While much may come to mind when you hear the term “rescue”, it is important to know that this moment in a victim’s life does not only include the immediate removal or exit from a dangerous situation but must also include immediate access to critical services that will meet their individual needs. Increasing the availability of these resources from within …
What Is Human Trafficking Identification?
By June of 2018, the National Human Trafficking Hotline had received over 14,000 calls, with over 5,000 cases of human trafficking reported in the United States. As AWARENESS of human trafficking grows, it is critically important to know how to identify a potential case of human trafficking in your local community (or abroad) and to know what to do when …
What Is Human Trafficking Prevention?
The United States has declared January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and January 11th as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Much of the fight to eradicate human trafficking will be won by preventing it in the first place. The term prevention is heard often in the anti-trafficking field, including prevention education, awareness, demand, etc. But what does …
Businesses That Bring Freedom
As you are thinking of your holiday gift list and reflecting on your purchases from last year, you might be wondering, what if there is a way to purchase products that help people and not harm them? What if there is a way to ensure the products you buy come from someone who receives fair wages? What if you knew …
A Global Day of Giving
On Giving Tuesday in 2017, $274 million was raised for organizations by more than 2.5 million contributors. What is Giving Tuesday? #GivingTuesday is a day of global generosity that kicks off the giving season and is celebrated the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The concept was created by a team at the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact in New York City …
National Adoption Month
As of October of 2017, there were over 117,000 children in foster care waiting to be adopted and only 4,714 intercountry adoptions to the U.S. People may not know what they have to offer when it comes to adoption, but there is something EVERYONE can do. November is National Adoption Month, and a time when community members, professionals, parents, and …
Compassion Fatigue for Normal People
Compassion Fatigue You may have heard the term, but have you thought about how it impacts your daily life? Compassion fatigue used to be something that was only discussed in reference to therapists, caregivers, and aid workers. Now, it’s something that all of us are subject to. Compassion fatigue is the result of the constant exposure to the hurt and …
Knowledge is Power
Independence Day and Juneteenth are times when we pause as a nation to reflect on freedom, independence, and resilience. There are many types of modern day slavery and exploitation, including labor trafficking, debt bondage, domestic servitude, sex trafficking and others. We’ve compiled a list of some amazing organizations and resources below! Take a look at all they are doing to advance the cause of freedom. Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives | FDFI is an abolitionist organization founded by …
Natural Disasters and Human Trafficking
When you think about a natural disaster like an earthquake, tsunami, flood, or tornado, you probably picture its physical destruction. You might think of collapsed buildings, families sleeping in shelters, or survivors wading through flooded streets. However, as many who have lived through natural disasters know, the actual emergency event is only a piece of the devastation that natural disasters bring. There …
Aging Out of Foster Care
Any wise elder, self-help book, or motivational speaker will tell you that in order to succeed, you have to have a plan. You have to begin with the end in mind. But, how can you plan for a successful future when you’re not sure what the next week, month, or year will hold for you in the most fundamental areas …