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Many individuals and groups making an attempt to fight human trafficking spend enormous time, energy and resources keeping their name in the news, endlessly raising money, giving frequent speeches at conferences, organizing concerts, and rubbing shoulders with celebrities.
While this gives everyone involved the feeling that they are doing some good, its real effectiveness in saving and restoring lives is questionable. Staying busy, going to meetings, stuffing your bank account, getting attention, and criticizing the work of others may feel like you’re actually doing something, but it just isn’t.
The only way to save victims is to go where they are and make the sacrifices necessary to walk with them into a new life. This is a daily struggle that never ends. Done correctly, it will help countless survivors make a new life for themselves. However, it will change you in ways that you cannot imagine. For many, it is a price that is too high to pay. That’s why their work remains focused on a safer path. They know the truth. And the truth is that to rescue victims of human trafficking, you have to get your hands dirty. It is an ugly and dark world that holds them captive – and the only way to pull them out is to put yourself in that world with them.
Yes, it’s easier to get pumped up and go to an anti-human trafficking concert, or post a blog, or make a speech, or get in front of a camera – but it doesn’t work.
It’s harder to take someone’s hand and walk through the fire with them; and then stay with them as they struggle to build a new life every day.
So, you have a choice. What does “joining the fight” against human trafficking mean to you? If it means sending out messages on your Facebook page, working at another fundraising event, “raising awareness,” saying you are “outraged,” or otherwise following the pact and pushing along the same, inaccurate myths about this issue – then there are many organizations, churches, professors, celebrities, and wannabes who will be happy to have you on board.
However, if you really want to fight – if you truly want to save lives that are in peril right now - then these are the people who need you . . . |
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Hookers for Jesus
Hookers for Jesus is a Christian Ministry effectively addressing the realities of human sex trafficking, sexual violence, and exploitation linked to prostitution, pornography and the sex industry. They reach out to children/teens/women who need assistance/escape from sex slavery. Their urban ministry outreach, community awareness, and transitional housing program, The Destiny House, is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
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The Salvation Army Promise Program
In 2004, The Salvation Army developed the PROMISE model (Partnership to Rescue our Minors from Sexual Exploitation) to combat the sexual trafficking of our children. In January of 2005, the PROMISE model was launched in Chicago. The model includes the formation of a task force which engages in initiating the four main provisions of PROMISE. The provisions are: Awareness, Prevention, Intervention, and Service Delivery. |
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Ricky Martin Foundation
Long before most of us heard of the the term 'human trafficking,' singer Ricky Martin was already in the fight. The Ricky Martin Foundation advocates for the well being of children around the globe in critical areas such as social justice, education and health. Our principal project People for Children condemns child exploitation as a consequence of human trafficking and modern day slavery. |
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Courtney’s House
Giving Child Survivors the Keys to Freedom.
Providing a safe space and loving home environment - in a therapeutic and emotionally healing atmosphere - for domestic sex trafficked girls between the ages of 12 and 18 years while working to end domestic sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of all children. |
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Restavek Freedom
Help the Children of Haiti Find Hope. Working to end child slavery in Haiti while giving hope, freedom, education, to enslaved restavek children. |
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Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking
Improving and providing outreach and services to victims of human trafficking while developing support programs, networking, coalition building, training, service delivery and referrals to victims in need. |
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Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition (BSCC)
An alliance of over 60 government and nonprofit agencies in the United States and Latin America that is convened in and along the U.S.-Mexico Border Region to combat slavery and human trafficking. |
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Dubai Foundation For Women and Children
Providing a helpline, emergency shelter, and support services to women and children human trafficking victims. Established by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, DFWAC aims to protect physically, sexually, and emotionally abused women and children, prevent ongoing abuse and the escalation of violence, and promote social awareness through education and outreach. |
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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s prevents child abduction and sexual exploitation; helps find missing children; and assists victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them. |
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Veronica's Voice
Founded by Kristy Childs, a survivor of commercial sexual exploitation, trauma and drug addiction, Veronica's Voice connects with American victims of commercial sexual exploitation of all ages, to encourage, educate and empower them to make lifestyle changes which lead to recovery of their mind, body and spirit. They provide resources to help clients with options to assist them in leaving a life of prostitution, sexual exploitation, drug addiction and violence, and to transition into new lives free from abuse. Survivors direct the programs and work with the clients at the Veronica's Voice SAFE Center. |
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