Human Trafficking/Sexual Exploitation

We each have an idea of what Human Trafficking looks like, whether it is from movies or the media, but that is often sensationalized to represent the extreme. One of our goals is to present the complex realities of sexual exploitation at the simplest level, what can happen in any neighborhood, any school, any home.

Follow our Roadmap for a step by step guide you can work through at your own pace to get started!

Human trafficking is a criminal activity in which people profit from the control and exploitation of others.

There is an estimated 40.3 million * active victims of human trafficking, worldwide.

-International Labor Org.

*30.2 million adults and 10.1 million children

LEARN - TAKE ACTION

The information below will give you a strong foundation on this issue.

  1. IAmOnWatch.org
    This survivor-led training is designed to empower you to spot, report, and prevent sex trafficking where you live, work, and play. Through true survivor experiences, industry experts explain the key indicators of trafficking, as well as how you can support a survivor’s path to freedom.

  2. PolarisProject.org
    Move past basic awareness and cultivate a deeper understanding of Human Trafficking.

  3. IJM.org

    International Justice Mission - Under Our Work go to Stories of Rescue and explore the different types of violence against those experiencing poverty.

  4. Last, But Not Least!
    Add The National Human Trafficking Hotline (888-373-7888) to your phone. If you have this number already, invite someone to add it to their contacts!

LOCAL PARTNERS

If you or anyone you know is a victim of human trafficking, our partners can help.

Call or text the human trafficking hotline for emergency help at anytime.

1 (888) 373-7888

233733 (Text "HELP" or "INFO")

  • RICHMOND, VA - Safe Harbor provides the support that survivors of violence and human trafficking need.

  • VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - Since 1984, Samaritan House has provided emergency and permanent housing, support services and community outreach to victims of violence and homelessness in the Hampton Roads region. They own and operate 14 emergency safe houses for individuals and families fleeing violence and those at risk of losing their homes.

    Samaritan House utilizes a holistic approach to meet the needs of those in crisis. SH offers support through case management, counseling, victim advocacy, nutrition assistance, transportation, access to medical care and vocational training. Their children’s program works with youth to establish healthy relationships, build self-confidence and break the cycles of violence.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Exodus Cry
Exodus Cry is committed to abolishing sex trafficking and breaking the cycle of commercial sexual exploitation while assisting and empowering its victims. Their international work involves uprooting the underlying causes in our culture that allow the industry of sexual exploitation to thrive and helping those who have been sexually exploited.

International Justice Mission
International Justice Mission is an international, non-governmental 501c3 organization focused on human rights, law and law enforcement. Founded in 1997 by lawyer Gary Haugen of the United States, it is based in Washington, D.C. International Justice Mission has 17 field offices in Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and five partner offices in North America, Europe and Australia. All IJM employees are required to be practicing Christians; 94% are nationals of the countries they work in.

Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign
The Blue Campaign is the unified voice for efforts to combat human trafficking. Working in collaboration with law enforcement, government, non-governmental and private organizations, the Blue Campaign is working to end human trafficking.

Polaris Project
Polaris is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent modern-day slavery and human trafficking. For the past 10 years, Polaris has run the National Human Trafficking Hotline, working on some 40,000 cases of trafficking. From that foundation the organization has built out one of the largest data sets on human trafficking in the United States.