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06/24/2025

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06/24/2025

Help us extend a big congratulations to Ancy!

We are so proud to celebrate Ancy’s graduation from Nursing School this May and her incredible accomplishment of passing the MT NCLEX Exam. Her journey has been nothing short of inspiring—balancing motherhood while pursuing her dream with strength, faith, and perseverance.

Ancy, your dedication to helping others and your unwavering commitment have brought you to this moment, and we are honored to now call you Nurse Ancy.

The future is bright, and we know that God has even greater things ahead for you.

Please join us in celebrating Ancy by leaving a kind word or congratulatory message below.

06/24/2025

"Place of Hope at its core being, is the most paramount and foundational example of what we are all meant to be doing- which is to be serving others. POH does that very well. You don’t have to squint to see it, and all you really need to do is check the National Rankings that speaks to its mission success."

– Great State Waste- Jeff Mansfield, Tyler Mansfield, Justin Mansfield and team.

06/23/2025

🚨 “Operation Mask Off” results in arrests 208 of men wanting to meet children for s*x

Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, conducted “Operation Mask Off” aimed at targeting on-line child predators.

During the operation, undercover agents and investigators were engaged with over 1200 individuals, via the internet and cellular apps, of which 208 verified adults expressed a desire to meet for s*xual activity.

Despite being advised multiple times that they were conversing with a “child," 43 individuals stated that they wished to travel to meet for s*x, offering payment in exchange.

Place of Hope is on the forefront of combatting human trafficking and educating the community. Support our efforts so we can reach more children before the predators do.

Donate at placeofhope.com/donate.

06/23/2025

🎓 Listen to this heartfelt thank you from Charkeevia, a recent high school graduate and the proud recipient of Place of Hope’s Outstanding Persevering Youth Award, made possible by Place of Hope's John and Bobbi Erbey Fund.

Charkeevia shares her deep gratitude for the entire Place of Hope team and for supporters like John and Bobbi, who never gave up on her. Because of your belief in her potential, she is now a graduate, a thriving new mom, and on the path to a bright and successful future. 🌟

Thank you for making stories like hers possible.

06/21/2025

🚨 Heartbreaking Case Underscores the Vulnerability of Our Children

In West Palm Beach, authorities recently arrested 55-year-old Francisco Alicea in connection with a deeply disturbing case involving a 17-year-old girl with significant mental disabilities. According to the report, the girl’s mother discovered Alicea in a highly compromising situation with her daughter in the early hours of June 16.

The young victim, who suffers from rare conditions that limit her cognitive and communication abilities, was unable to fully protect or advocate for herself—making her an easy target for exploitation.

💔 This is why the work we do at Place of Hope matters so much.

Every day, we serve vulnerable children, youth, and families who are at risk of abuse, exploitation, and unimaginable harm.

Prevention. Protection. Healing. Hope.

06/20/2025

🚨 Fort Pierce man sentenced to 20 years for production of child s*xual abuse material

Blaine Korbin Hulten, to 20 years imprisonment, followed by 25 years of supervised release for production of child s*xual abuse material (CSAM).

Hulten, 24, of Fort Pierce, admitted to having s*x with a 13-year-old minor and a 16-year-old minor, and to recording the s*x act with the 16-year-old victim. Corroborating his confession, his social media records contained conversations with both minor victims, as well as evidence that Hulten was aware both victims were under the age of 18. Social media records also showed that Hulten distributed the recording of his 16-year-old victim using the social media platform.

The Martin County Sheriff’s Office alleged at the time that Hulten met the girls at a park in Jensen Beach. Afterwards, he kept talking to them via Snapchat.

“What’s so alarming about this case is that it doesn’t start on the internet. It actually started at a local park. It was that typical stranger danger we teach our children about," Sheriff William Snyder said in a 2022 interview.

The investigation started because one of Hulten’s victims told a School Resource Deputy that Hulten had taken her to the mall to buy underwear.

This is REAL and this is CLOSE to home.

Place of Hope is working hard on the front lines with survivors of s*xual abuse, exploitation and trafficking, as well as upstream in an effort to prevent this from happening to innocent lives. Be a part of the solution.

Join us. Donate today. placeofhope.com/donate.