"It gave me hope" Human trafficking survivor on the meaning of safe shelter
News 3 Las Vegas
[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '3.679', 'text': 'Continuing coverage of the growing'}, {'start': '1.439', 'end': '5.759', 'text': 'homeless crisis in the valley. We first'}, {'start': '3.679', 'end': '7.440', 'text': 'told you about one definition of'}, {'start': '5.759', 'end': '10.160', 'text': 'homelessness that may have surprised'}, {'start': '7.440', 'end': '12.000', 'text': 'you. People fleeing domestic or sexual'}, {'start': '10.160', 'end': '13.759', 'text': 'violence. Yeah. Tonight, one human'}, {'start': '12.000', 'end': '16.800', 'text': 'trafficking survivor telling our Marie'}, {'start': '13.759', 'end': '18.800', 'text': 'Morta how a safe place to stay was very'}, {'start': '16.800', 'end': '21.760', 'text': 'crucial to her for her to be able to'}, {'start': '18.800', 'end': '23.439', 'text': 'start her new life. This person asked we'}, {'start': '21.760', 'end': '25.359', 'text': "keep her identity hidden, but she's"}, {'start': '23.439', 'end': '26.800', 'text': 'speaking out in hopes of helping others.'}, {'start': '25.359', 'end': '28.720', 'text': 'She describes being forced to do'}, {'start': '26.800', 'end': '31.679', 'text': "traumatic things, much of what we can't"}, {'start': '28.720', 'end': '34.320', 'text': 'share on air. She says after escaping'}, {'start': '31.679', 'end': '35.840', 'text': 'human traffickers in Texas, she came to'}, {'start': '34.320', 'end': '38.559', 'text': 'Las Vegas and was referred to the'}, {'start': '35.840', 'end': '41.680', 'text': "Salvation Army's Seeds of Hope program."}, {'start': '38.559', 'end': '43.920', 'text': 'Finding a home was so important for you.'}, {'start': '41.680', 'end': '46.079', 'text': 'Can you describe what that was like when'}, {'start': '43.920', 'end': '48.960', 'text': 'you were finally when someone when you'}, {'start': '46.079', 'end': '50.800', 'text': 'truly felt as if you had a safe roof'}, {'start': '48.960', 'end': '54.079', 'text': 'over your head?'}, {'start': '50.800', 'end': '55.000', 'text': 'So what it felt like for me um it gave'}, {'start': '54.079', 'end': '60.800', 'text': 'me'}, {'start': '55.000', 'end': '62.399', 'text': "hope and um that's what I that's hope is"}, {'start': '60.800', 'end': '66.320', 'text': 'one of the most powerful things in the'}, {'start': '62.399', 'end': '69.520', 'text': "world. It's right next to fear and um"}, {'start': '66.320', 'end': '71.520', 'text': "you know if people don't have hope then"}, {'start': '69.520', 'end': '73.280', 'text': "they don't have anything. Last year the"}, {'start': '71.520', 'end': '75.520', 'text': 'Salvation Army of Southern Nevada says'}, {'start': '73.280', 'end': '77.759', 'text': 'they offered 4,300 nights of safe'}, {'start': '75.520', 'end': '80.080', 'text': 'housing through Seeds of Hope alone.'}, {'start': '77.759', 'end': '81.520', 'text': 'Shereira Thomas is a coordinator.'}, {'start': '80.080', 'end': '84.080', 'text': "There's nothing more important when"}, {'start': '81.520', 'end': '86.159', 'text': "you're trying to rebuild your life than"}, {'start': '84.080', 'end': '88.159', 'text': "not having to worry about where you're"}, {'start': '86.159', 'end': '90.240', 'text': 'going to lay your head at night. The'}, {'start': '88.159', 'end': '91.520', 'text': 'last homeless census count found not'}, {'start': '90.240', 'end': '94.000', 'text': 'only did the number of people'}, {'start': '91.520', 'end': '96.479', 'text': 'experiencing homelessness rise 20% to'}, {'start': '94.000', 'end': '98.560', 'text': 'nearly 8,000 counted on a single Las'}, {'start': '96.479', 'end': '101.680', 'text': 'Vegas night, but those staying in'}, {'start': '98.560', 'end': '103.840', 'text': 'emergency shelter rose more than 30%.'}, {'start': '101.680', 'end': '106.159', 'text': 'The report calls this a glimmer of hope'}, {'start': '103.840', 'end': '109.280', 'text': 'in the fight against homelessness. for'}, {'start': '106.159', 'end': '111.520', 'text': 'this survivor it has been. And um now'}, {'start': '109.280', 'end': '113.759', 'text': "I'm a peer recovery support specialist"}, {'start': '111.520', 'end': '115.920', 'text': 'at Vegas Stronger as it means getting'}, {'start': '113.759', 'end': '117.759', 'text': 'closer to the next step in her next'}, {'start': '115.920', 'end': '119.600', 'text': "chapter. I'm probably going to save my"}, {'start': '117.759', 'end': '122.719', 'text': 'money for about like four to five months'}, {'start': '119.600', 'end': '124.880', 'text': "and then I'm going to um try to find um"}, {'start': '122.719', 'end': '127.439', 'text': 'an apartment to rent so I can fight for'}, {'start': '124.880', 'end': '130.160', 'text': 'my children. And and and tell me about'}, {'start': '127.439', 'end': '132.319', 'text': 'that prayer. That prayer that you want'}, {'start': '130.160', 'end': '134.760', 'text': 'answered. The prayer that I want'}, {'start': '132.319', 'end': '138.160', 'text': 'answered um is my'}, {'start': '134.760', 'end': '141.520', 'text': 'children. That my children is my love'}, {'start': '138.160', 'end': '143.040', 'text': "and that's uh they are what I love most."}, {'start': '141.520', 'end': '144.560', 'text': 'And we wish her the best. Clark'}, {'start': '143.040', 'end': '147.120', 'text': "Countyy's homelessness census says there"}, {'start': '144.560', 'end': '153.160', 'text': 'were more than 1,600 shelter beds added'}, {'start': '147.120', 'end': '153.160', 'text': 'between 2023 and 2024, a 60%'}]