GA

Sojourners: Atlanta is gaining attention for the broad coalition that has emerged to fight the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the city.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: In Georgia — in February 2010 — through coercion, abuse and imprisonment, nearly 500 adolescent girls were victims of commercial sexual exploitation in hotels, escort services, online and in the streets, up from 250 in August 2007.

Womenetics: The plight of all women is important to us, but the plight of our own women and girls trying to step up and out of poverty should be paramount.

Women's eNews: A new program in Georgia helps prostituted girls and teens find a way out of "the life." Eight juveniles have been in the program since July and state officials expect that number to grow.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Article: Even before the stock market crashed and job losses and home repossessions wreaked havoc in the lives of millions, Atlanta was all too familiar with the scourge of economic crisis —- a burden borne disproportionately by women and children.