Wayne Brady, host of TV's Let's Make A Deal!, talked about Human Trafficking and The Signal live on air during his January 18 show..
At Free to Thrive, we fulfill our mission of empowering human trafficking survivors by providing much needed holistic legal and support services. Because our primary purpose is delivering services, it takes a lot of people power to serve our clients. Without our dedicated staff, our clients would not have the same access to critical, life-changing legal services and resources.
At Free to Thrive, our mission, our programs and our services are not possible without our incredibly dedicated staff, we count on your continued support so that we continue this life-changing work. I hope you take a moment to get to know our dedicated Dream Team here.
Because of our services, our clients see limitless opportunities: working towards their own home or car, obtaining an education, pursuing the career of their dreams, gaining custody or increased visitation of their children. Our services allow us to accompany our clients on a truly transformative and invaluable journey.
January is National Sex Trafficking Awareness Month in the United States.
In honor of the magnitude of children and families who are harmed by the sex trafficking industry each year, DA Summer Stephan and organization One Safe Place hosted “Human Trafficking 101”, a seminar to educate parents on the signs of sex trafficking.
KUSI’s Rafer Weigel went live at the seminar to speak with DA Summer Stephan about the epidemic proportions of sex trafficking that occur in San Diego County.
Read the latest Safe Place for Youth (SPY) update here.
Learn how your financial support and your prayers LITERALLY SAVE LIVES and see how significant your involvement is as you read the summaries from 2022 by clicking here.
Sarah (name changed for confidentiality) and her three young boys traveled across the country to escape their abuser. Without the support of friends or family in California, and unaware of available resources, they became homeless. It was a big culture shock for the family of four fleeing an abusive environment from a much smaller town several states away. Because her abuser had maintained financial control over the family, Sarah did not have a rental history and her credit score was quite low. This made it more difficult for her to find an appropriate place to live. While unemployed and in emergency shelter, Sarah was referred to 1736 housing services. Her case manager, along with an employment specialist, helped Sarah to apply for permanent housing and find a job as a self-employed hair stylist. After months of searching for an apartment, Sarah was approved for a two-bedroom unit. Apartment essentials and furniture were provided as Sarah and her children had very few personal belongings. The three boys also received backpacks filled with school supplies and started the school year off with much excitement. Now, with a growing income and safe place to live, Sarah and her boys are thriving. They no longer have to worry about where they will be sleeping for the night.
“Thank you so much for everything. I feel like I can finally breathe again!”
- Sarah
If you, or anyone you know, may be experiencing domestic violence, please do not hesitate to reach out for help and support. 1736 Family Crisis Center operates five 24-hour crisis hotlines, staffed by dedicated and caring professionals who will connect you to life saving services and resources in your area.
1736 Family Crisis Center Hotline Numbers
(213) 745 - 6434
(213) 222 - 1237
(310) 370 - 5902
(310) 379 - 3620
(562) 388 - 7652
We are so grateful for all the support we have received from so many churches and organizations and look forward to continued partnerships with each of you! Heather has been back in Thailand for just over a month now and it has been packed with activity. Above was a fun reunion with our friend Helen, who used to work with us at HUG Project. She came for a visit for the first time in 3 years and we gathered as many people as possible to have dinner together. (I think it was 15 altogether!)
We delayed this update to include photos from our Building Family Dreams graduation camp! See below for more info.
November is Giving Tuesday, followed by the Christmas giving season. Please consider giving to Jojo's Sanctuary during this time so we can continue to expand our programming and help more students and families. We have experienced massive flooding in the past month, causing thousands of people to lose many of their belongings and we have been grateful for the funding to be able to support organizations working directly with those affected. Your special donations help us continue to have the ability to provide emergency assistance to people in situations such as these. As the year draws to a close, please invite your friends to join our team as financial partners or prayer partners by signing up for our newsletter at http://eepurl.com/dJCtPE
Dear Childhelp Educators & Engagers:
As board members, chapter supporters, and staffers representing Childhelp, we have so many great opportunities to teach others about this magnificent mission and inspire them to join us in the fight against child abuse.
It was a joy to be invited by Grand Canyon University’s Honors College Dean, Dr. Breanna Naegeli, to speak at the debut of the Honors College Canvas the Community Campaign. It was a chance to celebrate the past, share some of the current work we are doing, and look towards the future. It is so wonderful to be surrounded by smart, dedicated, compassionate and committed young people ready to shape the world.
We told them the story of Childhelp’s history because we were only in our early 20’s when we began this journey and wanted these bright young students to realize their own limitless potential. What starts with saving eleven children one rainy day can become the rescue of over eleven million.
After recounting the breadth of our programs and services, it was time to engage these amazing students and discover their interests. Here was the challenge: understanding the great value of blessings in disguise. So many students leave school directionless, or they have a great passion and become despondent when their dreams don’t materialize. It is crucial not to let those moments define a life.
I, Sara, shared that sometimes a dream diverged is a blessing realized; a goal reshaped into a divine calling. Just when you think your deepest prayers have not been heard, you learn that the greatest miracles are waiting right around the corner.
The Grand Canyon University slogan is “Find Your Purpose” and we cannot imagine a better purpose than service!
Read more about our amazing day here: Honors students learn of Childhelp's impact - GCU News
For the love of a child,
Sara O’Meara Yvonne Fedderson
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Co-Founder, Vice Chairman & President
Introducing Shared Hope International’s inaugural Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking!
These new report cards are graded under an advanced legislative framework, taking Shared Hope’s State Report Cards project to the next stage in fighting sex trafficking and protecting victims!
With the inaugural Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking, we are seeing a similar beginning point as 2011—most states are failing. But we’ve been here before and know that states will make positive change! Through grassroots mobilization, advocacy, technical assistance, and consistent collaboration, we know that the next ten years will be just as impactful.
For more information, please click here.
On October 19, 2021, the Las Vegas Summerlin Rotary Club sponsored the Child Sex Trafficking: Are Your Kids at Risk? Grassroots Forum. The panelists were: Lt. Bill Matchko, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department VicSex Traffickine &g Investigations Section; Judge William Voy, Clark County Specialty Court for Sexually Exploited Youth; Kathleen Khal, Director, HUB - affiliated with Hope Church; and Dr. Christina Vela, CEO, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children.
Follow this link to view the October 19 forum. It is about 90 minutes. The forum was the opening story of Channel 8's 11 p.m. news. A story on the Forum also appeared on News Break.
Las Vegas Summerlin Rotary Club and District 5300 is partnering to extend our grassroots a campaign into the Southern California area of the district. The club has been closely working with DG-elect Roger Gutiérrez and PDG Tom Novotny on the project.
The forum was the opening salvo for our grasssroots movement and creates a model for other clubs in the district to follow. Some clubs have already taken steps to move forward on addressing child sex trafficking in their communities and others are waiting in the wings.
RAGAS (Rotary Action Group Against Slavery) looks to provide information aboutt, and promote ways for you to engage and support anti-slavery and human trafficking projects, programs and campaigns.
Check out the latest RAGAS newsletter:
Rick Naylor, Executive Director of PACT and Karen Walkowski, President of Rotary Club to End Human Trafficking (RCEHT) an international club, announced a strategic partnership to further the mission to end human trafficking across the globe. “The partnership with PACT is precisely what our mission was centered on: prevention through education and advocacy to students of all ages,” Walkowski stated.
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Check out the 26 Seconds video filmed in conjunction with Super Bowl LII!
Directed and Produced by: Kelly Galindo; Supervising Editors: Mark Wilcken, Three-time Emmy Award Winner & Scott Arundale, Lead Editor for 26 Seconds Documentary Short Editor: Ariel Becker Cinematographer: Alberto De Coste Calla and Ben Lew Music by: Shanti Re' and Kelly Galindo KellyGalindoProductions LLC ©
Rotchana Cheunchujit was in bed when it happened. “We’re here to help you,” said someone in Thai.
Then she heard the axe. Federal agents broke down the front door, then stormed in. Soon, she was out on the sidewalk with her roommates, dazed.
“We were in shock,” she says. “We didn’t know what was going on.” Hours later, Cheunchujit would be taken to jail. But in reality, she had just been set free.
Cheunchujit and 71 others were modern-day slaves in El Monte, California, held captive in a compound of apartment buildings that served as a garment factory. The workers there had been lured to the United States from Thailand by captors who tempted them with promises of money and prosperity, then forced them to toil around the clock to “earn” their freedom. On August 2, 1995, federal agents, aided by local police, state officials and the Thai Community Development Center, raided the Los Angeles-area complex. The conditions they discovered were horrifying—and the workers’ ordeal went on to inspire local and federal anti-trafficking laws and garment industry reforms.
READ THE FULL SMITHSONIAN STORY HERE
The USA National Hotline – 1 (888) 373-7888 – as operated by Polaris, has reported that it is receiving an extremely high number of calls related to child sex trafficking. Because of this, callers with tips or victims calling for help, are experiencing a longer wait time when calling. Polaris is doing its best to keep up with the calls, but the volume of calls they are receiving is unprecedented in the United States.
There has been a lot of inaccurate information about child sex trafficking posted on social media here in the USA. These social media posts are making it all the more difficult for those of us who are trying to educate the public on trafficking and modern slavery. To help address this, please check out this editorial: Child Sex Trafficking Risks are Increasing because of Covid-19. Why?. Also when you tap the link, you will see a five-minute video produced by U.S. Homeland Security regarding why it takes so long and is so difficult for prosecutors to bring traffickers to justice.
There's a new detective in town and she works for a task force that protects children from online predators.
Meet Willow, the first Electronic Detection Dog in Southern California working alongside law enforcement.
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48 people arrested for human trafficking in San Diego - YouTube
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District Attorney Gascón Announces Plan to Expand Specialized Prosecution of Sex Crimes ...
Cubans respond with zeal to new U.S. migration policy - Los Angeles Times
Missing girl found in basement of convicted sex offender on probation, officials say - WSAZ
Suspected prostitution ring moves into CA neighborhood outside Catholic school - Yahoo News
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Missing Pasco County, Florida girl found; 12 human trafficking suspects arrested
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Missing Arizona girl found in basement of convicted Utah sex offender - FOX 10 Phoenix
California anti-human trafficking operation nets 368 arrests - FOX 11 Los Angeles
Survivor, advocates bring awareness to human trafficking prevention in Arizona
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Survivor, Washington lawmaker working together to reduce forced labor - YouTube
Pomona event to raise awareness about human trafficking - Daily Bulletin
Hawaii's 'Imua Alliance' introducing bills to provide more resources to human trafficking survivors
What is human trafficking, Underground New England forum at East Longmeadow High School
Las Vegas is a hotspot for human trafficking, here's how to spot signs - Yahoo News
Lewiston vigil remembers lives lost to human trafficking - YouTube
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Romania searches 7 homes in connection with Andrew Tate sex trafficking case
Man pleads not guilty to human trafficking charge - KGET.com
Crackdown on human trafficking underway - Yahoo News
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5 Arrested During San Diego County Anti-Human Trafficking Operation - The Epoch Times
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S. Dakota AG hires missing Indigenous, trafficking positions | Ap | thederrick.com
11 charged in St. Charles human trafficking operation - YouTube
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The Bridge 2 Home working to meet housing need for child sex trafficking victims in S.C.
30 arrested in San Diego human trafficking operation
Iowa Teen Who Killed Rapist Escapes From Probation Center - NBC Los Angeles
Children of One Planet hosts Dance for Hope gala
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16 suspects arrested in Arizona child sex crimes operation - FOX 10 Phoenix
Inquiry calls for new offence in England and Wales of failing to report child abuse
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In-N-Out heiress Lynsi Snyder's mission to fight addiction, human trafficking
In-N-Out Burger joins fight against addiction, human trafficking - YouTube
FBI names Akil Davis to lead Phoenix bureau - AZCentral
DASO recovers nearly 200 individuals trafficked and held against their will - YouTube
FBI honors Yellowstone County Area Human Trafficking Task Force - Yahoo News
Nevada Gaming Commission bans sex-crime trafficker from Nevada casinos | Las Vegas Review-Journal
Central Coast residency program to train future doctors in caring for human trafficking victims
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Teenager who killed her accused rapist avoids prison time but must pay his family $150,000
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8 arrested in suspected trafficking ring that may have victimized thousands: DOJ - ABC7
Texas bar with alleged link to organized crime shut down - San Antonio Express-News
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FBI rescues more than 200 trafficking victims, including 84 children, in "Operation Cross Country"
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Colorado man arrested for human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude - Court TV
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California Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Sex Trafficking of a Minor | USAO-AZ
From Industrial-Scale Scam Centers, Trafficking Victims Are Being Forced to Steal Billions - VICE
San Jose man to face trial in Santa Cruz child drug, sex trafficking case - The Mercury News
British Olympic Superstar Mo Farah Reveals He Was Trafficked As A Child
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37 people arrested by police in child sex trafficking operation - FOX 10 Phoenix
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