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The Landing – March 2021 Split Shot Partner
Every month we highlight another organization engaging in the work to fight human trafficking. This March we highlighted The Landing, an organization we’ve worked with for the past five years. A 2nd Cup Executive Director,…
Building Lives Through Brazen Table
When we entered 2020 as big dreamers we couldn’t have imagined the incredible shift that our lives and work were about to take. By May it became obvious that all of our previous plans would…
Human Trafficking and Education: Conversations with Educators
Education is considered one of the most critical infrastructures within our communities and institutions, as so many come together to prepare young people with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate life. With educators playing…
Cooking with Purpose with Chef Evelyn Garcia
COOKING WITH PURPOSE FREE EVENT: Join us September 14, 2020 at 6:30 PM for our next Cooking with Purpose, featuring Chef Evelyn Garcia of KIN HTX. Reserve your free ticket below or click here. Evelyn…
Human Trafficking and Mass Incarceration: A Conversation with Drew Wiley
Alongside his wife, Jessica, Drew Willey founded Restoring Justice. He currently serves as the organization’s CEO. Drew left a career as an accountant to attend law school at the University of Houston Law Center….
Cooking with Purpose with Chef Molly Breidenthal
FREE EVENT: Join Chef Molly Breidenthal for a virtual cooking class as she shares her culinary expertise and supports the work of A 2nd Cup. Thursday, August 20 from 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT…
Human Trafficking and Food Insecurity: A Conversation with Esther Liew
Human trafficking doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It happens in result of, in combination with, and at the intersection of many other social issues impacting our communities. Understanding human trafficking requires us to look…
Human Trafficking and the LGBTQIA+ Community: A Conversation with Dean Alan Dettlaff
We are continuing our Intersections series, in looking at how human trafficking affects and impacts the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as some ways in which our awareness of these issues supports the fight against…
$4 by the 4th Fundraiser
This week leads up to Independence Day, a time in which we celebrate the freedom afforded to us in our country. However, we recognize that true freedom is not a reality for everyone, and thus…
Racial Justice and Human Trafficking: A Conversation with Maranda Harris, LMSW
A 2nd Cup Development Director, Kathryn Rogers, speaks with Maranda Harris, LMSW, about Juneteenth and the importance of racial justice and its impact on human trafficking. Maranda Harris is a Houston-based social worker and…