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THE LATEST FROM SAVING INNOCENCE

Latest Newsletter

Read the latest Saving Innocence update here.

THE SIGNAL MAKES ITS DEBUT ON LET'S MAKE A DEAL!

WAYNE BRADY SHARES THE SIGNAL

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..

FREE TO THRIVE UPDATE

FREE TO THRIVE

Latest Newsletter

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.


Read the latest Free to Thrive update here.

San Diego DA educates parents on signs of sex traffickinG

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.

WESTCHESTER LIVING MAGAZINE PROFILE

READ THE FULL STORY HERE

THE LATEST FROM SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH

Latest Newsletter

Read the latest Safe Place for Youth (SPY) update here.

ARC 2022 Recap

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.

Celebrating 50 Years of Life Saving Services

"I feel like I can finally breathe again!"

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

Jojo's sanctuary

LATEST UPDATE

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

CHILDHELP

FOUNDER'S MESSAGE

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

REPORT CARDS ON CHILD & YOUTH SEX TRAFFICKING

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.

CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING FORUM

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.

CHECK OUT THE LATEST RAGAS NEWSLETTER

Rotary Action Group Against Slavery


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:


CLICK HERE

RAGAS is ...

  • Creating awareness: Telling Rotarians and the wider public that millions are held captive for illegal gain – MANY NEAR WHERE YOU LIVE!
  • Taking action: Supporting, working with and promoting global anti-slavery  bodies and activities through Rotary Clubs, campaigns and projects that  help protect children and adults from slavery and its consequences.

Find out more

Rotary Joins with PACT to End Human Trafficking

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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26 Seconds super bowl video

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 ©

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE FOCUSES ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING

20th-Century Slavery Was Hiding in Plain Sight

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

CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING RISKS ARE INCREASING. WHY?

National Hotline Receiving More Calls Than Ever

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. 

San Diego's Electronic Detection K9

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.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE NEWS ...

In-N-Out truck serves 'cute' mini burgers to help kids - Orange County Register 


Missing 13-year-old rescued from locked North Carolina shed - WHMI 


'Sidewalk Soldiers' work to fight sex trafficking - Spectrum News 


U.S. Attorney's Office Charges 9 Defendants with Child Exploitation Offenses in Ongoing ... 


Ventura County Child Exploitation Task Force Arrests Moorpark Man - Department of Justice 


Neighbors say 'pimps' are moving barriers used to block alleged sex workers near Oakland school


Fostering stability for victims of human trafficking at the heart of 2-day conference at 


California police chief blasts state law blamed for sparking prostitution crisis: 'Needs to be repealed 


ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA, SAN DIEGO HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE ... 


Los Angeles Official Urges City to Investigate Trafficked Homeless Youth - The Epoch Times 


48 people arrested for human trafficking in San Diego - YouTube 


Paul Hutchinson Speaking Out About His Undercover Work - Digital Journal 


48 arrests, 8 children rescued in sex trafficking operation in San Diego


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 


Media Blasé when 368 Arrested, 131 Rescued in California Sex Trafficking Operation 


Missing Pasco County, Florida girl found; 12 human trafficking suspects arrested 


Man charged with human trafficking in Utah, missing Massachusetts girl found in vehicle 


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 


Frontline Response gives human trafficking survivors a way out and a new start - CBS News 


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 


Trafficking symposium shares new data about local sex crimes | National News | kpvi.com 


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 


Countering Human Trafficking Act becomes law, growing federal efforts against trafficking ... 


WATCH commemorates January as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month 


Andrew Tate detained on human trafficking, rape charges for 30 days - ABC7 Los Angeles 


President Biden Signs legislation that codifies and expands DHS fight against human trafficking


State leaders vow reforms to crack down on sex trafficking in Florida after Sun Sentinel investigation 


California Attorney General With San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force Announce ... 


5 Arrested During San Diego County Anti-Human Trafficking Operation - The Epoch Times 


Nonprofit Seeks 75000 Men to Help End Human Trafficking


Los Angeles police announce 18 arrests in massive organized retail theft ring day after new ... - WFIN


Human trafficking victim texts father, leading to her rescue, prosecutor says - KKTV


S. Dakota AG hires missing Indigenous, trafficking positions | Ap | thederrick.com 


11 charged in St. Charles human trafficking operation - YouTube


Prostitution Reduction Operation Results in 16 Arrests in Moreno Valley - MyNewsLA.com


Holiday Season Routinely Sees Rise in Human Trafficking | Post News Group 


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


New Freedom Center exhibit aims to 'Shine Light' on human trafficking in Ohio 


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


8 Texan men arrested during Human Trafficking and Online Solicitation Operation in Midland 


It's Time to Rectify the Unconscionable Burden Placed on Sex-Trafficked Girls - JD Supra 


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 


SoCal task force arrests more than 140 in internet predators sting - Yahoo News


17-Year-Old Human Trafficking Victim Ordered To Pay Her Alleged Rapist's Family


Eight arrested in suspected human trafficking ring that may have victimized thousands: DOJ


Teenager who killed her accused rapist avoids prison time but must pay his family $150,000


Human trafficking sting results in 160 arrests, including high school teacher, Disney employee 


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 


Authorities bust family-run network trafficking women from Mexico for sex in Oxnard 


Two-thirds of Hawaii's sex trafficking victims are Native Hawaiian. Senator calls for action.


FBI rescues more than 200 trafficking victims, including 84 children, in "Operation Cross Country"


FBI: 84 minors, 141 adults rescued in national sex trafficking operation 


Colorado man arrested for human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude - Court TV 


Renee Jones Empowerment Center starts podcast aimed at helping victims of human trafficking 


People's Vanguard of Los Angeles Archives 


Tim Tebow Has Helped Rescue Thousands from Human Trafficking, Inspired by What His Father Did 


Apple should scan iPhones for child abuse images, says scanning technology inventor


Chris Smith bill to battle human trafficking overwhelmingly approved by House 


Traffic stop in Valley Mills leads to human trafficking bust - KXXV 


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


'Operation Silent Predator': 27 arrested in connection to child sex crimes investigation 


Mr. Boring and the millionaire business of clandestine human trafficking routes in Texas 


37 people arrested by police in child sex trafficking operation - FOX 10 Phoenix 


Gov. Newsom Signs Off On Reversing Loitering Law Police Used To Crack Down ... - The Daily Wire 


R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking case


Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking crimes


Video captures the moment Texans help 17-year-old girl escape sex trafficker, now the pimp will be in prison for 59 years 


Kidnapped 13-year-old girl rescued during traffic stop, Canton police say 


Texas man sentenced for sex trafficking minor he kept tethered to hotel room by phone tracker 


Wilk Urges Newsom To Veto Bill Set To Harm Victims Of Human Trafficking


Parents of Texas teenager who left Dallas Mavericks game speak out on human trafficking case

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