Prax(us) was an American nonprofit organization based in Denver, Colorado, focused on anti-human trafficking efforts.
History
Prax(us) ceased operations in 2015.[1]
Organization
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Landerholm | Executive Director[1:1] | Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT), Colorado Network to End Human Trafficking (CoNEHT), Metropolitan State University of Denver |
| Stephanie Bell | Co-Director[2] | - |
| Magalie Lerman | Co-Director[2:1] | Reframe Health and Justice |
| Mary Durant | Interim Executive Director[3][4] | Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT), Colorado Human Trafficking Council |
Partners and Collaborators
Prax(us) participated in or partnered with:[5]
- Advisory Committee on Homeless Youth
- American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
- Children's Hospital Immunodeficiency Program (CHIP)
- Chinook Fund
- Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)
- Coloradans for Immigrant Rights (CFIR)
- Colorado Anti-Violence Program (CAVP)
- Colorado Collaborative
- Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC)
- Colorado Legal Services (CLS)
- Colorado Network to End Human Trafficking (CoNEHT)
- Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR)
- Denver Foundation
- Denver Street Outreach Collaboration
- Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado
- Polaris Project
- Rainbow Alley
- Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN)
- Timberline Church
- Urban Peak
- Youth HIV Advocacy Coalition
Prax(us) also received funding from the Anschutz Family Foundation.[6]
External links
A Farewell Interview With Mary Landerholm. (2019, April 16). Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking. https://web.archive.org/web/20250416185300/https://combathumantrafficking.org/blog/farewell-mary-landerholm/ ↩︎ ↩︎
Whipple, K. (2012, May 24). Prax(us)’ Magalie Lerman turns history of exploitation into outreach. Westword. https://web.archive.org/web/20250412232300/https://www.westword.com/news/prax-us-magalie-lerman-turns-history-of-exploitation-into-outreach-5874744 ↩︎ ↩︎
Mary Durant. LinkedIn. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-durant-72389412/ ↩︎
Contact Us. Prax(us). Retrieved October 18, 2015, from https://web.archive.org/web/20151018030942/http://www.praxus.org/?page_id=29 ↩︎
About. Prax(us). Retrieved December 18, 2010, from https://web.archive.org/web/20101218013846/http://www.praxus.org:80/about ↩︎
Donate. Prax(us). Retrieved July 29, 2010, from https://web.archive.org/web/20100729235909/http://www.praxus.org/donate ↩︎
