturday, 5/22/21, and every Saturday throughout the summer from 1-7 pm at
22110 Montgomery Street, Hayward, Ca.

We will have clothing, jewelry, furniture, house goods, picture frames, purses, shoes, etc., for you to purchase. All items marked down 30-50%!!!

Food vendors on site.

Vanessa Russell, Love Never Fails Founding Executive Director, will discuss the difference between sexual coercion and consent in everyday relationships as well as human trafficking.

After the workshop, participants will be able  to:  

1. Identify the difference between consent  and coercion in everyday relationships

2. Identify the ways coercion is used to  recruit victims of human trafficking

3. Identify the ways the community is  vulnerable to coercion  

4. Provide resources to attendees that can assist if someone believes they are being exploited or coerced into sex

This training is relevant to service providers  who vulnerable populations, youth, and  trafficking victims: 

• Domestic violence shelter staff and  caseworkers 

• Medical and mental health care  professionals Social service providers  

• Educators  

• Members of the community

Family Justice Center  

cocofamilyjustice.org/institute 

Questions? Call Marta at 925-521-6366 or  

email marta@cocofamilyjustice.org

Come and celebrate the journey to freedom for survivors of human trafficking.
Your support in the lives of survivors and their children in the form of housing, workforce development and education are paving the way for generational freedom.

The next stop on our journey takes us to a celebration of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. The event will include silent and live auctions, a DJ, and heartfelt words from survivor leaders.

Individual Ticket $75

Virtual Table – 10 people $500

You will receive an email with the zoom information link after registration.

Organizational Sponsorship Opportunities

Platinum Sponsor - $10,000

10 Seats + Dedicated Banner + Sponsorship Presentation + Business Logo on Event Materials

Gold Sponsor - $5,000

10 Seats + Group Banner + Participation in Sponsorship Video + Business Logo on Event Materials

Silver Sponsor - $2,500

10 Seats available + Group Banner + Business Logo on Event Materials

Love Never Fails, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, New Hope Christian Fellowship, and Team Carrasco (Century 21) Present:

Financial Freedom Through Education and Homeownership

Join us to learn about ways to gain financial freedom!

Topics will include:

• Steps to Credit Repair

• Downpayment Assistance Programs

• First-time Homeowner Program

• Steps to Pre-Approval

• Timeline to Buy

This event will be held online. You will receive a zoom link after registering for the event.

January 2021 is National Human Trafficking Awareness month. Join Love Never Fails and Ray of Light Performing Arts Center as we celebrate the healing that survivors of human trafficking and abuse experience through dance. Interpretative Dance by Nashone Holmes, Hula Praise Dance by Leanette Guillory, and special words from Reagan Griffith-Aragones, Vanessa Russell, Kehinde Salter, and Taiwo Kujichagulia-Seitu. Closing Dance by Ray of Light Performing Arts Praise Team Free event, and the first 25 people to sign up will be gifted with a "Healing in the Dance" t-shirt designed by Blood Bought.

This virtual job huddle will focus on fair chance hiring and partnership development with technology companies. Our Job Huddle guests include:

Strively: Kate Leidy, the co-founder of Strively, which is dedicated to creating technical sales representative opportunities for people who were previously incarcerated. Valerie Ochoa, a Strively graduate currently working as a Sales Development Team Lead at a software (SaaS) company, will also join us.

Checkr: Rehana Lerandeau, the Fair Chance Programs Manager at Checkr, works cross-departmentally to implement and support the successful hiring, onboarding, and retainment of Fair Chance Talent at Checkr.

Love Never Fails: Founder and Executive Director, Vanessa Russell of Love Never Fails, a non-profit that serves young people who are at risk of or currently being sexually exploited in California. Ms. Russell, a former Cisco executive, developed a cyber-security and Cisco Networking training program and consults with businesses on developing equitable, diverse, inclusive, and trauma-informed workplaces her graduates feel safe to work in.

Let's celebrate our Google IT Biz Graduates and Participants in our Fall 2020 cohort. Join us as we hear from each graduate regarding their future aspirations.

Please register to receive the zoom link for this event.

Introduction to Cyber Security and Programming (iCAP) is a free virtual workshop on coding a video game. Participants will receive a free T-shirt and lunch card.

“Learning Python has gone mainstream. Hundreds of today’s most successful tech companies are using Python, including Instagram, Netflix, Reddit, Lyft, Google, and Spotify. But it’s also being used at the New York Times, Bloomberg, and even at your local bank.

Attendees should be 16 and up and low or no income.

Survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, homeless, re-entry, immigration, and foster care are encouraged to come.