Step 1: Learn

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• Get a small group together to respond to trafficking, encourage your pastor to do a series on justice, or attend a CAT meeting to hear what other churches are doing…

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• Get a group together and host a Human Trafficking 101 watch party and discussion 
  *HT101 Introduction Video Coming Soon

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Step 2: Take Action

​Choose an area that sparks your interest and invite friends to join you in these action steps:

Deeper learning

• Join the Justice U Challenge
• 10 Things You Can Do to End Human Trafficking
• Read How You Can Fight Human Trafficking: Over 100 Ways To Make a Difference

Support for vulnerable youth experiencing homelessness and foster care

• Explore becoming a Safe Families Church or supporting foster families through Safe Families
• 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 Bigelsen (Covenant House New York)

​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:

• Alabaster Jar Project
• Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition
• California Against Slavery
• Children of the Immaculate Heart
• Generate Hope
• Hidden Treasures
• Mary's Guest House​​
• North County Lifeline Project Life
• Refuge for Women
• Salvation Army Door of Hope
• San Diego Youth Services/STARS

• Shining Stars
• Sisters of the Streets
• The Well Path
• North County Lifeline Project Life
• Refuge for Women
• Salvation Army Door of Hope
• San Diego Youth Services/STARS
• Shining Stars
• Sisters of the Streets
• The Well Path

Connect prevention curriculum to schools or youth groups in your area

• ​Bring kNOw MORE Prevention Curriculum to a school near you
  
• See resources from San Diego Prevention Collective and share this graphic on how to keep your children safe online during COVID-19

Massage Establishment Outreach

• ​Read about trafficking in massage establishments and how law enforcement is trying to address this problem
  
• Volunteer with Yusef Miller in massage establishment outreach to ensure these businesses have the required anti-human trafficking poster displayed

​Address porn and demand

• Explore the tactics and resources on the National Center on Sexual Exploitation Demand Forum
• Share the World Without Exploitation webinar - Man to Man: Promoting healthy masculinity and ending men's violence with: Jimmie Briggs (Man Up Campaign), Peter Qualliotine (Modeling Equality) 
• Share the World Without Exploitation webinar - Why We Must Address Demand to End Trafficking with: Valiant Richey (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) ​

• 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
• A Bunch of Guys Group

Toolkits for parents

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

• Learn more from the World Without Exploitation webinar - Growing Up in a Porn Culture: Social, emotional, and cognitive impact on youth with: Dr. Gail Dines (Culture Reframed) 
• Culture Reframed toolkit
• ​Understand how to keep youth safe from the dangers of human trafficking online with this North County Lifeline Webinar
• Download an Internet Safety Guide by Shared Hope International

Training for your profession 

• California Against Slavery has collected trainings for healthcare, hospitality, schools, transportation, the workforce, and faith based organizations
• Free to Thrive offers trainings for lawyers, law enforcement and becoming Trauma-Informed in any field
• Hands that Heal: International Curriculum to Train Caregivers of Trafficking Survivors
• HEAL Trafficking: Healthcare Protocol Toolkit
• JusticeU: Human Trafficking Awareness for Healthcare Professionals
• SOAR training
  • Health care providers
  • Social workers
  • Public health professionals
  • Behavioral health professionals
• Through God’s Grace has compiled a list of training opportunities and suggestions for a variety of professions. 

Advocate

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

• Go to polarisproject.org/action to get started
• ​See how you can support the current advocacy efforts of the Freedom Network USA
• Educate yourself about the proposed legislative models and legislation updates from California Against Slavery

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. 
  • Rate and understand the products you buy with at Free2Work.org and GoodGuide.com
• Learn how many slaves are impacted by your purchases and how to contact suppliers and businesses at SlaveryFootprint.org

Launch an Anti-Trafficking Ministry at your church

• Host a Freedom Sunday, Bible Study or prayer gathering
• Faith Alliance Against Slavery and Trafficking Church toolkits
• Engage Together (an initiative of the Alliance for Freedom, Restoration & Justice, Inc.) Church Toolkits