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[[link removed]]2018 U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline Statistics

Nearly 25 percent more cases of likely human trafficking were reported in 2018
to the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline than the year before. That’s the
headline of the our 2018 Hotline Statistics, which we released in July on World
Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Since 2007, the National Hotline has
identified more than 51,919 cases of human trafficking. These cases comprise one
of the largest available data sets on human trafficking in the country—data that
can help us pinpoint the most effective ways to dismantle the systems at the
roots of what makes human trafficking possible and profitable. Of the contacts
coming in via phone, text, chat, web forms and email, more than ever are coming
directly from survivors. Interestingly, cases of labor trafficking reported to
the National Hotline decreased by 2 percent in 2018. We believe that the current
climate of fear in immigrant and minority communities is likely suppressing
reports to the National Hotline.

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[[link removed]]Workplace Giving

Do you know if your workplace has a matching gift program? Many companies match
employee contributions to Polaris, which help victims and survivors find their
path to freedom. Click below to find out if your employer will match your next
gift to Polaris.

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[[link removed]] [[link removed]]Domestic Workers

In a given year, an estimated two million plus domestic workers are employed in
the United States, caring for children, loved ones, cleaning homes and in
general, making it possible for busy people to juggle the competing needs of
their lives. Isolated working conditions, limited legal protections, and other
vulnerabilities lead some domestic workers to become victims of labor
exploitation and labor trafficking. Polaris examined records from the National
Hotline to determine the scope of the problem. The data showed that of the
approximately 8,000 labor trafficking cases identified, the highest number of
cases involved people who shared homes with their trafficker.

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[[link removed]]Texas Partnership

It’s been almost a year since the state of Texas teamed up with the National
Hotline to ensure the most robust possible response to child sex trafficking in
Texas, and this unique partnership is already making a difference in the lives
of children and families. One of the goals of the partnership was to help
stakeholders across Texas understand how best to utilize the National Hotline to
protect vulnerable and victimized children. They listened, and they called for
help when it truly mattered. Preliminary data shows the National Hotline saw a
jump of 42 percent in contacts from Texas over the same time the year before.

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[[link removed]]Nonprofit Top 50

Polaris CEO, Bradley Myles, has been honored as one of the NonProfit Times Power
& Influence Top 50 executives for 2019. The selection committee reviewed
approximately 300 CEOs searching for those who are “molding the way nonprofits
change the world.”

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[[link removed]] [[link removed]]Imagine Conference

Brad also presented at the AWS Imagine Nonprofit Conference and sat down for an
interview with theCube. He discussed how some industries, such as
transportation, intersect with illegal human trafficking operations and urged
businesses in these industries to step up and help.

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[[link removed]]Second Chance to Act

The Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act has been reintroduced and we need you
to contact lawmakers more than ever! The current temporary work visa is poorly
designed and badly broken. As a result, many temporary visa holders will become
victims of human trafficking. We identified nearly 800 victims of labor
trafficking in a 2-year period.

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