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. 

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. 

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. 

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.” 

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. 

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.