Now that you've learned the basics, it's time to take some of this education now into ACTION!

What YOU can do RIGHT NOW to help prevent trafficking:

1. Be a friend - show support, listen without judgement, offer an ear or support, reach out to the quiet ones, have patience with rowdy or “troublemakers”, check in on your friends and on those without friends. Supporting and being THAT person to someone is one of the best way we can all prevent against trafficking.
2. Use your voice - raise awareness by sharing accurate and good content on social media, speak up, intervene when inappropriate jokes or misinformation is being shared
3. Have a conversation - talk with your kids/teens/young people in your life about sex, consent, and bodily autonomy. Normalize these conversations and give accurate information. Here's a few resources to help get you started! For kids, For girls , For kids, teens, and differently abled, For teens, young adults, and older.
4. Give what you can - Every little bit helps us hire and give to survivors of human trafficking that collaborate and help to create educational resources for prevention. If you have a talent or skill, there is always a place for you to help, so look into volunteering with us or with another organization in your area. (homeless shelter, call center, clothing/food drive, foster care, after school/summer programs, etc.)
5. Listen to and amplify survivor voices - Listening to, and not discounting, what a survivor tells you is an important part of anti-trafficking work. If someone is disclosing abuse, report it to the appropriate hotlines and authorities as soon as possible. In addition, survivors know how to help other survivors better than anyone else, therefore survivors who are comfortable leading should be at the forefront of this movement.

Hotline Numbers

National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

ChildHelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453

Domestic Abuse Hotline: 1-800-799-7233