Organizations Fighting Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor.  

There are a number of incredible organizations in the United States that are working very hard to help these children.  These are just a few of them.  Consider supporting them through donations or volunteer work.  Sign up for their email list to stay informed.

For Global Trafficking:

Freedom Firm (www.freedom.firm.in) fighting sex trafficking in India

International Justice Mission (www.IJM.org) fighting trafficking and other injustices globally

Love 146 (www.love146.org)

Polaris Project (www.polarisproject.org),

Bright Hope (www.brighthope.org) located in Hoffman Estates, rescuing in India

Half the Sky (http://www.halftheskymovement.org/) fighting trafficking and other injustices globally

 

For Domestic Trafficking:
Salvation Army PROMISE program (www.sapromise.org) operates a safe home for victims

Stop Child Trafficking Now (www.sctnow.org) focused on getting the “johns” in sex trafficking

Shared Hope (www.sharedhope.org)

CAASE (http://caase.org/) based in Chicago focused on ending demand

Dreamcatcher Foundation (http://www.thedreamcatcherfoundation.org) Helping young girls in Chicago

The Red Run (http://theredrun.org/)  Run or walk a 5K in Algonquin to raise awareness and money for the cause

Hotlines:

Cook County Human Trafficking Response Team Hotline: (312) 718-4449

National Human Trafficking

Resource Center Hotline
1-888-3737-888

STOP-IT

Chicago Salvation Army Trafficking Outreach Program and Intervention Techniques Hotline
1-877-606-3158