PROVINCE V OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Anti-Human Trafficking
Report Human Trafficking
If you are a victim of human trafficking or have identified someone you think may need help, please contact the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 888-373-3788, or text 233733.
This national, toll-free hotline is available to answer calls, texts, and chats from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. All calls are confidential.
Report Human Trafficking: 888-373-7888
Episcopal Church Resources
During the Big Provincial Gathering in April 2022, the Synod Deputies adopted a resolution calling for action by the people of Province V. Read it here.
The Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations has a resource section on human trafficking.
Resources
FBI agent tells the story of human trafficking - Rolling Stone, Jan 4, 2024
POLARIS report - Human Trafficking During the COVID and Post-COVID Era
Recognize the signs of trafficking: indicators (scroll down on this page), and Helping Victims - from WI, with a lot of indicators listed.
When foster care kids are sex trafficked, some states fail to figure it out - Ohio Capital Journal, 11/24/23
Programs to transition out of trafficking: CATCH Court, Ohio
Trafficking and Hotels
There is an excellent webinar that talks about trafficking and how to hold hotels accountable.
Child Labor Trafficking
Ending Human Trafficking Podcast on Youth Labor Trafficking. OH: Senate Bill 30 - Allow Person under 16 to work after 7 pm, Jan 2024. FL next state to loosen laws, 9/19/23. Tight Labor Market - Child Labor, 3/10/23. US investigation uncovers two 10-year-olds working at a Kentucky McDonald's, 5/3/23. Three McDonald's in KY fined, 5/2/23. "Dumb and dangerous": U.S. sees surge in efforts to weaken child-labor regulations, May 2023 - ten states have rolled back child labor laws recently, with a federal bill to allow teens to work in one of the most dangerous industries (read in The Guardian).
Labor Trafficking in the news
How U.S. policy drives child migrants into dangerous jobs, 3/31/23. U.S. migrant nurses and other health care workers face multiple problems - NBC News, 6/5/23. Enslaved workers are making your breakfast: Wisconsin confronts labor trafficking, 2/28/23. Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S. - NYT, 2/25/23. U.S. takes action to prevent migrant child labor amid rise in violations, 2/27/23. Marriott CEO: Human trafficking is a huge problem for hotels, here's what we're doing about it, 2/20/23. Hyundai subsidiary uses child labor, 7/22/22. Investigation into possible human trafficking in slaughterhouses, 1/19/23.
G.H.O.S.T. Certification - a program developed in Michigan, with training videos and resources.
July 30, 2022 was World Day against Trafficking in Persons. January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month (Jan 11, if you prefer to name a specific day).
The Blue Campaign has extensive resources, including materials you can request and a guide on how to talk to youth about human trafficking.
Documentary: Men Who Buy Sex: Everybody Pays, with an associated Facebook page and article from the Macomb Daily (MI).
Websites: Ending Human Trafficking, a Stations of the Cross video, End Human Trafficking: In Our Backyard, Collaborative to End Human Trafficking, Reclaim13, and Truckers Against Trafficking.
Documents: Human Trafficking and Technology: Youth and Families (a workshop resource), 5 Tips for Keeping Kids Safe Online, a handout for contacting your elected officials from the May 2022 meeting, and a Labor Trafficking Fact Sheet.
Take Action / Legislative Actions
Sex trafficking is involving young children more and more, usually as a result of domestic violence and families in poverty looking for a way to make money.
Bills introduced Sept 5-8, 2023 include S. 2744, sponsored by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), to provide grants to transit operators and airports for human trafficking awareness, education, and prevention.
Congressional hearings have addressed child protection, including "Children are Not for Sale: Examining the Threat of Exploitation of Children in the U.S. and Abroad" (House Judiciary Subcommittee) and "Children are not for Sale - Global Efforts to Address Child Trafficking" (House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee).
Prayers
A Prayer for an End to Human Trafficking (World Vision) and A Prayer for Victims of Human Trafficking, as shared by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, N.J.
Flyers from a 2014 UTO Grant, developed by North Dakota.
State Attorney General Offices
Check information from your state's Attorney General's office for what is happening in your state: Illinois, Indiana (2020 state report from the Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking), Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin (also the WI Department of Children and Families).
Have questions? Contact Province V at provinceVcoordinator@gmail.com.