Our founder

Harmony Dust, MSW

Founder & Executive Director

Harmony is a nationally recognized anti-trafficking leader and lived experience expert in trauma-informed, survivor-centered care. A survivor of exploitation turned UCLA Alumna of the Year, she founded Treasures, a nonprofit serving women and girls impacted by sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Drawing from lived experience, a Master’s in Social Work, and more than two decades of fieldwork, Harmony equips survivors and trains professionals with practical, evidence-based strategies for healing and empowerment. Her advocacy has led to Congressional recognition and opportunities to train the Department of Justice, FBI, and service providers worldwide.

Harmony is the author of Scars and Stilettos and creator of the Live Free Series, a multi-volume survivor-centered curriculum helping women reclaim identity, build resilience, and pursue lasting freedom.

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Harmony’s Memoir

Scars & Stilettos

At thirteen, after being abandoned by her mother one summer and left to take care of her younger brother, Harmony becomes susceptible to a relationship that turns out to be toxic, abusive, and ultimately exploitative. She eventually finds herself working in a strip club at the age of nineteen, and her boyfriend becomes her pimp, controlling her every move and taking all of her money. Ultimately, she discovers a path to freedom and a whole new life.

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