I’ve learned something heartbreaking over the years: child trafficking often begins long before a trafficker ever appears.
Many trafficking victims start as victims of abuse. Together, we can stop the cycle before another child is taken.
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I’ve learned something heartbreaking over the years: child trafficking often begins long before a trafficker ever appears. It begins in homes where fear and violence take root, where children learn to stay quiet, to hide, to obey. That’s what makes them vulnerable. And traffickers know it. They look for the child who already believes they don’t deserve safety. They use the same tools abusers use, control, manipulation, and fear, to turn the pain of children into profit. This is why this Domestic Violence Awareness Month matters to our mission at the Sound of Freedom Foundation. Will you give $30, $60, or $120 today to help stop child trafficking before it begins? |
The statistics tell the story: |
- Between 3.3 and 10 million children witness domestic violence each year in the U.S.
- Many of them are later approached by traffickers, either online or through someone they know.
- Federal data shows it’s common for traffickers to be family members.
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That’s why our vision is so urgent, to equip law enforcement and other frontline workers nationwide through specialized anti-trafficking training. Every time we train first responders, we give them the tools to spot that pattern before it turns into another trafficking case. Your gift today makes that possible: |
- $30 sponsors a quarter of a first responder’s full training.
- $60 sponsors half of a training.
- $120 fully trains one officer to identify, prevent, and stop trafficking.
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If we fail, more children will slip through the cracks, trapped between abuse at home and exploitation beyond it. But if we succeed with the help of your gift, first responders will spot trafficking early, survivors will be rescued, and vulnerable will find hope again. But none of it happens without you. John, you are the bridge between despair and deliverance. You are the reason we can train another officer, save another child, and shut down another trafficker. Let’s make sure no child’s pain becomes a trafficker’s opportunity. Will you give $30, $60, or $120 today and be the reason we end this cycle for good? |
Eduardo Verástegui Sound of Freedom, Producer For the Sound of Freedom Foundation |
6671 Southwest Freeway, Suite 700, Houston TX 77074 |
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