Date and Time
Saturday Oct 13, 2018
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
Saturday, October 13 at 8 am
Location
Public Safety Memorial Park
2301 Airport Blvd
Mobile, AL 36606
Fees/Admission
$25 extended through Oct. 12; $35 on Oct. 13, day of race
Website
Contact Information
Ben, 251.626.0123
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Description
In its third year, City Hope Church announces the Race for Hope 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run set for 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. Registration is available online now for the 5K or 1-Mile Fun Run event on Eventbrite at Race for Hope 5K and Fun Run.
City Hope Church’s aim for the 2018 Race for Hope is to raise $40,000 to help fund operating expenses for the Rose Center, a place of refuge for survivors of human sex trafficking.
Every day in Mobile and in cities across the U.S., underage girls are forced to service as many as a dozen men a night. They are victims of sex trafficking, also known as human trafficking. Sex trafficking is on the rise, in part because of the internet and the ability to more quickly lure underage girls into modern day enslavement.
Why the Rose Center?
The Rose Center relies solely on individual donations, corporate donors and church partnerships to fund its mission. Mobile was selected as the location for the drop-in center in 2018 for survivors of human trafficking, in part because there are no other similar centers in Alabama, Mississippi or Louisiana.
Mobile's location along the I-10 corridor, in a spot where two large interstate systems connect, make it a prime location for sex traffickers because of the ability to move victims across multiple state lines quickly without detection.
ABOUT CITY HOPE CHURCH
City Hope is one church with multiple locations in Alabama and Honduras. City Hope's values make them who they are. These core principles are the heartbeat of City Hope. They are guided by their simple mission…to lead people to become fully alive in the true hope of Jesus Christ. Learn more at cityhope.cc.
ABOUT RACE FOR HOPE
Organized by City Hope Church, Race for Hope was launched in 2016. That year, more than 400 participants raised $20,000, which provided 800 pairs of shoes to students at Destiny School in Honduras. Many previously came to school with no shoes, shoes that were taped together or shared shoes with family members. Each student received a pair of new shoes from proceeds from the first Race for Hope. The 2017 Race for Hope proceeds of $24,000 supported an India-based Christian organization that built 10 homes for single moms or widows in need of permanent shelter.
ABOUT THE ROSE CENTER
The mission of the Rose Center is to stand in the gap between the streets and an aftercare program for anyone who has been exploited by the commercial sex industry by offering a safe place to find rest, build trust and restore hope. The Rose Center relies solely on individual donations, corporate donors and church partnerships to fund its mission. For the first year, hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Funds can be accepted through the website: eyeheartworld.org/therosecenter. The staff includes four team members and dozens of vetted volunteers. For more information, call 251.345.4059.
