The Fishin’ Girl Nation Safehouse will be located on 35 acres in Central Florida—a place of healing, restoration, and uncompromising safety for women rescued from human trafficking.
This women-only safehouse will provide a secure, compassionate environment where survivors can reclaim their lives. With room for 20 single women and 5 mothers with children, the facility will be run entirely by women, with two full-time caretakers living on-site and additional support staff working off-site for maximum security.

Every survivor will enter a nine-month, intensive program designed for complete restoration—far from the reach of traffickers, surrounded by nature, and protected by state-of-the-art lighting, sound, and security systems. We will work closely with local and national authorities to ensure each woman is rescued and restored with dignity and care. These women are not statistics—they are mothers, daughters, wives, and children whose lives were stolen. Our mission is to give them back their voice, their safety, and their future.

At Fishin’ Girl Nation, we will spare no expense to provide the finest care, comfort, and hope for the women we rescue. Together, we can be the voice for those who have lost theirs.

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Phase One

Phase One will involve the purchase of up to 35 acres of undeveloped land in a remote, safe, and secure location. This phase will cover all associated costs, including purchase fees, surveys, soil and ground testing, legal and insurance expenses, planning, zoning, and any other preliminary requirements typical in land acquisition. It will also include the initial stages of blueprint development for future infrastructure.

Safehouse Women-Only Programs:

  • Care: Medical care as needed, pastoral care and counseling, and women-led chapel services only from a Christian perspective.
  • Independence: Self-defense training, including boxing, karate, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We will also offer gun safety and firing training, along with archery and fishing, all within the safe and secure property.
  • Development: Job training, assistance with school and college courses, business training, and non-profit training to provide options for their future. We will also offer art and music classes.
  • Healing: A barn with at least one horse, and housed within their own smaller compound, we will have trained dogs for both safety and companionship. Women will have a garden to plant and grow flowers and their vegetables. There will also be a chicken coop.
  • Nature: A secure wooded area for natural relaxation, along with a walking trail within the fenced-in 10-acre area. Additionally, we will have a 1.3-acre pond with a walking trail and a dock during Phases 1 and 2. In Phase 3, a collapsible retaining wall will be removed to add additional pond acreage. The pond, walking trail, and dock will be well-lit with motion sensors/lighting and cameras for security.
  • Amenities: A full-time kitchen, a non-alcoholic café for coffee, tea, and specialty lattes, a gym, a massage area with a professional female massage therapist, and an area for a styling salon.

Help us reach the goal!

Fishin' Girl Nation Safehouse is a program of the Fishin' Girl Catch and Release Initiative, Inc.

We need your support to make this safehouse a reality.

Donate today to change a woman's life forever. Donations will be used to advance our mission, including the development of our safehouse project, program support, outreach/campaign marketing, women’s fishing events, and organizational sustainability. While every effort will be made to apply your gift toward the Safe House project, funds may also be directed to other approved initiatives and operational needs to
ensure the success of our overall mission. Contributions of any amount are sincerely appreciated.

All donations made to Fishin' Girl Nation Safehouse, a Florida-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, are tax-deductible under IRS guidelines. *No goods or services can be provided in exchange for donations to the nonprofit.

PHASE 1:
Acquisition of up to 35 acres, including surveys, soil and site testing, planning, zoning, legal, insurance, and realtor fees. Initial development will cover mild land clearing, property assessment, fencing (10 acres), utilities (power, water, sewage, well, electrical, internet/phone), lighting, internal gravel roads, and
site infrastructure.

Total for Phase 1: $875,000.00

Ways to Donate:

Use the DonorBox giving portal below or one of the following donation methods:

  • Checks: Fishin’ Nation Safehouse and send to the address at the bottom of the page.
  • Zelle: FishinGirlFreedom@gmail.com
  • PayPal: FishinGirlFreedom@gmail.com

(*Please note for all payment options that “Fishin” doesn’t have a “g”)

Our Executive Director & Board

Dr. Andy Sanders, the director of the Fishin’ Girl Catch and Release Initiative, Inc. is the husband of Cathy Sanders, founder and owner of Fishin’ Girl, and a respected leader and voice for women in fishing and faith-based community outreach.

Our official board is composed of two seasoned, full-time pastors; a pastor’s wife who serves as a branch manager in a local bank’s fraud unit; and a retired steel mill worker and veteran female administrator. The Sanders have known all board members for many years.

Our Director: Dr. Andy Sanders, Ed.D.

Dr. Andy Sanders and his wife, Cathy, are former ordained ministers with decades of ministry experience. They have served as Christian school teachers, youth and senior pastors, and traveling ministers in 28 states and seven countries. During their ministry, they witnessed firsthand the heartbreaking tragedies of loss, sudden deaths, and domestic violence—both physical and verbal—across all ages, social statuses, and cultures.

This foundation in pastoral care and international ministry has shaped Andy's professional career. As a former ordained pastor, Dr. Sanders has over 20 years of international book publishing experience. He holds a doctorate in education and was a former international
writer for major global media outlets.

Throughout his career, Andy has traveled extensively and worked with top U.S. publishers, global distributors and printers, prominent media companies, and one of the largest branding firms in the U.S. He has led teams that have successfully collaborated with NFL players, New York Times Best Sellers, and Amazon #1 Ranked authors, all while launching numerous emerging talents onto the global stage. With deep storyline expertise and a proven track record in multifaceted media, Andy is a former publishing consultant highly adept at project initiation and execution. His unique blend of pastoral sensitivity and publishing savvy makes him a powerful advocate for those who are victims of human trafficking.