{"id":2124,"date":"2014-03-27T10:06:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T18:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/?p=2124"},"modified":"2014-03-27T10:06:12","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T18:06:12","slug":"art-to-aid-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/art-to-aid-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Art to Aid: A photographer&#8217;s journey to help victims of human trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_4613-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2132\" alt=\"Andrea\" src=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_4613-1-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>In the middle of a youth conference in Tennessee, Andrea Waldrop heard a phrase that gripped her heart &#8211; <strong>human trafficking<\/strong>. Though she was just entering her senior year of high school, Andrea suddenly knew that she would devote a piece of her life to helping to end the horrors of modern-day slavery. She connected deeply with the stories of vulnerable children that she heard at the conference, as she had been a victim of sexual exploitation herself. But Andrea&#8217;s wounds began to find purpose.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Almost five years later, Andrea is living in Tenino, Washington, and using her passion for photography to help bring an end to the human trafficking crisis. Through the organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arttoaid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Art to Aid<\/a>, Andrea and her father, Stew, are donating a portion of all artwork sales to Touch A Life Foundation. When we spoke with Andrea, she told us, &#8220;The opportunity to work with my dad to raise funds for Touch A Life is very exciting to me. I love collaborating with him on projects and tossing around ideas for new items. It means a lot to be able to help others alongside him.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>We asked Andrea what advice she would give to someone who has a creative gift and wants to use it to help end slavery. Her response was, &#8220;Do it! One thing I have learned the last few years is that you never know how your creativity can be used to help others and make a difference. It is so rewarding to know that my art, my effort, my heart, is directly helping to end slavery.\u00a0When I first learned about Art to Aid, I was struck by the idea that an individual could sell their art, which comes from the heart, and it could benefit a non-profit of their choice. I was excited to be able to use my creativity to help others. The process for starting my shop was very easy and streamlined. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arttoaid.com\/collections\/andrea-waldrop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My shop<\/a> was up and running in less than 24-hours.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>To purchase a piece of artwork from Andrea or Stew, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arttoaid.com\/collections\/andrea-waldrop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit their Art to Aid page<\/a>. And if you are interested in using your artistic gift to help Touch A Life rescue and rehabilitate exploited children, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/submissions.arttoaid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign up as a Creative with Art to Aid<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the middle of a youth conference in Tennessee, Andrea Waldrop heard a phrase that gripped her heart &#8211; human trafficking. 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