Why it's called Sita's House
SITA stands forShelteringIndividuals fromTrafficking andAbuse

Sita's House teaches parents the warning signs, working with churches and group homes. For kids in foster care and safe houses, we teach money and life skills, then a trade, and help them rent and later buy a home when the time is right.
Our mission
Sita's House protects and empowers youth and survivors vulnerable to trafficking and abuse through targeted community education and trust-building.
How we do itEach step builds on the one before it, and nobody is rushed to the next.
Parents who know the warning signs.
We teach parents how trafficking works, including the ways it starts online, and what to do if they are worried. We bring these classes to churches and group homes.
Money and life skills for kids in care.
Kids in foster care and safe houses learn how money works and how to run a household before they have to do it alone.
A trade, and a credit history to go with it.
Kids who are interested and old enough learn a trade from people who work in it, and start building credit.
First a lease, later a house.
When the time is right, we help young people rent their first place, and later buy a home of their own.
Our classes are for anyone raising or caring for kids: parents, grandparents, foster parents, and the staff of group homes. You'll learn the warning signs and what to do if you're worried.
If you're in foster care or living in a safe house, we can teach you money and life skills now, and help you work toward a trade and a place of your own. Before you tell us anything, we'll explain what stays private and what the law asks adults to report for anyone under 18.
There's more than one way to stand with a young person who has been hurt or is at risk. Host a class, bring our programs to the kids in your care, teach a trade, or cover something they need.
Everyone who works alongside young people completes a background check and safety training first.
Volunteer sign-up opens soonClasses and apprenticeships run for months. A monthly gift lets us plan a year ahead instead of a week at a time.
Sita's House is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 41-4340230. Gifts are tax-deductible as the law allows. We'll post here when online giving opens.
SITA stands forShelteringIndividuals fromTrafficking andAbuse
These lines answer day and night.
More ways to get help and how to stay safe online.
You are in danger right now
Emergency services
Someone is controlling you, your work, or your money
National Human Trafficking Hotline, 24/7, confidential, 200+ languages
You're thinking about suicide or you're in crisis
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7
You're under 18 and someone is hurting you
Illinois DCFS Child Abuse Hotline, 24/7
You've left home or you're thinking about it
National Runaway Safeline, 24/7