ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING INFORMATION AND LINKS
Dial 911 in an emergency.
Text "HELP" or "INFO" to 233733.
The Texas Human Trafficking Hotline, iWatchTexas at 844-643-2251
The National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888 or text 233733
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)
Department of Homeland Security Suspicious Activity Hotline 1-866-347-2423
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/human-trafficking-section
Attorney General of Texas, Human Trafficking Section. To report suspected human trafficking, contact iWatchTexas at 844-643-2251 www.iWatchTx.org. Dial 911 in an emergency. Website has many resources and sublinks.
The Heart of Texas Human Trafficking Coalition (HOTHTC) is a multi-disciplinary task force that seeks to support and encourage a collaborative effort among local and federal law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim service providers to end human trafficking in our community.
https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/safety/texas-human-trafficking-resource-center
Texas Human Trafficking Resource Center at Texas Health and Human Services. Many excellent resource links: Guidebook Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in Texas, Texas Abuse Hotline, Governor Child Sex Trafficking Team, Trafficking Prevention Coordinating Council, various National Resources. Website has many resources and sublinks.
https://gov.texas.gov/organization/cjd/childsextrafficking
Governor of Texas Child Trafficking website. Our mission is to build sustainable capacity, enhance expertise, promote policies, and create new and leverage existing collaborations to: protect, recognize, victims recover, support healing, bring justice. Human Trafficking Fusion Center. Commercially Sexually Exploited - Identification Tool. Roadmap for Texas Communities provides research, emerging practices, lessons learned, and resources for communities to effectively engage in the fight. Website has many resources and sublinks.
https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/organization/criminal-justice/Be-The-One-2-Pager-v2.pdf
https://tnoys.org/tnoys-csey-resource-center/
Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS) has compiled a list of quality resources to support our member organizations in preventing, identifying, and responding to Child Sex Trafficking (CST) and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Youth (CSEY). The purpose of this Resource Center is to provide youth-serving professionals and organizations with information and materials. 512-815-3299 Website has many resources and sublinks.
https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/
Shared Hope International’s Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking are graded under an advanced legislative framework, providing a comprehensive analysis and assessment of all 50 state statutes related to and impacting child and youth sex trafficking. 202-963-2601
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. 24-Hour Call Center: 1-800-843-5678
https://freedomchurchalliance.org/the-alliance/our-story/
Freedom Church Alliance is engaging the church as a unified, collaborative body to make a greater impact in the anti-human trafficking movement. We are here to see the oppressed and exploited rescued, redeemed, and healed by the grace and power of God. (346) 646-4489
https://freedomchurchalliance.org/anti-trafficking-partners-in-houston/
Freedom Church Alliance Anti-trafficking Partners in Houston. Trusted Partners have been evaluated for their transparency, leadership, stewardship, impact, and intentionality to be gospel centered. While we also collaborate with other organizations to fight human trafficking, our Trusted Partners are unique as they are vetted to ensure that we are stewarding the Church’s resources wisely. Many partners are located all over Texas. (346) 646-4489
Elijah Rising was founded in 2012 as a prayer gathering that focused on ending sex trafficking in Houston. (832) 628-3439
Eyes On Me is a non-profit that exists to mentor, disciple, and serve at-risk youth and their families in Houston. (713) 878-0278
Rescue America exists to rescue, revive and empower the sexually exploited through a 24/7 Rescue hotline (833.599.FREE) and emergency response.
Refuge for Women is the nation's largest housing program for victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Partner with Texas Roadhouse to combat human trafficking and support survivors on their journey to healing and restoration. North Texas, Denton-(859) 629-1642, Gulf Coast-main office, 117 HWY 332 West Suite J #159 Lake Jackson, TX 77566
https://www.handsofjustice.org
Hands of Justice mission is to provide economic empowerment for survivors through awareness, outreach, survivor scholarships, survivor led support groups, trauma therapy, and basic every day needs. National Hotline for Trafficking Victims 1-888-373-7888
Street Grace is a faith-driven organization collaborating with faith, business and community leaders providing a comprehensive path to end the sexual exploitation of minors. Currently not specifically in Texas. (678) 809-2111
Redeemed Texas offers restoration services to adult survivors of domestic sex trafficking with a trauma-informed holistic healing program and the support of our community partners, operating one of the longest-running safe houses, Sparrow House, in the country. Main office in Spring Texas, (832) 447-4130
Demand Disruption fights the demand for sex trafficking by eliminating buyer motivation and reducing access to the exploited. Office in Houston, (281) 826-1351
Traffick911 was selected by the Office of the Governor in Texas to deliver the Voice & Choice Advocacy Program as a part of formally coordinated regional multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) in North Texas Counties. (817) 575-9923
Refuge of Light is a faith-based organization in Tyler committed to providing a safe space for young females aging out of the foster care system.
Life Restored of San Antonio (LRSA) is a faith based, God breathed, non-profit organization, birthed out of a need to bring healing and wholeness to not only the direct victims of sexual exploitation, but to the entire family as the entire family is affected. (210) 788-6201
https://www.poiemafoundation.org/
Poiema fights human trafficking through three core initiatives: Educate the Public, Engage Communities and Empower Survivors. Poiema is a Greek word meaning 'handiwork' found in Ephesians 2:10: "For we are God’s handiwork (poiema), created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Rockwall Texas (469) 757-8888
https://www.saintmichael.org/projectmoses/
Project Moses is a mission founded by parishioners to highlight the truths of human trafficking and share the Light of Christ with its survivors. Dallas Texas (214) 363-5471
Retreat 4 Kids was started by Brittany Thompson, a Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner offering a therapeutic, comprehensive team approach including programs such as individual therapy and psychological counseling, continued schooling, life skills and voluntary spiritual opportunities to discover true identity and purpose. Boerne, TX (830) 446-3007
https://www.m3transformations.com/
Founder Dr. Deena Graves left the corporate world and founded the Dallas nonprofit Traffick911 and that’s when she met “M”. She left that nonprofit and created m3transformations helping children who have lived their own stories of torment at the hand of traffickers and parents. Her focus is working to prevent rescued children from falling back into hands of traffickers.
Lavaca County Rise Up for Life
https://www.riseup4lifelavaca.com/ https://www.facebook.com/riseup4lifelavaca https://twitter.com/RiseUpLavaca
Lavaca County Rise Up for Life is a local organization supporting life from conception to natural passing. This
handout was presented at the Human Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Town Hall on September 16, 2023.
Rise Up for Life has a yearly pro-life rally on the Hallettsville square the morning of the Texas state rally held that
afternoon. The next Lavaca and Texas state rally is January 27, 2024.
RU4L Chairman Jerry Tanner - (361) 522-5308
Rise Up for Life Board & Committee wishes to thank you for your interest and continues to pray for the safe return of all children and adults that are trafficked. Much Gratitude to the Coordinator of this program and the speakers who gave of their time and talents to us.
May God watch over each of you as you strive to protect the vulnerable.