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888-373-7888 is a telephone number that is used by the National Human Trafficking Hotline, a service provided by the Polaris Project. The National Human Trafficking Hotline is a confidential and anonymous hotline that provides support, information, and assistance to individuals who have experienced human trafficking or who are at risk of being trafficked.
The hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and it can be accessed by calling the number or by using the online chat or text message service. The National Human Trafficking Hotline is a valuable resource for individuals who are seeking help and support, and it can connect them to a range of services and organizations that can provide assistance.
Terry Florence is on of 11 men indicted in a trafficking ring uncovered after a missing 17-year-old Missouri girl was rescued in a US Marshals operation in Atlanta. ATLANTA — As the Attorney General‘s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit continues to get indictments on suspects accused of buying and selling victims for sex across metro Atlanta,…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — This week, July 23 through July 29, is Human Trafficking Awareness Week. Hamilton County and local groups are participating in the Red Sand Project to bring awareness to the crime that enslaves and exploits men and women of all ages, including children. Courtesy of RedSandProject.org A Red Sand Project event…
Contact: Joseph Newell Bébé Rayborn (Photo by Grace Cockrell) STARKVILLE, Miss.—“Barbie” movie extra. International magazine and runway model. World traveler. Communication and philosophy student at Mississippi State University. All of these descriptors of Bébé Rayborn may be important to her, but the one goal she is currently immersing herself in to personally complete is one…
Do you know what human trafficking looks like? Myths and misconceptions make the crime difficult to spot. Human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Every year, millions of men, women, and children are trafficked worldwide – including right here in the United…
Named after the North Star, an historical symbol of freedom, Polaris leads a survivor-centered, data-informed, and justice and equity-driven movement to end human trafficking. Since 2007, Polaris has operated the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline, connecting victims and survivors to support and services, and helping communities hold traffickers accountable. Eliminating human trafficking is a challenge…
COLUMBIA – South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) and S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a partnership to support the creation of educational resources around the topic of human trafficking. TraffickProofSC, a statewide prevention education initiative of the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, will highlight the importance of educating young people and their…
The first few times she made the call, Aubree Alles hung up without saying a word. She learned the number for the National Human Trafficking Hotline sometime in the decade she calls “hell” — the years she was sold for sex by a woman who had promised her friendship and a place to stay. From…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – For a problem that is growing in prevalence in Kentucky and across the country, there is still a lot that is misunderstood about human trafficking. “Folks literally think of the movie ‘Taken’ when they think about trafficking,” said Jani Lewis, executive director of Natalie’s Sisters, a faith-based nonprofit organization that serves…
Watch video here. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The building along North Limestone that is now home to the Natalie’s Sisters drop-in center was once a known drug house. “People would come here for their fix,” said Jani Lewis, executive director of Natalie’s Sisters. “Now they come for a different kind of fix.” As part of…
Editor’s note: I just returned from northern California (6/2023), speaking with experts with ties into the situation with legal growers. Human trafficking is happening in legal and illegal cannabis farms. TRINITY COUNTY, Calif. — If you buy weed illegally, you unwittingly could be supporting Mexican cartels and other criminal syndicates that lure workers to farms…
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