The Helianthus Project

08/28/2026

🌻 We need our community’s help!

The Helianthus Project has the opportunity to be selected as one of 12 local nonprofits to receive a $5,000 grant from FWDG - and YOUR nomination can help make it happen! Click Here to nominate!: https://www.fwdgonline.com/seasons-of-giving-nomination
(It will ask for our website: www.thehelianthusproject.org)

If selected, this funding would directly support our Helios Recovery Program, helping us provide critical resources, stabilization, and recovery support to victims and survivors of human trafficking throughout the Lowcountry.

Every nomination helps show the impact our community believes in. 💛

Please take a moment to nominate The Helianthus Project and help us continue showing up when survivors need support most.

🌻 Nominate The Helianthus Project today!

08/28/2026

A judge has ruled that CSAM created via AI is protected under the first amendment. This is an incredibly unfortunate ruling with consequences that could reach far beyond this individual decision. When protections meant to safeguard children are weakened, it is children who ultimately bear the greatest risk.

This ruling has the potential to leave more children vulnerable to exploitation while contributing to the continued erosion of their rights, protections, and safety. Perhaps most concerning is watching individuals in positions of power—those entrusted with holding the line and protecting the most vulnerable—begin to move that line rather than uphold it.

Protecting children should never be negotiable. Their safety, dignity, and fundamental protections must remain a priority, regardless of changing pressures or circumstances.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/27/home-po

08/27/2026

As we close out our August Hope in Action series, one thing remains: the work continues. 🌻
Thank you for listening, learning, and standing with survivors.
Visit our website to learn how you can help turn hope into action. www.thehelianthusproject.org

08/26/2026

08/20/2026

Hope in action means showing up- together.

Through Helios Recovery, community partnerships help surround survivors and their children with the support they need to move toward safety and stability.

Join us in building a community where survivors never have to walk forward alone. Visit us at: www.thehelianthusproject.org

08/19/2026

A common misconception of human trafficking is that it involves strangers and/or kidnapping. Sadly the reality is that more often than not, it is done by immediate family members or someone that individual already knew & trusted.

“A Lowcountry mother in South Carolina is accused of allowing her 4-year-old and 7-year-old daughters to be s*xually assaulted in exchange for money and drugs.“

A mom in South Carolina is accused of allowing her 4-year-old and 7-year-old daughters to be s*xually assaulted in exchange for money and drugs.

08/19/2026

https://www.wsav.com/crime-safety/beaufort-county-man-pleads-guilty-to-s*x-trafficking-charges/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WSAV_News_3_On_Your_Side&fbclid=IwZnRzaATx6M9wZG9mBWZkaWQWUMwvWgHIWtecwwgiyG2aK8TALuVYq2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR47ArVUmmVoIiar5GAjbAeCfOazezORA3wdFy-GTgVfe6wPUH8e1cRQA3prug_aem_ySNIYWpgEOT96n5PtBntXg

A man from Beaufort County, South Carolina, faces between 15 years and life in prison after he pleaded guilty to s*x trafficking charges.

08/13/2026

The Journey Home
After everything they endured, they wanted something simple: to feel safe and to go home.

Through Helios Recovery, we helped survivors make that journey- offering support, compassion, and hope when they needed it most.

Visit our website at: www.thehelianthusproject.org to learn more and join us in the fight against human trafficking. Together, we can help more survivors find their way home.