Vista offers support to women who are involved in the sex industry. We visit massage parlours and sex entertainment venues as well as communicating with women who sell sex via online platforms. We are there to give a listening ear and to offer a hopeful view of the future where women are seeking change in their lives. 

Through advocacy, signposting and referrals, we offer to help women find routes out of prostitution and into alternative employment. Our experience shows that women wanting to exit the sex industry often face a number of barriers such as housing, financial need and safety issues and that consistent non-judgmental emotional support from someone who will walk alongside is key in overcoming these barriers. 

We seek to demonstrate God’s unconditional love in practical ways and to communicate to women that they are of great value.

What do we offer?

We will come alongside women to offer support in variety of ways. This will look like:

• Visits to massage parlours with gift bags and the offer of support/chat;

• Offers of meet ups with women who are escorting or working online;

• Regular trauma-informed support within clearly agreed boundaries. This could look like:

• Help with access to drug and alcohol treatment;

• Support with unmanageable debt

• Non-judgmental care and attention, meeting up for coffee or a chat on the phone;

• Support with finding alternative safe accommodation when needed;

• Help with access to trauma counselling as women embrace change;

• Advocacy and help with access to legal advice and support;

• Help with safety planning;

• Support with accessing sexual health services.

• Prayer support when that is welcomed.