Episode #28 - Janel

2026-04-07

Locked inside an apartment. No phone. No food. No way out—until she found one. Janel left home as a teen, searching for safety and a way to survive. What she found instead was control and exploitation. At one point, she was kept inside an apartment, cut off from the outside world, with basic needs used against her. She found a way out. When Janel called Children of the Night, everything began to shift. With support, she earned her GED and was flown out to celebrate a milestone she once thought was out of reach: her g...

At one point, she was kept inside an apartment, cut off from the outside world, with basic needs used against her. She found a way out.

When Janel called Children of the Night, everything began to shift. With support, she earned her GED and was flown out to celebrate a milestone she once thought was out of reach: her graduation.

Her message to her 18-year-old self:
You are worthy of love without having to earn it from anyone. You do not need a man to survive. Invest in yourself.

Every young person deserves the chance to rebuild, to learn, and to choose a different path.

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