2024 was a year of incredible impact! Here are just a few highlights that you—our amazing community of supporters—made happen by giving generously, sharing the mission of freedom, and supporting Traffick911 throughout the year.
Read MoreI can’t seem to get this one scene out of my mind.
I recently started watching one of the most popular shows on streaming. I just finished the first season, and it was quite the ride—filled with moments of sheer absurdity, desperation, and many heart-to-hearts.
The first episode opens with the protagonist…
Read MoreTrafficking is a supply and demand issue. If our society didn’t condone buying people for sex, then there would be no incentive for traffickers to sell people for sex. Join us during Human Trafficking Prevention & Awareness Month as we tackle the issue of demand and bring awareness to the other side of trafficking.
Read MoreFor the last few weeks, in our staff meeting, we’ve been talking about “holding the tension” during the holiday season—the tension between joy and sorrow, gratitude and grief, hope and loss, happiness and suffering…
Read MoreWe’re incredibly grateful to Calyan Wax Co., one of our outstanding partners, for their generous donation of…
Read More"Because that’s how you cage a wild animal."
This was the response a defense attorney gave when asked why he was berating Briana*, a 15-year-old survivor that we serve. A “wild animal” — that’s how he chose to describe a child victim, not the defendant who sexually assaulted her, but a young girl who had bravely taken the stand to testify against her abuser.
Read MoreWe’ve all seen them—the heart-pounding movies, the scary headlines, and the social media shares. It’s likely that the words ‘child sex trafficking’ conjure up images of kids trapped in a dusty room somewhere—somewhere, ‘over there,’ right? But child sex trafficking is not just an ‘over there’ issue. It’s here too—in the United States, in North Texas—right under our noses.
Read MoreI am not great at change. I love a fast-paced life (ask my kids and husband!), but I struggle with adapting to new routines—especially when a big decision is ahead of the change, which is why it took a lot of hard thought and prayer to leave my role at Traffick911 and pursue the next stage of my career as Chief Advancement Officer at Zero Abuse Project.
Read MoreI’ve been very reflective over the last few months. It’s been nearly two and a half years since I first started at Traffick911, and if you had told me then about the significance of summer and what it means for the boys and girls that we get to serve, I don’t think I would have fully grasped it…
Read MoreFBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Chad Yarbrough is pleased to announce the selection of Traffick911 as the Dallas Division’s recipient of the 2023 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA). SAC Yarbrough recognized Program Director Cristy Lopez on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Traffick911 headquarters in Addison, Texas.
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