Based in Miami, the Life of Freedom Center is a dedicated community resource that offers free support and restorative programs for female survivors of sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
Free Resources and Support
Clients are the focus at the Life of Freedom Center our dedicated team believes every individual deserves love, safety, healing, acceptance and the opportunity to live a life freedom from commercial abuse and exploitation.
Direct Client Services
The LoF Center offers individuals free support and resources to help them in living a life free of commercial sexual abuse and exploitation. Individual Case Management often includes working within a multi-disciplinary team of agencies, individuals and family members.
Clients gain access to:
- Therapists – professional guidance on healing and restoration from specially trained therapists that meet one to one and in group sessions.
- Case Managers – identify goals and develop a plan to achieve educational goals, life in residential security, have access to proper legal representation and more.
- Mentors - meet loving people from the community with a desire to mentor survivors in developing safe relationships and connections within the community.
Clients can also pick-up:
- Clothing and Accessories – select from new and slightly worn clothing and accessories to use for interviews, school or everyday activities.
- Food Pantry – pick-up dry and canned goods from our food pantry.
- LoF Bags – specially assembled gift baskets containing items for new born babies, home supplies, birthdays and holidays.
Call us at or click on the button below to complete a referral and get help.
Submit a ReferralThe Life of Freedom Staff
Our missionary staff all have experience in serving and building relationships with survivors both here and abroad. Together they make up a dynamic team that encourages clients on their path to healing and wholeness.
Jorge Veitia: Executive Director
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Blog and Support Info for Jorge Veitia and Family
Jorge is a child activist, advocate, and founder of the Life of Freedom Center, a dedicated site that offers support and restorative programs for female survivors of human trafficking. Clients have free and easy access to peer advocates, loving mentors and specially developed support programs that address the traumatic impact of abuse in a Survivor’s life. Find out how you can partner with this Jorge and his family serving survivors in South Florida by visiting their support page.
Kevin Abegg: Director of Operations
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Kevin is a seasoned missionary having assisted ministries in over 30 countries. This includes an interdenominational church plant from 1996-2000 in the coastal town of Pichilemu, Chile where he met his wife Claudia. The couple returned to Kevin’s hometown near San Francisco, CA to attend Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, each acquiring MAs in Theology.
In 2003 they joined Latin America Mission (now United World Mission) moving to Miami in '03 to serve as missionaries to Cuba. In ’08 Kevin took over management of LAM’s International Alliances department and shortly thereafter the North American Partnerships department. During his travels throughout Latin America Kevin came in contact with various anti-trafficking ministries through which God captured both Claudia and his hearts with the desperate need of those suffering a modern slaves. Kevin brings his missions management experience as well as a passion to see God’s truth change lives and rescue individuals.
Learn more about the Abegg’s and their ministry by visiting their blog at: http://www.abeggloveletters.blogspot.com
Find out how you can partner with the LoF Center by supporting the Abegg’s as missionaries by visiting: http://uwm.org/missionaries/kevin-and-claudia-abegg/
Iliana Canals: Hope Tote Coordinator
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Iliana Canals works as a paralegal even as she attends college full time for Criminal Justice and manages her own company. She describes herself as "a free spirited person who loves new things & adventure but is very career and goal oriented.” Part of her “free spirit” includes a love for monster trucks and mud events!
Iliana recently joined the LoF team as the new Hope Tote Coordinator & looks forward to the Mentor Training Classes this fall. "I have my mind set on high goals and standards for myself and do not plan to settle for anything less with God's help. My past has not been easy but with faith, prayer and strength it has lead me to where I am today."
Laura Rosa: Social Media Coordinator
Laura Rosa is a Miami native events planner & fashion design blogger with a flare for life and constantly on the go 24/7. She recently joined the LoF Team as our Social Media Coordinator, so make sure you’re connected with us via Facebook, Twitter and a few of the other platforms she’ll be broadcasting from, you won’t want to miss it!
Laura tells us: "I've always had a heart to help others. My heart breaks for those who are hurting... I hope to restore joy back into broken lives and a sense of hope for each individual I come in contact with."
Elizabeth Calle: Sharing 1 Love Coordinator
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Elizabeth Calle serves as the Life of Freedom Center’s Sharing 1 Love program coordinator helping keep everyone on track for outreach and education events. She is also the administrative assistant at Crossbridge Church in Miami Springs, which provides an anchor for S1L events in the region between MIA, Okeechobee Rd. and the Palmetto Expressway, a notorious triangle for human trafficking.
Elizabeth considers herself to be a very creative person, finding inspiration in the colors and textures of God’s beautiful and amazing creation which she applies in her own cake decorating business. Check out her creations at: Leelee’s Cake Abilities.
Always on the go, Elizabeth is constantly looking for opportunities to connect with people, and in doing so, has discovered her heartfelt desire to help restore those that are broken and hopeless. The LoF Center is blessed to have such a capable and dedicated individual assisting in the mission to care for survivors and provide education to prevent more victims.
As LoF Center “missionary staff” you can support the Center’s work by supporting Elizabeth. Please visit her support page and consider being part of her team and the LoF Center Family!
The mission of the Life of Freedom Center is to offer survivors of commercial sexual abuse a safe place where they can find the support and resources they need to recover.
We accomplish this by offering clients free access to mentors, therapists, peer support groups and empowerment workshops in a safe and encouraging environment.
We draw encouragement from II Corinthians 3:17, “...where the Spirit of the Lord is found, there is freedom” in working closely with churches and other community partners so clients can access quality resources and support within their immediate community.