John,

Giving Tuesday is your invitation to create the change the world needs.

And for our Polaris community, Giving Tuesday starts NOW! With a special match, your early gift will be DOUBLED — doing twice as much good.

We’re focusing this day of philanthropy on a key social justice issue:

Reforming criminal justice for people who experience trafficking.

In solidarity with victims and survivors, will you give now to create change?

Criminalization is a big challenge for sex and labor trafficking survivors.

Sex trafficking victims are commonly arrested for prostitution and other crimes orchestrated by their traffickers. Labor trafficking victims may be forced into the drug trade, pressed to commit financial crimes, or hold false ID documents.

Even trafficked children are often charged with offenses like truancy or running away.

Selective enforcement means people of color, gender minorities, and other vulnerable groups suffer most.

Once caught up in the criminal justice system, trafficking survivors struggle to recover and often fail to get a second chance at stability.

Your care this Giving Tuesday can:

• Help change public policy, both state and federal — such as ending arrests of minors for prostitution.

• Support local policy change — such as promoting trauma-informed support, racial/gender equity in enforcement practices, and pre-arrest prevention.

• Raise public awareness of this issue through media relations and communications, building a greater understanding of how the criminal justice system impacts trafficking victims and survivors.

Give now and know you’ve made a profound difference in this fight for freedom.

P.S. No need to wait! Your Giving Tuesday starts NOW with a special match, DOUBLING your gift. Please stand strong with victims and survivors.