Hope Inspire Love and She’s Somebody’s Daughter are two nonprofit organizations that have merged into a single entity. This merger is uniting the strengths and resources of both organizations to expand services, enhance programs, and create greater impact across the communities of Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Under the strategic tagline “Better Together, Stronger Together,” both nonprofits are combining into a stronger, more resilient, and mission-aligned organization that champions collaboration and community building. By joining forces, we are expanding our reach and deepening our impact, delivering vital restorative care and outreach services to meet the growing needs of the women and youth we serve.

No. This merger is not being driven by financial difficulties. Both organizations are in a strong and healthy financial position, and this decision reflects strategic opportunity rather than financial necessity. It is the natural next step in a partnership that has been built over many years of successful collaboration. Our organizations have worked closely together for over eight years, and through that experience, we’ve seen firsthand how well our missions, values, programs, and approaches align.

By formally joining together, we can build on that strong foundation to work even more effectively and efficiently. Combining our complementary strengths and existing infrastructure will allow us to streamline operations, reduce duplication, and focus more resources on advancing our shared mission. This merger is about opportunity—strengthening our impact, deepening our collaboration, and positioning us to serve our communities even better together.

She’s Somebody’s Daughter, Inc., is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that began in 2012 as an awareness initiative about the links between sex trafficking, pornography, and the commercial sex industry. They also extend prevention education initiatives to community members, law enforcement, and civic organizations. Today, they also provide “Outreach” as the first step to begin to build trusting relationships and offer holistic support to people affected by or vulnerable to sexual exploitation by meeting them wherever they are—strip clubs, motels, massage businesses, truck stops, homeless shelters, prisons and jails, rehabs, and online. Through consistent presence, She’s Somebody’s Daughter shows up with food, gifts, love, and hope—not as rescuers, but to erase the lines of separation and build genuine community. They honor women within the commercial sex industry, with no agenda but to build relationships and offer a holistic support system for them.

Our missions have always been to eradicate human trafficking and sexual exploitation and provide restorative care, education, and outreach. Both organizations are grounded in shared purpose and aligned values, and with deep hope for the future, this merger represents a bold step forward, ensuring continuity and opportunities to expand impact. By aligning missions and honoring shared heritage, both organizations are advancing an unwavering commitment to the One vulnerable individual, to the One victim, and to the One survivor.

Hope Inspire Love has been partners with She’s Somebody’s Daughter for over 8 years, and we recognized the values-aligned decision to join forces to better reach and provide services to those that we serve. Under the strategic tagline “Better Together, Stronger Together,” the nonprofits are combining into a stronger, more resilient, and mission-aligned organization that champions collaboration and community building. By joining forces, the two organizations will expand their reach and deepen their impact, delivering vital restorative care and outreach services to meet the growing needs of the women and youth they serve.

Yes. We commit to honor all donations that have come in and will continue to be gifted to support the same programs for which these gifts were originally intended. Such restricted gifts will not be used for anything other than what the donor intended.

By joining forces, we are combining resources to reach more survivors and exploited women, offer more opportunities, and ensure long-term sustainability for the critical programs our communities depend on.

The merger is expanding Hope Inspire Love’s reach into 11 Pennsylvania counties, including Lancaster, Montgomery, Dauphin, York, Berks, Lebanon, Cumberland, Lehigh, Perry, Adams, and Franklin counties. This expansion brings all those services offered into one organization, multiplying impact and allowing more survivors in our community to receive long-term services and support through their healing journey. This consolidation will help meet survivors right where they are at, and decrease the demand for vulnerability and revictimization. Our announcement video says 8 counties, but we’ve added three more since the recording of the video, for a total of 11 Pennsylvania counties.

Together, we are creating a distinctive model to deliver expertise and innovative approaches to restorative care services that help more women and youth move toward stability, independence, and freedom. This merger will also create a greater scale of expanded services, stronger advocacy, better funding capacity, and improved long-term sustainability.

Our volunteers remain an essential part of our mission, and that will not change. The merger is designed to strengthen our collective impact while building on the relationships and programs that already make our organizations successful.

For volunteers, our goal is to make the experience even stronger by bringing together shared resources, ideas, and opportunities. While there may be some adjustments over time as we align processes and programs, our commitment to supporting, valuing, and engaging volunteers will remain the same. This merger will create opportunities for volunteers to be part of a larger, more connected organization with an even greater ability to serve our community. Most importantly, the dedication and contributions of our volunteers will continue to be at the heart of everything we do.

The merger is awaiting final approval from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is expected to be finalized in the summer of 2026.

We want to honor your heart for giving. Your donation stays right where you designate it unless you tell us otherwise, and, as always, legal and ethical stewardship standards will remain in place. Unrestricted donations will continue to fund Hope Inspire Love’s programs and services: Restorative Care Services, Outreach, Prevention Education, Mentorship, Art and Equine Therapy, Case Management, and Social Enterprise.

Yes, your donations will continue automatically. If you are a She’s Somebody’s Daughter donor, we will reach out to you to set up your giving in our new donor management system. If you would like to change your giving options, you can contact Erika Canfijn at 717.219.8530 or via email at and update your contact information and/or giving preferences.

We know it’s important to you that your donation is being used effectively. It’s important to us, too. That’s why we work hard on accountability and transparency. We highly value integrity at Hope Inspire Love, so we publish our financial information at the end of every year.

Hope Inspire Love is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to financial integrity, responsible stewardship, and accountability.

You can view our financial information, including our annual IRS Form 990 and Financial Review. You can find this information on the Financial Integrity area of our website. We champion financial transparency, and our continued accountability and financial practices continue to remain compliant and consistent with both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Federal law.

Hope Inspire Love is also committed to Platinum Transparency with Candid and GuideStar. The Platinum Seal is the highest level of recognition offered by Candid and GuideStar and is awarded to nonprofit organizations that provide key insights into their mission, strategy, financials, and measurable impact. It is designed to help donors, partners, and community stakeholders understand an organization’s work and the difference it is making.

The security and confidentiality of your information are our highest priority. We commit to keeping your information, as a valued member, private and secure. Hope Inspire Love understands that you care how your information is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will use it carefully and sensibly. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to safeguarding it. Our Donor and Privacy Policy [link] explains our practices and the choices you can make regarding how Hope Inspire Love collects and uses your information. It applies to all web usage and donor information we collect, both online and offline.

As She’s Somebody’s Daughter becomes part of the Hope Inspire Love family of programs, supporters may begin to notice several updates and changes over the coming months. While some things may look different, the heart of the mission and the impact on the community will remain the same.

Here are a few changes donors and supporters can expect:

Branding Updates: You may begin to see the Hope Inspire Love name, logo, and branding incorporated into communications, events, social media, and printed materials connected to She’s Somebody’s Daughter.

Website Changes: Information related to She’s Somebody’s Daughter will now be housed within the Hope Inspire Love website. Existing pages may redirect to new pages, and supporters may receive communications from Hope Inspire Love moving forward.

Program Naming: Some programs or initiatives may be renamed or presented as programs “powered by” or “within” Hope Inspire Love. This helps unify services while still honoring the history and identity of the work that has already been established.

Donation Processing: Donors may notice updates in donation platforms, receipts, tax acknowledgments, or payment processing as systems become integrated under Hope Inspire Love.
Communication Changes: Emails, newsletters, and event invitations may now come from Hope Inspire Love or reference both organizations during the transition period.

Expanded Impact: Most importantly, supporters can expect stronger collaboration, shared resources, and greater community impact as both organizations move forward together with a shared vision for service and outreach.

We understand transitions can bring questions, and we are committed to communicating openly every step of the way. We are deeply grateful for the trust and support of every donor, volunteer, and community partner who continues to walk alongside us during this exciting new chapter. If you have any questions, please contact Erika Canfijn at 717.219.8530 or via email at .

Yes, you will continue to receive donation receipts and year-end giving statements for your donations. These are both mailed and emailed to every donor.

Amy Thurston will continue to lead this new chapter as the Chief Executive Officer of Hope Inspire Love, ultimately leading the combined organization after the integration.

No staff members will lose their employment as a result of this transition. One of our highest priorities throughout this process has been caring for and preserving the incredible team members who make this work possible every single day.

We deeply value our staff and the unique gifts, compassion, and dedication they bring to serving survivors and our community. Each team member will continue to play an important role in the transformational work we do to empower survivors to flourish and thrive.

Maintaining mission continuity is incredibly important to us. This transition is not about reducing the people behind the mission — it is about strengthening the work, expanding collaboration, and creating even greater opportunities to serve with excellence, compassion, and hope. We are grateful that this next chapter allows us to move forward together, united in both purpose and people.

Our three offices in Harrisburg, Chambersburg, and Lancaster will remain open.

If you have any questions during this transition or would simply like to learn more about what these changes mean, we are here to help. We deeply value our supporters and want to ensure you feel informed, supported, and connected every step of the way.

Please feel free to contact Erika Canfijn at 717.219.8530 or via email at with any questions, concerns, or conversations you would like to have. She would be more than happy to assist you and provide any information you may need.