About Harmony Dust

Harmony Dust is the founder and Executive Director of Treasures Ministries, a Los Angeles, CA, based nonprofit organization [outreach and support group] for women in the sex industry.

As a child, Harmony was sexually abused and raped by multiple people. She ended up in a group home at age 17, where she first encountered social workers and began to dream about one day making a difference in peoples’ lives. She discovered, however, that despite her dreams, the abuse and pain from her past continued to hold her captive. She found herself walking straight from a troubled adolescence into an adulthood entrenched with dysfunctional relationships and a life inside the walls of a strip club working as an exotic dancer. She continued down this path for several years, until committing herself to a journey of healing that radically changed her life.

While completing a Master’s Degree in Social Work at UCLA, Harmony founded Treasures as a dream born from a broken past and a heart healed by the love of God.  Each month, Harmony and a team of dedicated volunteers visit strip clubs in the greater Los Angeles area to give gift bags to the women inside the clubs. The mission of Treasures’ is to empower women to make healthy life choices, the foundation of which lies in encouraging them to discover their value and purpose. The gifts represent the heart of this organization, sending the message to each woman, “You are loved!” Harmony is truly passionate about seeing women’s hearts and lives revolutionized by a relationship with God and a revelation of their true worth in Him. She also has a passion for seeing the house of God be a place where hurting and broken people are met with open arms and offered a safe haven for their healing and restoration.

Harmony holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology (2000) and a Master’s Degree in Social Welfare (2005) from UCLA. She was a case manager for the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services, where she helped families whose lives had been impacted by issues such as sexual and physical abuse, neglect, and drug and alcohol dependency. To honor her contribution, the National Association of Social Workers California Chapter presented her with the “Outstanding Youth Social Worker of the Year” award for 2006.

She has been featured in various media sources, including Glamour Magazine, 700 Club, Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew and The Tyra Banks Show. She is a sought after speaker and her memoir, Scars and Stilettos has been released by Lion Hudson.