ProtectHER Award

New Friends New Life Announces 2023 “ProtectHER” Award Recipients to be Honored at 25th Anniversary Luncheon, Featuring Headliner Kerry Washington

By Elizabeth Lenart | Contributor New Friends New Life (NFNL) announces the 2023 ProtectHER Award Recipients:  The Meadows Foundation, a New Friends New Life mission-defining partner which has provided transformative grant support to help remove barriers trafficking survivors face, and Yulise Reaves Waters, Esq., chief innovations officer, Lone Star Justice Alliance (LSJA),whose legislative and community advocacy…

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Virtual New Friends New Life Annual Luncheon Illustrates Critical Need for Criminal Justice Reform, Empowers Viewers, and Announces Exciting New Initiative

From sex trafficking survivor and luncheon speaker Cyntoia Brown-Long to ProtectHER Award Recipients Natalie Nanasi and Brittany K. Barnett, to an exciting announcement of a new life-changing partnership with the Dallas District Attorney’s Office, the 2020 New Friends New Life (NFNL) Luncheon, presented virtually on September 18, featured a consistent…

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New Friends New Life Announces 2020 ProtectHER Award Recipients Natalie Nanasi and Brittany K. Barnett

By Elizabeth Lenart New Friends New Life (NFNL) Annual Luncheon Co-Chairs Jane A. Rose and Jessica Turner Waugh and honorary co-chairs Elizabeth and Eric Gambrell revealed updates for the NFNL fundraiser scheduled for Friday, September 18. This year’s ProtectHER Award Recipients will be Natalie Nanasi, director of the Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Center for…

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