N ew Friends New Life always finds a way to breathe new life and pulsing inspiration into their annual “Stand For Her” luncheon. A thousand donors and supporters recently convened at the Omni Dallas to raise critical funds for the organization that restores and empowers trafficked and sexually exploited teen girls, women, and their children, and drives awareness of the issue and its prevalence.

Before I begin, I want to spotlight three sobering statistics that New Friends New Life CEO Bianca Davis shared that underscore why the organization’s work is critical:

— 400 teens are trafficked in Dallas each night

— Traffickers in North Texas profit $99 million annually

— The average age of entry into trafficking in the United States is 15

Last year, Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alv

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