Giving Through DAFs

Please consider Polaris as you're making your 2020 philanthropic plans through your Donor Advised Fund. If your DAF is set up through Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, or BNY Mellon, you may use DAF Direct to make your contribution. Polaris’s EIN number is 03-0391561. 

Typology in Spanish

The Latino Face of Human Trafficking report shows which industries in the U.S. victimize immigrant populations from Latin America and the Caribbean based on data from the National Human Trafficking Hotline. In the agriculture sector, almost 89 percent of the likely victims were immigrants and nearly half of all likely victims were from Mexico. With this report, Polaris hopes to better understand and isolate the factors that lead to sex and labor trafficking of migrants and refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean.

2019 Hotline Statistics 

An analysis of the National Human Trafficking Hotline's 2019 data showed a nearly 20 percent increase in the number of victims and survivors contacting the hotline directly. This is a meaningful increase because victims and survivors of sex and labor trafficking know their own needs and wants better than anyone else, and when they reach out, the Trafficking Hotline is most likely to be able to provide critical help. 

Polaris Chief Technology Officer Testifies 

Technology plays a role in almost every aspect of human trafficking, including recruiting victims and carrying out trafficking operations. At the same time, technology can also be used to combat human trafficking, aiding in investigating and prosecuting traffickers and providing services and support to victims and survivors. Polaris’s CTO Anjana Rajan explained this complex ecosystem at a hearing on technology and trafficking before the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Instagram Live with Dressember

Megan Cutter, Acting Director of the National Human Trafficking Hotline sat down for an Instagram live conversation with Blythe Hill, CEO of Dressember to explain how the Trafficking Hotline operates, discuss common trafficking myths and misconceptions, and answer viewer questions. She explained what kinds of tips from people are most useful and how having some degree of context about a situation is extremely important in being able to identify potential trafficking situations.

Ohtli Award

Polaris was honored this year to receive a prestigious award from the government of Mexico for our work to understand and reduce labor trafficking of agricultural workers from Mexico. The Ohtli Award is given to an organization or individual that has excelled at promoting the prosperity and empowerment of Mexican communities in the United States.