2012 Trafficking In Persons Final Report.pdf - NCJTC Home
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Love146<br />
www.love146.org<br />
This nonprofit organization is dedicated to abolishing child sexual slavery and<br />
exploitation. They are also committed to rehabilitating and restoring survivors of slavery.<br />
The organization started officially in 2004 as a Public Charity with the name Justice for<br />
Children <strong>In</strong>tl but changed its name in 2007. Founded by Rob Morris, Desirea Rodgers,<br />
Lamont Hieberg, and Caroline Hahm after witnessing sexual slavery of minors in South<br />
East Asia, the organization now conducts research on prevention and recovery. The<br />
website features a global map displaying efforts at Prevention at Aftercare, the twopronged<br />
approach Love146 adopts to combat trafficking.<br />
NightLight<br />
http://nightlightinternational.com<br />
NightLight <strong>In</strong>ternational is an organization with offices in the U.S. and Thailand,<br />
working as a nonprofit enterprise and business. It features a store that benefits<br />
rehabilitated victims. <strong>In</strong> the U.S., the organization partners with several sectors, including<br />
churches, law enforcement, and social service organizations to promote advocacy and<br />
training. <strong>In</strong> Atlanta, the organization helps persons in the sex industry to leave safely.<br />
Polaris Project<br />
www.polarisproject.org<br />
Since 2002, Polaris Project has been at the forefront of identifying trafficking, victim<br />
rehabilitation, and lobbying for better legal norms. The organization is based in D.C. and<br />
offers clinical social services to victims; operates a 24-hour national human trafficking<br />
hotline; coordinates public outreach campaigns using media and grassroots activism;<br />
collaborates with global anti-trafficking partners; advocates for better state and federal<br />
policy; trains future anti-trafficking practitioners; hosts a fellowship program for future<br />
leaders in the field; and runs campaigns targeting criminal trafficking networks and other<br />
organizations that support trafficking. Their survivor services include: comprehensive<br />
case management; crisis response; transitional housing; job training; therapy; a drop-in<br />
center; and outreach and victim identification. The website features an interactive map of<br />
the U.S. with state-by-state information on organizations, hotline call statistics,<br />
publications, and legislation. Manuals for law enforcement officials, maps of US task<br />
forces, and outreach and awareness materials are among the many resources available at<br />
their site.<br />
Safe Horizon Anti-<strong>Trafficking</strong> Program<br />
http://www.safehorizon.org/index/what-we-do-2/anti-trafficking-program-13.html<br />
Safe Horizon is a nonprofit organization that works on domestic violence, rape and<br />
sexual assault, child abuse, stalking, anti-trafficking, youth assistance, counseling, and<br />
advocacy. The Anti-<strong>Trafficking</strong> Program, starting in 2001, provides services to victims of<br />
both labor and sex trafficking through case management and educational and vocational<br />
training. It was initially ―designated as the national training and technical assistance<br />
provider for the U.S. Department of Justice trafficking service provider grantees.‖ It<br />
offers training and education programs, community outreach guidance, and convenes a<br />
NYC Anti-<strong>Trafficking</strong> Network.<br />
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