Magdalene Hope Establishes Bakersfield’s First Women’s Drop-In Center
Magdalene Hope is among the five organizations that Bolt of Hope was honored to provide a grant to in late 2024.
Magdalene Hope’s vision is and has always been to bring the hope and unconditional love of Jesus Christ through a personal relationship to individuals working in the commercial sex industry.
Bakersfield, particularly the east side of town, faces challenges with sex trafficking, leaving many women in urgent need of essentials like food, water, clothing, and a safe space where they can rest without the threat of exploitation.
With the grant provided by the Bolthouse Properties, Bolt of Hope team, Magdalene Hope was able to create a women’s drop-in center, a first of its kind in Bakersfield. With the vision of providing a safe place for women in our city as well as Bakersfield’s “red-light district” to rest, charge their phone, eat a meal, shop at our clothing closet, receive prayer, counseling, therapy, and know that they have a way out of their current lifestyle, if this is something that they desire. All services provided by the drop-in center are for free to women and their children.
Magdalene Hope’s expected benefits of the women’s center facility are:
- That all women would find freedom physically and spiritually in Christ Jesus.
- For women to be empowered and set free and for those women to bring other women to our center.
- To eradicate sex trafficking in Bakersfield.
The overall hope is that this new women’s center will be a model for other cities to duplicate what Magdalene Hope has done here to help impact their communities.
For more information about Magdalene Hope and its impact on Kern County, visit: https://magdalenehope.org/
About Bolt of Hope
The Bolt of Hope Team, comprised of Bolthouse Properties employees, strives to expand God’s kingdom in Bakersfield through acts of love and compassion. They remain dedicated to supporting local organizations that share a passion for spreading light in the world and nurturing the seeds of hope within the community.