Get a group together and host a Human Trafficking 101 watch party and discussion

Start your journey by watching this Human Trafficking 101 video to learn more about the scope of the problem. This video is the first step in becoming a part of the solution to eradicate this injustice from our communities. Before you take action, we encourage you to stop, listen to survivors, and learn about the work that is already taking place by trained professionals to fight human trafficking. After you watch the HT101 video, we invite you to follow the action steps below to engage in partnership with organizations in the community eager to change the course of history, ​one person at a time.
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*This video does not equip you to work directly with victims or survivors of trafficking. If you or your church are looking into working with direct services, please contact cat@churchesagainsttrafficking.com to be connected to trauma informed training.

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Not in San Diego? Watch the Office for Victim of Crimes' online training for Human Trafficking here under the "Crimes" category.
​Choose an area that sparks your interest and invite friends to join you in these action steps:
Deeper learning

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Support for vulnerable youth experiencing homelessness and foster care

  • Inform yourself and share the Protocol for Safe & Affirming Care Improving the Lives of LGBTQ+ Youth ​
  • Read about the challenges of Aging Out of foster care 
  • Learn about homeless youth and trafficking: World Without Exploitation webinar - No Shelter in Place: Sexploitation of homeless youth and their increased vulnerabilities during the COVID-19 crisis with:  Jayne Bigelson (Covenant House New York)
  • Volunteer at North County Lifeline’s LifeSpring drop-in center for former foster youth, at-risk youth, and youth experiencing homelessness. Provide a welcoming and warm environment to show young people around the facility and connect them to basic needs and resources. 
  • Donate supplies to local drop-in and emergency centers for youth including LifeSpring (contact LifeSpring Program Manager) and San Diego Youth Services. Examples of requested items include Sleeping bags, tents, blankets, clothing, shoes, hygiene bags, gift cards to fast food places and walmart, backpacks and duffle bags.
  • Volunteer with San Diego Youth Services foster support program by helping with parent trainings, supervising children, assisting with seasonal events, transportation, and community outreach.
  • Contribute meals to San Diego Youth Services “Food Group” for youth experiencing homelessness and volunteer for special projects in the youth emergency shelter
Yadira and Angel share their story of when they called on Safe Families for Children in their moment of need.
  • Intervene early in a child’s life by preventing the vulnerabilities that lead to recruitment into human trafficking. Explore becoming a Safe Families Church. Safe Families for Children mobilizes families to provide short term hostings to children whose families are experiencing crises. Designed to positively impact and support at-risk families, Safe Families for Children is a non-coercive alternative to the state child welfare system, allowing parents to work out their problems without having to worry about losing their children. SFFC is a collaborative effort bringing together a network of churches, ministries, and social service providers for a common goal- to reunite children with their biological parent(s) in a home that is more stable and healthy.
  • Everyone can do something to serve in Safe Families for Children:
    • Host Family- Open your home to provide a safe, loving place for a child to stay while the parents address the issues that have brought instability to their lives.
    • Family Friend-  Wrap host families with burden bearing love through tangible support (meals, transportation, clothing, etc.) while they are opening their homes.
    • Champion- SFFC is possible only through the generous donations of the local community.
  • If you are interested in learning more, please email Missy Bell (missy-bell@olivecrest.org).

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​Sponsor an organization that works directly with victims
Develop a relationship with a local victim services organization. Sign up for the CAT newsletter and commit to praying for this organization and meeting the tangible needs that come up. Check out their volunteer pages and commit to serving regularly with a small group of friends. Here are some wonderful organizations in San Diego to look into:

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Connect prevention curriculum to schools or youth groups in your area

Preview of kNOw MORE! Curriculum

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Massage Establishment Outreach

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​Address porn and demand

  • FightTheNewDrug.org offers lots of ways to stand up, including forming a club, building the “Porn Kills Love” movement and more
  • Community Q&A: Men's roles in ending sexual exploitation with Yusef Miller and Todd Forester, hosted by i-5 Freedom Network
  • Get connected with “A Bunch of Guys” Group

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Toolkits for parents
Enable parents to talk about porn, media, and screen time with their kids.

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Training for your profession 

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Advocate
Take action by contacting your local representatives, starting a petition, advocating for legislation or sending messages to elected officials. ​

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Buy Fair Trade, Second Hand and/or Direct
​When we only buy cheap goods we can end up supporting traffickers who exploit people for their labor. Learn more about trafficking in our supply chains and how you can be a conscious consumer.

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Launch an Anti-Trafficking Ministry at your church
The Faith Community is the answer to preventing Human Trafficking. Hear from Susan Patterson with the National Faith Coalition Against Human Trafficking on how to set up your anti-human trafficking ministry to win. Learn more about creating a dynamic Human Trafficking Ministry at https://throughgodsgrace.com/. You can find training videos, interviews with experts, etc. at the Winning the Fight Against Human Trafficking channel: Winning the Fight Against Human Trafficking - YouTube 

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Hos​t a watch party for STOLEN Documentary series

Introduction from Monica Dean, News Anchor, NBC

Watch all seven episodes for free and see more content at NBC San Diego.

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Provide Emergency Shelter for a victim of human trafficking
  • Safe Shelter Collaborative connects domestic violence, human trafficking and sexual assault service and shelter providers with a virtual platform to help those partners quickly and easily secure emergency shelter.
  • Safe Shelter Collaborative recently launched in San Diego County- Read the District Attorney’s press release
  • Find out more background about Safe Shelter Collaborative and how you can help
  • Download the Safe Night app to receive a notification when a victim of sexual violence needs temporary shelter. 
  • Watch this video to see how Safe Night works​

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