At Eight Days of Hope, we feel called to partner with ministries that are serving survivors to help provide safe places where victims can experience true, lasting restoration.
To date, we have partnered with dozens of organizations across the United States to build equine therapy centers, emergency housing, long-term residential facilities, counseling and care centers, apartment complexes, and even an entire campus devoted to the healing of girls ages 14-18.
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The most important way to counteract human trafficking is to raise awareness for those being targeted and to know how traffickers engage with those at risk. We encourage you to begin the journey of educating yourself and those around you by checking out our new Human Trafficking guide.
Human Trafficking: A Guide to Awareness, Education, and Advocacy
Human traffickers are turning a profit of over $236 billion USD a year.
- A21 Global Broadcast
In 2019, as in past years, just over half of victims in criminal human trafficking cases in the United States were children.
- 2019 Federal Human Trafficking Report
While the most frequently reported age of entry into the life was 15, one in six participants reported being trafficked before the age of 12 with the youngest victims less than 1 year old.
- Thorn, Survivor Insights
Human trafficking cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and every U.S. territory. Traffickers compel victims to engage in commercial sex and to work in both legal and illicit industries, such as hospitality, construction, restaurants, factories, salon services, massage parlors, peddling and begging, drug smuggling and distribution, and religious institutions.
- TIP Report, 2021
During the Covid-19 pandemic, online recruitment increased by 22% with Facebook seeing a 125% increase in recruitment and Instagram seeing a 95% increase over 2019.
- POLARIS, Trends in 2020
The proportion of victims recruited by family members increased from 21% in 2019 to 31% in 2020 – a 47% increase. In 2020, 42% of all victims reported being brough into trafficking by their own families.
54% of minors believe online grooming is a common experience for kids their age. 1 in 7 minors are asked for nudes by a stranger online daily or weekly.
- Thorn, Online Grooming
Stories matter. As we become more aware of trafficking and its impact, we realize that we all have a role to play in the healing and restoration of a survivor. Today, we invite you to listen to a few stories of survivors, advocates, and others who have seen the effects of trafficking personally.