Courage Worldwide spent several years ascertaining which states in the western U.S. had favorable laws with regard to providing residential services to minors who had been trafficked for sex and had a need for our already established, successful program. Many factors led us to opening offices in Nevada, the first being a severe lack of homes and resources for children who have been recovered from trafficking.

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Nevada, unfortunately, has been given a grade of "C" by independent watchdog groups, rating Nevada 41st out of 50 states in dealing with the problem of child sexual exploitation. Las Vegas and Clark County as a whole are known trafficking destinations, per those same independent groups, who also state Reno is a frequent trafficking stop due to its location on the Highway 80 corridor.

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Fortunately, county and state leaders in the Nevada Health & Human Services Departments, as well as Child Welfare are aware of the severe lack of housing and services for these vulnerable children and are working with Courage Worldwide to obtain a license in order to establish a Courage House in the Reno area.