Anti-Trafficking Newsletter
September 2019

Human Trafficking
 Task Force E-Guide

Is your organization part of a task force or are you interested in starting one in your community? Are you curious about the role of a task force or coalition in combating trafficking and protecting survivors? The Office for Victims of Crime's Trafficking Task Force E-Guide is just what you have been waiting for!

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How Individuals with Disabilities are at Risk of Human Trafficking

Whether you are a health care provider or a lay person interested in the intersection between trafficking of persons and individuals with disabilities, this webinar is for you.

Click here for access to recorded webinar
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When we make an effort to invest in ethical and fair trade products, we are using our purchasing power to support companies that care about keeping their supply chains free of forced labor.  Check out our updated Shepherd one pager on this very topic.

Learn what YOU can do!


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And don't forget to sign up for our new Facebook Group! Join us in this newly created space where we can freely share our efforts to spread awareness and fight against trafficking in parishes, schools and local communities. 

Look for us via FB
     Become a Shepherd 
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PRAYER!

 
Whether alongside action  or on its own, praying for survivors and perpetrators of human trafficking "moves mountains" in the protection of victims and the fight against forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation.  St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan shares with us their tips for launching an

Our Team
Associate Director of Anti-Trafficking

Case Monitoring Specialist 

Lisa Lungren, M.A.
National Outreach and Education Coordinator

Catholic Charities of Central Florida
In Solidarity with Survivors of Trafficking

Catholic Charities USA stands in solidarity with men, women, and minors who have been subjected to sexual commercial exploitation and/or forced labor.  Several Catholic Charities across the country assist victims to begin safely rebuilding their lives. Read how Catholic Charities of Central Florida supported one courageous survivor after she escaped from her captors:  Human Trafficking Survivor Shares Her Story. 

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Eye-Opening Statistics from the
 National Human Trafficking Hotline










Earlier this summer, Polaris announced that  human trafficking cases reported to the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline increased by 25 percent in 2018 from 2017. In total, 10,949 cases of human trafficking were reported in 2018. This is the highest amount in a single year since Polaris began operating its hotline in 2007!  Of those, 7,859 were sex trafficking cases and 1,249 labor were trafficking cases. Download the Polaris fact sheet to learn how more survivors than ever before are reaching out to request assistance and services.
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Don't Miss this Opportunity!
Thursday, September 19th - 11:00 am ET


Mark you calendars for this Thursday at 11am ET to hear from Verite, a non-profit organization that provides knowledge and tools to eliminate "the most serious labor and human rights abuses in global supply chains". Share Verite's vision of a world where people work under safe, fair, and legal conditions by learning what companies can do to effectively address and prevent cases of forced labor in their own supply chains. Yes, it is not an easy task, but it IS possible for companies to assess risk and implement good practices to address those risks. We, as consumers, can hold the private sector accountable once we are informed. 

Sign up now - Thursday is around the corner! 
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Reflection from Pope Francis 
Ethical Consumerism - A Moral Imperative



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