Restored Wings

One of the many goals of Rejuvenating Women is to provide a safe and compassionate environment where women who have suffered exploitation can begin to heal which takes time. The Restored Wings Home is a beautiful 5,000 square foot refuge which offers a warm and loving environment that the women call their home. Our passion is to help every woman find love, healing and peace by going through our Restored Wings Program. 

 The Restored Wings Home is the first of its kind in the state of Nebraska. We are the only faith-based home with a long-term therapeutic treatment program specifically created for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation. The Restored Wings Home is NOT a “safe house”. We allow our survivors to stay for up to two years and provide them in-depth counseling, case management and free legal services during this time. We understand that each woman is in a different place in her healing, thus, we individualize treatment to give her the best possible care. We also focus on education and aim to teach them life skills, assign them a mentor and offer empowerment and parenting classes.

Round-the-clock staff is present in the home to provide support, companionship, and safety for each survivor especially throughout the night as that is typically the most difficult time for her.

At Restored Wings, our survivors pay no rent or fees. It is mandatory that she work or attend school part-time while living in the home once she has medical clearance from her therapist and is ready to re-enter the workforce or classroom setting.  The home is open to any woman 19 years or older who is a survivor of any form of sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Key Objectives of Restored Wings Program:

Rejuvenating Women has designed a program that utilizes paid and volunteer staff, therapists, mentors, processing groups, and psycho-educational classes to address the 10-steps of trauma recovery outlined in the Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral treatment model adapted for trafficking survivors by Becca C. Johnson, PhD. While the residential program is our primary focus, Rejuvenating Women recognizes that there are many women who need and desire this type of intervention but may not qualify or choose to live at Restored Wings Home. Therefore, non-residents may apply to participate in programming.

The non-resident survivors still benefit from all the services as women who are residents. These women have secured safe housing elsewhere, yet still, need the support of Restored Wings on their path to wellness. All of our staff and volunteers are highly educated on the journey trauma victims must undergo to heal. Our entire team and volunteers working directly with the women go through the Mending the Soul and Princess Lost: The Story of our Daughters Curriculum which prepares us for the unique care sexual trauma sufferers require. Our team undergoes a basic training on creating a secure base for trauma survivors that provides a high level of stability. We also meet for two hours each week in Mending the Soul support groups. Once a staff member or volunteer has completed the program, they can act as a mentor and take the survivors through their own Mending the Soul journey. The Mending the Soul mentorship program is for all residential and day program members.