Conversations with Jenelle Goodrich

Today we’d like to introduce you to Jenelle Goodrich.

Alright, thank you for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
My goal in starting this non-profit was to be able to give services to those organizations that do not have the funds, or means to obtain counseling or the contacts needed for the population we serve. I strive to be a worthy partner in our communal fight. I strive to be the person that victims and other like-minded organizations can reach out to to get the help they need. I strive to be an affordable choice for speaking for those who wish to obtain awareness of the epidemic of Sex Trafficking in the state of Colorado.

My passion is to come alongside those who have not had a voice and help them obtain one; whether it is to help them gain justice in form of my contacts in law enforcement who solely focus on this particular issue, regaining newfound confidence in themselves through things such as but not limited to new clothing, job opportunities, contacts to obtain a high-school diploma, and basic life skills.

Mostly, I hope to help bring them restoration and healing by being able to lay their burdens on me. I truly believe the Lord gave me broad shoulders to help carry the weight of their hurt and has spent most of my life preparing me for this venture in His way. I have seen girls thrive over the years with the smallest amounts of help and others who needed larger amounts, but every single one was worth my time and in need.

For the sake of the injustice done to them, I will not remain silent, and I will be a blazing torch in their life to help them obtain their max goal of healing and justice so they walk with their heads held high as a survivor!

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Not one second of it. Working in the anti-trafficking movement is changing daily and there is no mold to fit into. Each client I serve is different, each case is different and each situation requires flexibility as well as multiple avenues of services and focus. In this work, most do not identify as a victim making the job to assist them even harder most days, but that doesn’t mean I give up.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
My work is like no other as I have created the only NGO in anti-trafficking that is prosecution motivated, and only referred by law enforcement to bridge the gap between the legal system and community services. At FSTS we don’t have a set program to fit those we serve into, yet we build a program around the one.

Currently, I serve on the Colorado Human Trafficking council, as well as the Timothy Montoya Taskforce for the prevention of runaway youth which I am very proud of. I am proud of the relationships and trust I have built within my community at the governmental level from local, state, and federal as well as the trust I have gained to continue to show up for those that entrust their delicate cases and circumstances to me to help guide and manage for them.

Are there any books, apps, podcasts, or blogs that help you do your best?
At the end of the day, I truly love documentaries of all kinds whether it be a true crime so I can see justice within 60 minutes rather than 3-year-long cases, or historical documentaries about nature, societies, really anything to take a refreshing brain break.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.fromsilencedtosaved.org/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fromsilencedtosaved/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FSTSBEHEARD