Hands Of Justice H.O.J.

What Hands Of Justice H.O.J. does

Hands of Justice H.O.J. is a 501(c)-style nonprofit organization founded in August 2017 and headquartered at 25700 Interstate-45 North, Suite 400, The Woodlands, Texas (Montgomery County). It is a survivor-led movement serving survivors of domestic sex trafficking, particularly in suburban and rural communities of Southeast Texas where it states trafficking "hides in plain sight." Services are delivered free of charge through peer support specialists with lived experience, support groups (including bilingual groups), scholarship assistance for school expenditures, freedom bags, HT101 community awareness training, and therapeutic and wellness resources delivered via partner licensed trauma-informed therapists. The organization published survivor anthologies When Silence Ends (May 2022) and When Silence Ends: Volume 2 (August 2024) in collaboration with survivor-authors.

The organization's core service infrastructure is the Economic Empowerment and Resource Center, which opened in July 2022 and provides tailored long-term aftercare for male and female survivors. There is no proprietary technology platform; program delivery is human-led, community-based, and supported by an online referral portal (handsofjustice.infoflo.one). Stated program-impact metrics include 78 individuals aided with school expenditures, 175+ sponsored survivors in support groups, 1,750+ individuals educated in seminars, and 1,200 freedom bags provided.

The revenue model is donation-based, drawing on individual donors, community event fundraising, sustainable corporate and community partners (including NCL Magnolia Chapter, Triple S Steel Holdings, Better Community Builders, Amegy Bank, and Schooley Mitchell), and foundation support (Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation). The organization has a publicly stated $1,000,000 capital campaign for the planned Hawthorne House safe-house sanctuary. The board includes President Jeff Daggs, Past-President Allison Mundy, Treasurer Monica Bartin, and Secretary Megan Harwell, with Dawn Candy appointed Executive Director on October 28, 2024, following the founder's departure in August 2024. Operating capacity is small at approximately 5 employees, and operations were temporarily relocated to The WorkLodge following Hurricane Beryl damage in July 2024.

Name

Hands Of Justice H.O.J.

Legal name

Hands of Justice

Website

https://handsofjustice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hands of Justice H.O.J. is a survivor-led, donation-funded nonprofit in The Woodlands, Texas, founded in 2017, that delivers free peer support, education, scholarships, and aftercare services to survivors of domestic sex trafficking in suburban and rural Southeast Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Survivor Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

akta.pro primary industry

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Victim Services & Witness Assistance (Justice System) (BPAIAFAJ), Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH)

Keywords

• Human trafficking support
• Survivor aftercare services
• Economic empowerment programs
• Community awareness education
• Peer support groups

Headquarters

HQ city

The Woodlands

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization operates primarily through donations from individuals, sustainable partners, and individual donors. They run fundraising campaigns such as the Hawthorne House Project with a goal to raise $1,000,000.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hands of Justice is a survivor-led nonprofit that provides free aftercare and economic empowerment services to survivors of human trafficking in Texas. Core offerings include peer support groups, scholarship assistance, trauma-informed therapeutic and wellness resources, the Economic Empowerment and Resource Center, HT101 awareness training, Freedom Bags, and the in-development Hawthorne House safe-house sanctuary.

Product overview

Hands of Justice is a survivor-led nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive suite of services for human trafficking survivors. The organization operates through multiple interconnected programs including support groups, scholarship assistance, awareness training (HT101), therapeutic resources, and the Economic Empowerment and Resource Center. Key initiatives include The Hawthorne House (safe house project), The Justice Alliance partnerships, and advocacy programs. The organization provides peer support specialist services, educational seminars, career readiness training, and publishes survivor anthologies. Services are delivered through both in-person programming and community events, with a focus on suburban and rural communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Support Groups Peer support groups for survivors of human trafficking, facilitated by peer support specialists with lived experience (Overcomers) and family support group leaders. Provided free of charge to survivors in The Woodlands, Texas.
• Scholarship Applications Financial assistance program that helps survivors of human trafficking cover significant school expenditures, supporting their education and long-term independence.
• Awareness Resources Educational materials and resources designed to raise community awareness about human trafficking and its prevention across schools, churches, and small groups.
• Speaker Requests Booking service that allows community groups, schools, and event organizers to request Hands of Justice representatives as speakers for awareness events.
• Therapeutic and Wellness Resources Trauma-informed therapeutic and wellness resources for survivors, delivered through partnerships with licensed therapists and integrative medicine providers (Resolve Counseling, Breakthrough Counseling, Stone Counseling, weMED Clinics).
• The Hawthorne House Planned safe-house sanctuary where survivors of human trafficking will be welcomed with peer support, educational opportunities, life skills training, and workforce readiness programs, supported by a $1,000,000 fundraising campaign.
• Economic Empowerment and Resource Center Physical facility in The Woodlands, Texas that provides tailored, long-term aftercare services for both male and female survivors of human trafficking, focused on economic empowerment, life skills, and community reintegration.
• The Justice Alliance Strategic partnership initiative through which Hands of Justice collaborates with allied anti-trafficking organizations to support survivor aftercare and economic empowerment.
• HT101 Training Human trafficking awareness training program (Human Trafficking 101) delivered to schools, churches, small groups, and community organizations, both on-site and online.
• When Silence Ends Survivor Anthology Survivor-authored anthology that amplifies Overcomer voices; Volume 1 published May 2022 and Volume 2 published August 2024, both in collaboration with contributing survivors.
• Freedom Bags Bags containing essential resources distributed to survivors of human trafficking; 1,200 Freedom Bags provided as part of the organization's direct survivor support.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Elijah RisingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner providing survivor aftercare and anti-trafficking support services in the Houston area.
• Refuge for WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner offering residential services and aftercare for survivors of human trafficking in the Texas Gulf Coast region.
• Rescue AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner providing anti-trafficking resources and hotline support (833-599-3733).
• Emerging Grace MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner offering faith-based support and resources for survivors.
• Resolve CounselingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner providing licensed trauma-informed therapy and mental health services for survivors.
• A Beautiful Mind Training AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable partner providing training and educational resources.
• Thrive OfflineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner focused on offline support services.
• Breakthrough CounselingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner providing licensed counseling and trauma therapy services in Texas.
• Stone CounselingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner providing EMDR and trauma therapy services in The Woodlands area.
• Montgomery County Coalition Against Human TraffickingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner providing local coalition support and advocacy in Montgomery County, Texas.
• 3in1 Mechanical MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner providing faith-based ministry support.
• Mercy House GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner providing global anti-trafficking resources and workforce development support. Board member Megan Harwell also serves as Workforce Development Mentor at Mercy House Global.
• Demand DisruptionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner focused on demand disruption efforts in anti-trafficking.
• Compassion UnitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner providing community support and advocacy services.
• weMED ClinicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing integrative medicine and wellness services for survivors at weMED health.com/handofjustice.
• The Woodlands Health MarketminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing health and wellness resources in The Woodlands area.
• Love & Light FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing foundation support and resources.
• NCL, Magnolia ChapterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable partner through National Charity League Magnolia Chapter providing volunteer support and community engagement.
• Better Community BuildersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable partner providing community development support.
• Triple S Steel Holdings, IncminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable partner providing corporate sponsorship and support.
• The WorkLodgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkspace partner that provided temporary office space following Hurricane Beryl damage in July 2024, enabling continuity of services.
• Mundy Legal Services, PLLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBoard member Allison Mundy serves as Managing Attorney providing legal services support.
• Schooley MitchellminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard member Jeff Daggs serves as Cost Reduction Consultant providing advisory support.
• Amegy BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard member Monica Bartin serves as Vice President, Business Banking Relationship Manager.
• Montebello Home CareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard member Tracey Mclauchlan serves as Director, The Woodlands Office.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Restore NYC: New York-based nonprofit providing long-term aftercare, economic empowerment, and survivor-led programs for foreign-born survivors of sex trafficking. Closely aligned survivor-led, holistic aftercare model — comparable in mission and methodology, though geographically distinct.
• Elijah Rising: Houston-based anti-trafficking nonprofit providing survivor aftercare, demand-side intervention, and prevention education. They are a named collaborative partner of HOJ and operate the closest comparable survivor-aftercare program in the Texas Gulf Coast region.
• Compassion United: Anti-trafficking and exploitation nonprofit offering survivor services and community advocacy. Named collaborative partner of HOJ, operating in overlapping survivor support and community education space.
• Courtney's House: Washington, D.C.-area nonprofit serving child and adult survivors of sex trafficking with drop-in services, case management, and prevention education. Comparable community-based survivor services and outreach model, serving a different geographic market.
• Mercy House Global: Anti-trafficking nonprofit providing economic empowerment and workforce development for survivors globally. Named collaborative partner of HOJ; HOJ board member Megan Harwell serves as Workforce Development Mentor at Mercy House Global, indicating close programmatic overlap.
• Refuge for Women: Faith-based nonprofit offering long-term, residential aftercare for women survivors of trafficking across multiple U.S. locations including the Texas Gulf Coast. Direct collaborative partner of HOJ and operates a similar survivor-led, holistic recovery model.
• Rescue America: National anti-trafficking organization operating a survivor hotline (833-599-3733, the same number linked on HOJ's website) and providing direct survivor services. Direct collaborative partner operating in overlapping survivor-services territory.

Broad incumbents

• Polaris Project: National anti-trafficking operator of the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline and a leading policy/advocacy organization. Operates on a much broader scale than HOJ but is referenced through the hotline ecosystem and shapes federal funding and policy relevant to HOJ's work.
• Thistle Farms: Nashville-based nonprofit social enterprise providing holistic recovery services (housing, therapy, employment) for women survivors of trafficking, addiction, and abuse. A national-scale peer operating a more developed economic empowerment (candle-making enterprise) model that HOJ's Economic Empowerment Center could evolve toward.

Emerging players

• Untold Freedom: Smaller survivor-led organization focused on economic empowerment and aftercare for trafficking survivors, with comparable peer-support-led philosophy and grassroots community-engagement approach. Less established than HOJ but aligned in operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Handsofjustice107.14
• Instagraminstagram.com/handsofjusticetx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/handsofjustice

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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