Employment opportunities, webinars, resources to understand  trafficking with more nuance, and a brand new annual report. All here in your inbox.

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January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month. A key to preventing trafficking is knowing that traffickers use vulnerabilities to target their victims. There are many forces and situations that cause vulnerability in a child’s life. Caring about child trafficking means considering and connecting with a lot of other issues. Each week in January we looked at one vulnerability, shared how that issue relates to child trafficking, how COVID has exacerbated it, how our programs respond, and what you can do to help.

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This Thursday at 2pm EST, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives is hosting a webinar which we’re excited to be presenting in. The webinar is entitled, Faithful Action: Preventing Exploitation & Human Trafficking Among Youth in a COVID Environment. Aria Flood, our Director of US Prevention, will be presenting alongside our colleagues at The U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, The Blue Campaign, A21, and 3Strands.

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Do you hate child trafficking? Do you approach life as a listener & learner? Do you love to collaborate & work with a diverse group of people towards a common goal? Do you laugh a whole lot? We currently have 3 open positions, in Connecticut, Georgia, and North Carolina. We’re hiring a Survivor Care Social Worker, Prevention Program Assistant, and an Accounting Coordinator.

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Hot off the press, browse our annual report to see how we continued overcoming the unique challenges last year, including COVID, a volcanic eruption, widespread misinformation, and social injustice. You’ll also find a new Theory of Change, mission statement, and organizational values.

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Dressember is a movement of thousands of advocates wearing a dress (or tie!) each day in December to raise awareness and funds to end trafficking. This year they raised a stunning 2.5 million dollars! Love146 is one of many organizations that will benefit from a portion of those funds raised by these advocates. For all of you who chose to advocate through Dressember, THANK YOU. It makes a big difference – the funds we receive will be supporting our work in The Philippines. We’ve found the Dressember community to be an incredibly thoughtful crew of activists and learners. Dressember won't be back for 11 more months, but you can browse their blog for some great perspectives all year round.

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On Sunday, January 31, Sarah Spear, our Director of Development & Engagement, will be live on WYBC New Haven Radio for a conversation about human trafficking before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Come hear insights about how this is impacting youth in Connecticut and beyond.

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As you've heard already, January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month. One fabulous place to start is simply being as informed as you can. Check out this blog with 10 short videos covering our “top 10” facts and stats about child trafficking. The more you know, the better equipped you’ll be to make your community a safer place for children.

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On January 11th, for Human Trafficking Awareness Day, we participated in a Twitter chat with The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and several other anti-trafficking orgs and activists. To check out the whole conversation, head over to Twitter and look at the hashtag #HTAD2021 to read through a wealth of quick info about ending child trafficking.

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* Provides a child recovering from trafficking with holistic care, journeying alongside them for as long as it takes.

* Meets a young person’s practical needs of food, healthcare, and education as they heal.

* Supports a survivor to access and succeed in higher education and employment.

* Helps a victim to seek justice against their traffickers.

* Prevents trafficking by helping a child understand vulnerability, spot the signs of trafficking, identify healthy support systems, and learn skills they need to stay safe.

* Responds to a child who may be in danger by going to meet with them, listen to them, give them resources, and help them understand if they've been victimized.

* Equips a professional with an up-to-date and research-based child trafficking prevention curriculum, bringing it to youth in schools, juvenile justice and child welfare agencies, and other community settings.

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