Lisa Goldblatt Grace

Lisa Goldblatt Grace is the Co-founder and former Co-Executive Director of My Life My Choice. Founded in 2002, My Life My Choice is a groundbreaking, nationally recognized initiative designed to stem the tide of the commercial sexual exploitation of adolescents. My Life My Choice offers a unique continuum of evidence-based, survivor-led services spanning service provider training, exploitation prevention programming for youth at disproportionate risk, direct services to young people impacted by commercial sexual exploitation, and policy and advocacy work. My Life My Choice’s efficacy has been demonstrated in the field and through research, serving as a model for other programs across the country. 

Ms. Goldblatt Grace has been working with marginalized young people in a variety of capacities for over thirty years. Her professional experience includes running a long-term shelter for teen parents, developing a juvenile court diversion program, and working in outpatient mental health, health promotion, and residential treatment settings. 

Ms. Goldblatt Grace regularly serves as an advisor to legislators, policy makers, funders, law enforcement, district attorneys, and non-profit organizations working in the commercial sexual exploitation, youth development, and public health fields. She is a sought-after field leader for her input on policy, program development, and fundraising, and an inspirational public speaker. 

Ms. Goldblatt Grace has served as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Office on Trafficking in Persons. She was a primary researcher on the 2007 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services national study of programs serving human trafficking victims. She currently serves as Co-chair of the MA Governor’s Council on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Human Trafficking Subcommittee on Human Trafficking, and is a member of the MA Governor’s Commission on Unaccompanied and Homeless Youth, the National Center on Child Trafficking’s Advisory Board, and Shared Hope’s National JuST Council. 

Ms. Goldblatt Grace is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and holds Master’s Degrees in both social work and public health.