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Your can make a difference in the fight to end human trafficking. See a few ways you can create change, below.

And we hope you’ll forward The Polaris Post to others who share your values. Together, we will defeat sex and labor trafficking, restoring freedom to survivors.

Thank you for being a valued member of the social justice community!

 

You Can Help Stop Trafficking – By Helping the Nation Plan for World Cup 2026

Events like the World Cup shine a light on the need for host countries and cities to do their part to prevent trafficking.

Fixing the underlying systems that enable sex and labor trafficking begins with recognizing how many people in a World Cup city are vulnerable to trafficking already. It also calls us to recognize the relationship between hosting a major event in the city and the potential for increased trafficking.

With the eyes of the world on the United States in 2026, there will be an opportunity to show leadership in preventing human trafficking. And YOU can be a part of that leadership!

Thank you for making the abuses of human trafficking more visible, a step toward change. 

Find Out More
Helping the Nation Plan for World Cup 2026
 

A Call to Action for You: Contact Congress and Demand Equal Rights

"Domestic workers are the unheralded backbone of the American economy, the people whose contributions to individual households and families quite literally make it possible for countless other workers to make their own economic contributions. Yet the system they labor under provides little or no support or protection against abuse, exploitation, or trafficking." –  Lillian Agbeyegbe, DrPH, CHES, CPH, Polaris Community Engagement Manager –  Testimony at the D.C. Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Hearing
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As a nation, we still don't offer domestic workers the respect, protection, or basic civil and labor rights afforded to virtually all other workforces. Find out how you can help pass the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights and demand equal rights for ALL workers.

Help Protect Domestic Workers
Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
 

Another Way You Can Help: Protect Essential Foreign Workers From Labor Trafficking

Temporary work visas are supposed to be good for both workers and the U.S. economy. In theory, these visas allow U.S. businesses to fill mostly low-wage jobs that would otherwise sit vacant while giving migrant workers who follow all the rules – an opportunity to earn more than they can in their home countries. 

We have developed a set of priority recommendations to increase transparency and accountability and more effectively protect workers on temporary visas. 

Learn more about how you can protect guest workers.

See the Visa Report
Visa Report
 

You Can Raise Awareness AND Funds!

Our newly updated Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Toolkit guides you through setting up your own personal fundraising campaign.

This month, create a fundraiser in honor of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, July 30. It's an opportunity to share the realities of human trafficking with your friends and family, while supporting victims and survivors.

Create Your Own Fundraiser
Peer-to-Peer Toolkit
 

Your Care Can Make Freedom & Healing Possible

The generous giving of people just like you is making strides to prevent sex and labor trafficking. And to support victims and survivors as they bravely leave their trafficking situations, find their freedom, and heal.

You have the power to make freedom and healing possible.

Will you join this caring community with a special gift?