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Did you know that Congress only funds 35% of the Hotline?
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John,
Did you know that Congress provides only 35% of the total resources needed to operate the National Human Trafficking Hotline?
As more people learn about the Hotline and the various ways it supports survivors on their journeys to freedom, call volume has skyrocketed, but federal funding has not kept pace.
The Trafficking Hotline responds to an average of 250+ viable calls, text messages, and online chats every day from potential victims and those close to them.
And since its inception in 2007, the Hotline has handled nearly 1.5 million total signals and 400,000+ substantive signals, identified 82,000+ trafficking situations, and assisted 75,800+ victims and survivors.
But the number of signals continues to climb. Over the last four years alone, total signals have surged by 40% compared to the first 12 years of operation. Meanwhile, funding has not kept pace with this growth.
So here are three things you can do to help sustain the Hotline:
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1. Call AND write your Member of Congress: Please visit our TAKE ACTION
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page to send a letter and find the telephone number for your Members of Congress today to ask them to increase funding for the Hotline! You can even ask to have a meeting with your Members at an office close to you!
2. Like and share our social media, and forward this email: We’ve posted calls to action about funding the Hotline between Twitter (X)
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. Please like and share what’s right for you!
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3. Donate
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: Please help sustain the Hotline by becoming a monthly giver today
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! And if you are already a monthly North Star Guide (thank you!), please consider increasing your sustaining contribution.
Your advocacy and contributions are vital to the sustainability of the Hotline and the survivors we serve every day. Please act now!
In solidarity,
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PS: YOU can help sustain the Hotline by calling and writing your Members of Congress today
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to support an increase in funding for this vital support system for survivors!
Will you make freedom happen now?
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