We need your partnership!
 We believe that the Church is critical in the work to end human trafficking in our region. The mission of Churches Against Trafficking is to equip San Diego churches so that each congregation can find their unique place in this effort. We know that looks different for each church, and we are here to help congregations find their places.

For the past few years we have been gathering every other month at Mission Church of the Nazarene. At these meetings we share our efforts, make new contacts and hear from experts so that together we can grow in our understanding of how trafficking impacts our region, and learn what we need to do to stop it! This effort has been led by the Center for Justice & Reconciliation (CJR) at Point Loma Nazarene University, under the leadership of Dr. Jamie Gates and Michelle Shoemaker.

We are in a season of discerning at the CJR how to best move forward with Churches Against Trafficking. We remain committed to all of our anti-trafficking efforts, and we want to be a resource to churches across our region. Both Michelle and Jamie have stepped away from leading C.A.T. We are grateful for their faithful leadership of C.A.T. and we are hopeful that this season will bring us new leaders to join with the CJR to lead Churches Against Trafficking.

If you or your church leadership are interested in getting more involved with C.A.T. I would love to hear from you! We have some ideas about how to move forward, but we'd love to be in conversation with you. Please reach out so that we can talk.
Together in hope,
Kim Berry Jones
Interim Director, Center for Justice & Reconciliation at PLNU
kimberryjones@pointloma.edu
(619) 849-3224

​Mark Your Calendars 
April 15, 2020 Human Trafficking 101 with Charisma De Los Reyes

These days we hear about human trafficking, but what is it really? Where is it happening? Who does it happen to? What can I really do about it? 

Join us to hear from Charisma De Los Reyes, PLNU alum, adjunct professor, and leader in our region working to protect children from exploitation. We will also hear about human trafficking in San Diego from experts Jessica Kim and Keelin Washington as we learn more about how it happens in our community and how each one of us, armed with knowledge, can find our unique place in the fight to end it.

Join us Wednesday, April 15th 2020 6:30-8:30pm for an interactive online webinar about human trafficking in San Diego! This event will be live streamed in a webinar format so you can join us from home. RSVP on Facebook for updates on how to log on to the webinar or email RyanaContreras@pointloma.edu to RSVP.

May 2020 at Journey Community Church - Human Trafficking Awareness event - Details coming soon
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Church Resources
The following Christian Organizations offer "Church Toolkits" that include: bible study curriculum for all ages, prayer vigil guides, creative ideas and strategies for engaging churches in the movement against Human Trafficking:
www.FAASTInternational.org (Faith Alliance Against Slavery and Trafficking).
www.engagetogether.com Engage Together (an initiative of the Alliance for Freedom, Restoration & Justice, Inc.)
www.abolishhumantrafficking.com San Diego Community HT Calendar of events and resources from Point Loma Nazarene University's Center for Justice & Reconciliation.

Organizations We Believe in ... Get Involved!
The following organizations are non-profit victims service agencies that directly help the victims of human trafficking through counseling, shelter, education and various other services necessary to transform a survivor into a "thriver."  Do you have time for volunteering? Mentoring? Extra resources or finances to give? Do you know of someone who does? Each of the below organizations are hard at work creating safe havens for the victims; accompanying them on the long, complicated path of restoration.  And, each of these organizations could use your help.  Learn more by clicking on their links:
-- Alabaster Jar Project
-- Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition
-- California Against Slavery
-- Children of the Immaculate Heart
-- Generate Hope
-- North County Lifeline
-- Salvation Army Door of Hope
-- Shining Stars
-- San Diego Youth Services/STARS
-- Mary's Guest House