Dear John,

When my trafficker abandoned me eight and a half months pregnant, I was left alone on the street.

I had tried to get help before, but this time someone stepped in — a hospital social worker found me a place at a maternity home.

That connection saved my life. It wasn't just the shelter and counseling that helped me heal. It was the women who held out hope for me when I needed it most.

It takes a constellation of support to surround survivors on our journeys toward freedom. For more than two decades, Polaris has worked to make sure connections like that happen — helping survivors find safety, legal aid, and trusted care through a national network of partners.

But that network is under strain. As programs close and funding shrinks, access is getting harder and slower for many survivors.

Will you help keep those connections strong for survivors of human trafficking?

Through November 27, Thanksgiving Day in the U.S., your gift to Polaris will be doubled to help ensure that survivors can continue to find safe housing, trusted care, legal help, and real pathways to healing.

Getting to the maternity home changed my life and set me on a long road to stability and purpose. I found housing, took classes, and eventually started my own organization, Connect 2 Change, to help other women escaping trafficking.

I've realized that it wasn't just the services that made the difference for me. It was the people along the way who believed in me, even before I believed in myself. They offered me information, choices, and trust.

That kind of trusted support gave me my start. Today, I work to help other survivors — and you can, too.

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Let's surround survivors with trusted support — and belief for the journey.

P.S. Don't forget! Your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar through November 27. Give today to strengthen the network of care that helps survivors find safety and freedom.