Monique Johnson on Clubhouse

Bio

Helping Survivors of Human Trafficking and their children walk out their freedom as the Executive Director of A Fresh Start Clt. Inc. www.afreshstartclt.com


A Fresh Start Clt Executive Director Bio:
In 2009, Monique became aware of the issue of Human Trafficking taking place overseas and was stirred to learn more and to help in spreading awareness. However, in 2015, she learned that Human Trafficking was also happening in the United States and she began volunteering with various Anti-Trafficking Nonprofits in the Washington, DC area. She knew more needed to be done to stop this ever-increasing form of modern-day slavery. In 2016, Monique decided to leave her government job and move to Charlotte to increase her reach in impacting Survivors of Trafficking. She decided to continue her education at Vanguard University to dive deep into the issue of Human Trafficking and started working in the Anti-Trafficking industry full time. In 2018, she had a dream that she started an Anti-Trafficking Nonprofit with Jennifer Faucette, with whom she had worked within the Anti-Trafficking world, who is currently their Director of Counseling and Addiction Services. In 2019, they birthed the dream and, after a year of planning and developing what she saw in the dream, she filed the papers and become a 501c3 non-profit. Throughout her time in Charlotte, she has served with various organizations helping both Survivors of Human Trafficking and the Homeless Neighbors that live in Charlotte and abroad. As the Executive Director of A Fresh Start Clt, her mission is to provide addiction and holistic counseling for Human Trafficking Survivors and their Children. It is Monique’s passion and desire to empower Survivors to break the cycle of abuse and addiction and gain freedom. She along with her team are currently working to acquire a Restorative Living Facility in order to house multiple survivor families to help them grow, heal and thrive together.