SACRAMENTO -
As fast as law enforcement takes young girls off the streets, they're right back on them.
"They don't make safe places for girls that wanna get out to go. They don't have any of those establishments," said "Monique," a prostitute in Sacramento.
Monique knows because she started hooking as a teen, eight years ago.
"Somebody actually forced me into it," she said.
"We do have a problem, here in Sacramento," FBI agent Minerva Shelton said.
Which is why the FBI and other officers across the country took to the streets during a three-day operation.
Two teen girls from Sacramento and Woodland, were among those found selling their bodies.
But the problem is, once they're off the streets, there's nothing in place to keep them from returning.
"There's no placement facility that that addresses that trauma, that they've endured while they're being out there," Agent Shelton said. "And I think that's the reason why they keep going back out there."
"It's a risk. It's always a risk. But I'm very smart at it. A lot of young girls out here, they're really not smart at what they do," Monique said.
Jenny Williamson wants help those young girls get out of prostitution. She heads Courage to be You, a non-profit which helps the wayward teens.
"We want them to have something that they've never had before. A permanent, safe, loving home and family," Williamson said.
With enough money raised, Courage House will sit on 50 acres and house at least 30 girls.
"If they want to go to college, we're gonna put then through college. If they want to be a dancer, we'll send them to dance school. If they want to cut hair, we'll send them to beauty school," Williamson said.
Many say, without a place to go...
"There's no chance for you. And it's very discouraging. So the girl, she really has no choice but to go back to the guy that she was with," Monique said.
"They don't make safe places for girls that wanna get out to go. They don't have any of those establishments," said "Monique," a prostitute in Sacramento.
Monique knows because she started hooking as a teen, eight years ago.
"Somebody actually forced me into it," she said.
"We do have a problem, here in Sacramento," FBI agent Minerva Shelton said.
Which is why the FBI and other officers across the country took to the streets during a three-day operation.
Two teen girls from Sacramento and Woodland, were among those found selling their bodies.
But the problem is, once they're off the streets, there's nothing in place to keep them from returning.
"There's no placement facility that that addresses that trauma, that they've endured while they're being out there," Agent Shelton said. "And I think that's the reason why they keep going back out there."
"It's a risk. It's always a risk. But I'm very smart at it. A lot of young girls out here, they're really not smart at what they do," Monique said.
Jenny Williamson wants help those young girls get out of prostitution. She heads Courage to be You, a non-profit which helps the wayward teens.
"We want them to have something that they've never had before. A permanent, safe, loving home and family," Williamson said.
With enough money raised, Courage House will sit on 50 acres and house at least 30 girls.
"If they want to go to college, we're gonna put then through college. If they want to be a dancer, we'll send them to dance school. If they want to cut hair, we'll send them to beauty school," Williamson said.
Many say, without a place to go...
"There's no chance for you. And it's very discouraging. So the girl, she really has no choice but to go back to the guy that she was with," Monique said.
