Marilyn Murray, Love146 · [email protected]

April 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM

How big is the problem of child trafficking in the US?

APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH [link removed] READ THE ARTICLE ([link removed]) Minnesota 9th and 11th graders reported experiencing commercial sexual exploitation. D.C. high school students reported experiencing commercial sexual exploitation. Child trafficking is often thought of…

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  Tyla Kelly, Love146 · [email protected]

April 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM

Could your workplace sponsor Love146's next fundraiser?

[link removed]*l5419u*_gcl_au*MTYxODM5MzIwOC4xNzc0NDQ5MzU5*_ga*MTc3NjgwOTA5OS4xNzUxNDY5OTkw*_ga_3BBHSDL522*czE3NzU2NjA1NTAkbzIwOCRnMSR0MTc3NTY2MzE3OCRqMzAkbDAkaDQwMTYyMTQ&utm_source=US+Supporters&utm_campaign=686c2038d4-Gala+%26+Golf_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-26269b08c8-70852561. [link…

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  Glaydon de Freitas, Love146 · [email protected]

April 7, 2026 at 1:14 PM

Love146's Annual Report

The most recent Love146 Annual Report just dropped and it’s full of updates and insights. Check it out! VIEW THE ANNUAL REPORT ([link removed]) [link removed] Hi John, This year’s report is titled Meeting the Moment. As I step into my first full year ([link removed]) as CEO following Rob’s trans…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

April 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM

Music & Poetry Video: "The Burden of Being Resilient"

Hi John, Last week, supporters gathered at the Red Gala—an intimate evening rooted in a shared commitment to a world where kids don’t have to be resilient to harm. We wanted to share one especially stirring moment from that evening: a song and poem created in support of the young people we serve. W…

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  Erin Williamson, Love146 · [email protected]

March 30, 2026 at 7:58 PM

A Victory and the Sting of Injustice That Was Preventable

[link removed] Hi John, Last week, a New Mexico jury found Meta liable for violating consumer protection laws and misleading the public about child safety. They’ve been ordered to pay $375 million in penalties. This outcome didn’t happen in isolation. It reflects years of pressure—from survivor…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

March 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM

The Red Gala is this month!

[link removed] It’s this month! Join us in person for a beautiful evening to celebrate children and double down on protecting them. The Red Gala ([link removed]) is just a few weeks away, and we want to make sure you know that, though spots are filling up, there’s still room for you! Together, we…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

February 26, 2026 at 8:54 PM

Articles for parents, podcast for healthcare, supporter spotlight, etc.

** RECENT UPDATES FROM ------------------------------------------------------------ DONATE ([link removed]) GET INVOLVED ([link removed]) [link removed] Parenting Articles from a Mom and Anti-Trafficking Expert Last month, we published 4 articles to help parents prevent exploitation. READ…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

February 14, 2026 at 12:39 PM

Last-minute Valentine's Gift

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  Tamarra Clark, Love146 · [email protected]

February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM

We need a few items for kids

[link removed] [link removed] Show love in a very tangible way. Help fill a Rapid Response Backpack for a young person by ordering an item from Love146’s Amazon wishlist. Each item ships to our team and becomes part of a backpack given directly to a youth who gets referred to Love146’s Survivor …

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  Love146 · [email protected]

February 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Come to a Love146 event this year

[link removed] Ending child trafficking takes more than awareness. It takes people being willing to show up and act. So we’re making opportunities for you to be involved in this important work. We’d love to have you join us, in person, at an upcoming fundraising event! Last year, our tickets sold…

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  Sarah Mouser, Love146 · [email protected]

January 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM

Characteristics of a safe adult

[link removed] [link removed] READ THE ARTICLE ([link removed]) One of the biggest misconceptions about child safety is that it’s about teaching kids who to avoid. In reality, prevention works best when kids know who they can turn to. When kids know who is safe, they’re more likely to speak …

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  Sarah Mouser, Love146 · [email protected]

January 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM

If my child tells me something alarming

[link removed] [link removed] READ THE ARTICLE ([link removed]) One of the most common questions I hear from parents is this: “What if my child tells me something—and I react wrong?” It’s a real fear. And it makes sense. We love our kids. We want to protect them. So when something confusi…

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  Sarah Mouser, Love146 · [email protected]

January 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM

No: a powerful word

[link removed] [link removed] READ THE ARTICLE ([link removed]) I used to think teaching kids about boundaries meant having A Serious Talk. Like: sit down, eye contact, maybe a diagram. Something official. What I’ve learned (both as a parent and a prevention professional) is that most of thi…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM

3 things to do for Trafficking Awareness Day

[link removed] 1. Increase your own awareness Learn what human trafficking looks like. Check out these free resources for increasing your understanding of this human rights issue. Visit Our Learn Page ([link removed]) Watch Videos ([link removed]) Watch a Webinar ([link removed]) 2. …

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  Sarah Mouser, Love146 · [email protected]

January 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM

New Parenting Article

[link removed] READ THE ARTICLE ([link removed]) Prevention should start earlier than you think, and it often looks like love, not fear. The topic of human trafficking can feel…heavy. You might see headlines that make your stomach drop. Statistics that feel impossible to hold. Messages that l…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Take this quiz for Human Trafficking Prevention Month

[link removed] Founded in 2002, Love146 journeys alongside children impacted by trafficking today and prevents the trafficking of children tomorrow. Our prevention education and survivor care work has impacted more than 100,000 young people. Our work is achieved through the power of relationships…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

January 1, 2026 at 12:04 AM

Help us reach 100% of our funding need!

[link removed] Here are 3 ways your gift can be put to immediate use: 1. Your gift brings a trafficking prevention curriculum to youth, equipping their educators and community leaders with effective tools to provide support. 2. Your gift provides expert support after trafficking as youth navi…

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  Josh Stasko, Love146 · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM

Last chance to have your donation matched in 2025!

[link removed] Hi John, At the end of every year, I take some time for reflection. While there are many joyful moments in 2025, there were also some really heavy times that quickly come to mind as I look back. Maybe that rings true for you, too. If it does, know that you’re not alone. When the …

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  Glaydon de Freitas, Love146 · [email protected]

December 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM

One ask before the year ends

Hi John, You’ve already done so much, and I’m so grateful. I wasn’t sure whether to reach out again, but this stretch, right after the holidays, is a very tough time for the kids we walk alongside. The holiday lights fade into long, dark winter months, and they keep working through the effects of t…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

December 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM

Last chance to have your donation matched in 2025!

Exploitation is happening now. Traffickers are acting now. And young people need protection now. Your donation makes the difference for a child. [link removed] Here are 3 ways your gift can be put to immediate use: 1. Your gift brings a trafficking prevention curriculum to youth, equipping th…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM

How crocheting helped Grace heal

[link removed] DONATE FOR 2X IMPACT ([link removed]) Your generosity helps prevent child trafficking, and provide care for survivors. Right now your donation is being matched, dollar-for-dollar, for double the impact! We have $280K left to raise by the end of 2025 to fully fund our work this sea…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

December 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM

🎶 What we're listening to

UPDATE: We’re at 83% of our year end goal — we have $286K left to raise by the end of 2025 to fully fund our work this season. Right now, your gift is being doubled. Make a year-end gift today. ([link removed]) At Love146, our work focuses on ending child trafficking, a reality that brings us fac…

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  Tyla Kelly, Love146 · [email protected]

December 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM

New Video: Urgency AND Perseverance

Your donation to Love146 meets a survivor's complex needs with trauma-informed care. Thank you for helping a child reclaim peace and possibility this holiday season. We have $286K left to raise by the end of 2025 to fully fund our work this season. DONATE NOW FOR 2X THE IMPACT ([link removed]) [li…

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  Glaydon de Freitas, Love146 · [email protected]

December 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM

Update from the Philippines

[link removed] DONATE NOW FOR 2X THE IMPACT ([link removed]) Your generosity helps prevent child trafficking, and provide care for survivors. Right now your donation is being matched, dollar-for-dollar, for double the impact! We have $310K left to raise by the end of 2025 to fully fund our work …

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  Love146 · [email protected]

December 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM

Stand with survivors of child trafficking

Did you know: Love146 has trained over 2,500 professionals to bring our Prevention Education Curriculum to youth across the US & Canada. [link removed] DONATE TODAY FOR 2X THE IMPACT ([link removed]) [link removed] No identifiable children featured in Love146 communications are known to be exp…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Weekend reads: Top Articles of 2025

[link removed] [link removed] [link removed] [link removed] [link removed] [link removed] [link removed] [link removed] [link removed] [link removed] [link removed] DONATE ([link removed]) Founded in 2002, Love146 journeys alongside children impacted by trafficking today and prevents t…

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  Josh Stasko, Love146 · [email protected]

December 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM

What Vecna Got Wrong About Kids

[link removed] Are you ready for Stranger Things to absolutely bulldoze the holiday season? The show is gearing up for an epic finale, and after a decade of rooting for these kids, I’m gearing up for an emotional ride! Some of the youth Love146 works with have grown up alongside these characters …

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  Love146 · [email protected]

December 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM

We're at 94% of our extended goal! Help us get there!

[link removed] John, I want to let you know something important as we head into the final hours of Giving Tuesday. Thanks to a generous donor joining our match today, we have been able to extend our goal. Earlier today, our Giving Tuesday goal was $200,000. Because of this added support, your d…

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  Rob Morris, Love146 · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM

Nothing artificial about compassion

John, It’s Giving Tuesday! The biggest day of the year for so many charities. The day your inbox fills with emails just like this one. I read something this past week about how charities are using AI (artificial intelligence) to help with their Giving Tuesday efforts. I’ll be honest with you, I …

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  Love146 · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM

What does your donation actually do?

[link removed] [link removed] Your generosity helps to provide a child recovering from trafficking with trauma-informed care, journeying alongside them for as long as they need us. [link removed] Meets a young person’s practical needs of food, healthcare, and education as they heal. [link r…

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  Thomas C. Myhren, Love146 · [email protected]

December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM

A message of hope from a child

[link removed] [link removed] So far, we’ve raised $65,988 of our $200,000 Giving Tuesday fundraising goal! A group of Love146 supporters has agreed to match your donation, dollar-for-dollar, but there is only one day left. Would you give today to combat child trafficking? GIVE WHILE DONATION…

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  Tamarra Clark, Love146 · [email protected]

November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Making real change with fake money

We’re at 30% of our $200,000 Giving Tuesday goal, and right now, your donation is being matched! [link removed] DONATE TODAY FOR 2X THE IMPACT ([link removed]) [link removed] John, This is a practice cash register to help youth build employable skills. Traffickers often prey on young people’…

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  Glaydon de Freitas, Love146 · [email protected]

November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM

Something has me smiling today

John, Something has me smiling today. This week, when so many of us take time to focus on gratitude, I’m thinking about the many supporters of Love146… supporters like you who are advocating, mentoring, talking, deepening your knowledge, donating, and fundraising, etc., etc., etc. I see the w…

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  Erin Williamson, Love146 · [email protected]

November 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM

When a child finally believes someone will stay

[link removed] So far, we have raised $7,020 of our $200,000 Giving Tuesday goal. Right now, your donation is being matched! Give to combat child trafficking and exploitation. GIVE FOR 2X THE IMPACT ([link removed]) John, Many youth in our Survivor Care Program have learned that relationships …

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  Love146 · [email protected]

November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM

A great time to jump in if you can!

[link removed] This year, Love146 surpassed a milestone: we’ve now reached more than 100,000 children with prevention education and survivor care. These aren’t just numbers to us. Each one of those children is a life, a name, a story. We’re closing this year with growing hope and the confidence t…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM

New Video from Rob

This year, Love146 surpassed a milestone: we’ve now reached more than 100,000 children with prevention education and survivor care. These aren’t just numbers to us. Each one of those children is a life, a name, a story. We’re closing this year with growing hope and the confidence that what we’re doi…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM

A Milestone in our Anti-trafficking work

[link removed] DONATE TODAY FOR 2X THE IMPACT ([link removed]) [link removed] No identifiable children featured in Love146 communications are known to be exploited. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Copyright (C) 2025 Love146. All rights reserved. You're receiving this ema…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Strong families help children heal and stay safe

[link removed] Across political beliefs, people agree that children do best when they are in families. At Love146, our U.S. Survivor Care Program supports children who are confirmed or suspected victims of trafficking, providing trauma-informed care that helps them heal and rebuild safety in thei…

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  Thomas Myhren, Love146 · [email protected]

November 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM

Why I joined Love146

John, Love146. I vividly recall the first time I heard its name. I began to read about its purpose and programmes. Then I clicked on a video that would change my life ([link removed]) , the video where Love146 Co-founder Rob Morris explains the origin of the name Love146. Both outraged and inspired…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Recent Updates from Love146

[link removed] Invite Your Loved Ones to Show Generosity to Kids This Season Do you send out holiday cards? Consider sharing about Love146 with your loved ones! Tap the button to get graphics that match your vibe, and then add it to your holiday card! GET THE GRAPHICS ([link removed]) [lin…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM

New Video: Every child deserves a safe place to sleep

[link removed] [link removed] November is National Homelessness Awareness Month. Food, housing, shelter, and clothing are all basic needs that children need to live and thrive. When a child’s basic needs are not met, they will seek other ways to get what they need to survive. Traffickers leverag…

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  Erin Williamson, Love146 · [email protected]

October 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM

You can help protect children as food support vanishes

[link removed] John, Due to the government shutdown, SNAP (food assistance) may not reload for millions of people starting November 1. That means that many of the youth in our programs could suddenly lose access to the benefits they and their families need in order to eat. In fact, several fami…

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  Josh Stasko, Love146 · [email protected]

October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM

17-year-olds are children

[link removed] READ THE ARTICLE ([link removed]) At the Love146 lunch table today, we were reflecting on our own adolescent years. “Oh, I was so sure that I was an adult! Looking back though, I see I was just a baby!” one of my coworkers said. Have you ever had that thought? I know I have. 17…

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  Sarah Mouser, Love146 · [email protected]

October 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Some kids I taught may have been trafficked 

[link removed] READ THE ARTICLE ([link removed]) When I taught in Houston’s East End and Acres Homes, my students carried way more than backpacks into the classroom. Some carried the stress of poverty, living in unsafe communities or unsafe homes where there was physical violence, or the need to…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

October 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM

38 states strong, and growing!

Love146 has just trained new facilitators in Oregon and Nebraska. Oregon marks our 38th state with licensed Not a Number facilitators! LEARN MORE ABOUT LOVE146’S PREVENTION WORK ([link removed]) Not a Number ([link removed]) is an interactive child trafficking and exploitation prevention curricu…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

October 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM

Early Bird sales on two Love146 events!

[link removed] Save over 10% by reserving your ticket now! [link removed] SEE GALA DETAILS ([link removed]) Join us for the Love146 Red Gala! It will be a night of joy and purpose as we gather for delicious food, meaningful stories, and community connection, all to support children impacted …

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  Tenisha Brown, Love146 · [email protected]

October 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM

Supporting youth in juvenile justice

[link removed] [link removed] Recently, I had the privilege of training eight incredible professionals in Auburn, NY, to bring Love146’s Not a Number ([link removed]) curriculum to the youth they serve. This group works with youth in juvenile detention facilities; youth who really benefit from t…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

September 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM

PSA, youth reflections, supporter spotlight, and more

** RECENT UPDATES FROM ------------------------------------------------------------ [link removed] Meta is (Again) Putting Profit Over Children’s Safety New reports reveal that Meta has suppressed internal research that showed risks to children in virtual reality spaces. As we’ve seen too ma…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

September 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Photo from a youth in Survivor Care

[link removed] DONATE TODAY ([link removed]) We’re working to end child trafficking and exploitation. One of the ways we do this is with our home in the Philippines, where kids can receive care after trafficking. A child in our Philippines Survivor Care program took this photo and wrote these wo…

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  Love146 · [email protected]

September 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM

Meta is (Again) Choosing Profit Over Protecting Kids

[link removed] New reporting has revealed that Meta suppressed internal research that showed risks to children in virtual reality spaces. As we’ve seen too many times before, tech companies are prioritizing growth and profit over the safety of children. Tech executives and lawmakers alike have be…

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