The O’Connell House

A safe home where victims of trafficking become survivors.

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A Place Where Dignity Is Restored and Healing Can Occur

The O’Connell House is a 13-room residence which provides comprehensive services to women who have been trafficked. These women may be pregnant and/or have a small child. It is a place where dignity will be restored and healing can occur.

We deliver trauma-informed care which supports their complex needs with compassion, while providing the nurturing presence the women so desperately need.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

QUICK FACTS

Human trafficking affects 50 million people worldwide!
Profits generated by human trafficking exceed $260 billion a year.
72% of the women and girls being sex trafficked are of an average age of 11-13 years old.
Trafficked women and girls can be violated 15 to 24 times per day and are forced to meet a quota or face more severe beatings.
Traffickers prey on people of all ages, backgrounds, and nationalities, exploiting them for their own profit.
Short-term, 30-day shelters, and shelters with inadequate resources have a 7x higher recidivism rate.
The US ranks as one of the worst countries in the world for human trafficking, with an estimated 300,000+ incidents occurring annually.

The Home for Little Wanderers Welcomes The O’Connell House, Expanding Care for Women, Children, and Families Impacted by Human Trafficking

Hello Friends! We are thrilled to share recent exciting news that The O’Connell House will now be managed and operated by The Home for Little Wanderers! This will allow us to serve more women and children who have been victims of human trafficking. Because of their...

The O’Connell House Awarded Cummings Grant to Benefit Safe Home for Trafficked Women

Middlesex County nonprofit receives 3 years of funding from Cummings Foundation The O’Connell House has been selected as one of 150 recipients to receive funding through Cummings Foundation’s annual grant program, which awarded $35 million this year to support...

Sponsor a Room at The O’Connell House!

Be a Foundation of Hope We invite you to join our Rooms of Hope campaign by sponsoring a sanctuary within our safe home for women who have been trafficked and their small children. Help us to provide a place where body, mind and soul are cared for, where healing...