Living In Liberty

What Living In Liberty does

Living in Liberty is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based nonprofit founded on February 2, 2012, by Elizabeth Echevarria to serve victims and survivors of sex trafficking in Western Pennsylvania. The organization operates as a faith-based, Christ-centered program delivering a continuum of care that begins with street-level engagement and progresses through residential recovery to independence. Beneficiaries are adult women exiting or at risk of commercial sexual exploitation, typically presenting with co-occurring homelessness, poverty, and addiction; services are provided at no cost to recipients.

The organization's core product surface consists of five integrated programs: (1) Street Outreach teams operating weekly care centers in Homewood, Wilkinsburg, Northside, Butler, and New Kensington; (2) Joy's Space, an online platform reaching exploited women via Instagram and Facebook direct messaging; (3) Liberty Home, a 12-18 month residential program with a five-phase recovery curriculum covering identity rebuilding, counseling, addiction recovery, job and life skills training, and aftercare; (4) the Repurposed thrift store at McKnight Rd, which generates operating revenue and includes the Sozo Boutique sourcing handcrafted goods from trafficking survivors worldwide; and (5) the Awareness and Prevention Team, which delivers educational presentations and legislative advocacy. There is no proprietary technology platform underpinning these services; operational technology is limited to the DonorView donation platform and standard social media channels.

Living in Liberty is funded through individual and corporate donations (including United Way code 13906854 and Amazon Smile), proceeds from recurring fundraising events (Salsa Night, Golf Outing, Highmark Walk, Glass Slipper Ball), thrift store retail sales, and in-kind contributions. Operations are supported by a small paid staff of 1-10 and a volunteer network of 100+ community members. The organization holds no institutional funding rounds, has no parent company, and is governed by a five-member board. The geographic service area is Western Pennsylvania; the Sozo Boutique relationship creates a global sourcing connection for survivor-made goods but does not constitute international program delivery.

Name

Living In Liberty

Legal name

Living in Liberty

Website

https://livinginliberty.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Living in Liberty is a Pittsburgh-based faith-based nonprofit serving female survivors and victims of sex trafficking in Western Pennsylvania through street outreach, residential recovery, thrift store revenue, and community awareness programs, operating with a small paid staff and 100+ volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Trafficking Survivor Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

Keywords

• Human trafficking services
• Survivor support services
• Safe housing program
• Anti-trafficking nonprofit
• Community outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Repurposed Thrift Store: Thrift store operations at McKnight Road location selling gently used clothing, household items, furniture, and books. Features Sozo Boutique selling items made by trafficking survivors worldwide. Proceeds provide critical financial support for organization operations.
2. Fundraising Events: Annual and recurring events including Salsa Night, Golf Outing, and participation in Highmark Walk For A Healthy Community generate donations and community engagement.
3. Donations: Monetary donations from individuals, corporate sponsors, and through United Way (code 13906854) and Amazon Smile program. Donations also include in-kind contributions of personal care items and household goods.
4. Volunteer and Service Support: Volunteers provide operational support across all programs including street outreach, safe home, thrift store, and awareness activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Living In Liberty is a faith-based nonprofit organization that provides direct services to victims and survivors of sex trafficking in Western Pennsylvania. The organization operates street outreach, a safe house (Liberty Home), thrift store employment, care centers (Joy's Space), and community awareness/prevention programs designed to rescue, restore, and empower survivors.

Product overview

Living in Liberty is a faith-based nonprofit organization operating as a single integrated program rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization offers five interconnected services: Street Outreach teams that connect with exploited women on the streets and in care centers; Joy's Space, an online platform reaching women via social media direct messaging; Liberty Home, a five-phase residential safe home program lasting 12-18 months; the Repurposed Store thrift operation providing financial support and job training; and an Awareness & Prevention Team delivering educational presentations. These services work together to provide a continuum of care from street-level engagement through residential support to independence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sozo Boutique: A fair trade shop within the Repurposed Store that sells items made by survivors of trafficking worldwide.
• Joy's Space

Products and services

• Street Outreach Field-based outreach program that engages victims of sex trafficking in Western Pennsylvania, providing immediate contact, resources, and pathway to services for individuals on the street.
• Liberty Home Safe House A residential safe house providing housing, trauma-informed care, and recovery support for female survivors of sex trafficking in Western Pennsylvania.
• Repurposed Thrift Store A thrift store operation that generates revenue to fund programs and provides employment and workforce development opportunities for survivors of trafficking.
• Joy's Space Care Centers Drop-in care centers providing hospitality, basic needs, and supportive services to women affected by exploitation and trafficking in the community.
• Awareness & Prevention Team Community education and prevention program that raises awareness about sex trafficking and equips schools, churches, and community groups to identify and respond to trafficking situations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55 women received services from Homewood Care Center in 2018
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sozo BoutiqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSozo Boutique is featured within the Repurposed thrift store, selling items made by survivors of human trafficking worldwide. This partnership supports organizations and women around the world doing anti-trafficking work by providing a marketplace for their handcrafted items.
• Joy's SpacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoy's Space is an online platform operated by Living in Liberty that reaches out to women who are being exploited. Women are invited to direct message via Instagram and Facebook for support. The platform operates care centers where women can drop in for immediate needs and emotional support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GEMS (Girls Educational & Mentoring Services): New York-based nonprofit serving young women and girls who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking. Comparable survivor-focused case management, education, and transition services model.
• Project Rescue: Faith-based anti-trafficking organization referenced as Living in Liberty's founding inspiration, operating outreach and residential programs for women exploited in prostitution in South Asia. Comparable faith-rooted outreach and survivor restoration model.
• Restore NYC: New York-based nonprofit providing safe housing, education, and economic empowerment for foreign-born survivors of sex trafficking. Directly comparable residential and wraparound service model for trafficking survivors in an urban market.
• Children of the Night: Nonprofit providing residential shelter, education, and long-term support for children and adolescents trafficked in the commercial sex industry. Comparable residential care and aftercare model for trafficking survivors.
• New Friends New Life: Dallas-based nonprofit providing residential recovery, education, and economic empowerment for women survivors of trafficking and exploitation. Comparable faith-informed residential and economic-empowerment model for adult female survivors.
• Breaking Chains Foundation: Faith-based anti-trafficking nonprofit referenced in Living in Liberty's founder bio, conducting outreach in red-light districts internationally. Directly comparable faith-rooted outreach and survivor support mission.
• Thistle Farms: Nashville-based faith-rooted nonprofit employing survivors of trafficking and addiction through a residential program and social enterprise café/body-care line. Highly comparable to Living in Liberty in combining residential recovery, survivor employment, and faith-based mission.
• Nomi Network: Nonprofit creating economic opportunities for survivors and at-risk women, including a fair-trade marketplace for survivor-made goods. Comparable to Living in Liberty's Sozo Boutique fair-trade model and survivor empowerment approach.

Broad incumbents

• Polaris Project: One of the largest U.S. anti-trafficking organizations, operating the National Human Trafficking Hotline referenced by Living in Liberty. Larger, national-scope incumbent in the same anti-trafficking space with broader advocacy, hotline, and policy functions.
• Safe Horizon: Large New York-based victim-services nonprofit providing shelter, counseling, and advocacy across multiple victimization categories including trafficking. Broader-incumbent peer in the community-based survivor services space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/living-in-liberty

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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