Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others. As defined under U.S. federal law, victims of human trafficking include children involved in the sex trade, adults age 18 or over who are coerced or deceived into commercial sex acts, and anyone forced into different forms of "labor or services," such as domestic workers held in a home, or farm-workers forced to labor against their will." - Polaris Project
Alliance to End Human Trafficking
FSPA is a member of the Alliance to End Human Trafficking, the collaborative, faith-based national network that offers education, support and advocates for the eradication of human trafficking. Alliance To End Human Trafficking envisions a world without human trafficking with a network of services and resources to inform the public, prevent the crime, and assist survivors to achieve a fulfilling life.
Stop Trafficking Newsletter
This monthly newsletter is produced by The Alliance to End Human Trafficking, to serve as a forum for exchange among religious congregations and their collaborating organizations to promote awareness regarding human trafficking, exchange best practices in advocacy for and empowerment of survivors of human trafficking, recommend actions to counter human trafficking and to share information about survivor services.
Hotlines
National Hotline: 888-373-7888 or text INFO to 233733
La Crosse County District Attorney 608-785-9604
La Crosse Emergency Services 608-785-9634
City of La Crosse Police Department 608-785-5962
La Crosse Country Sheriff's Department 608-785-5942
Toolkits and Resources
Leadership Conference of Women Religious and Communicators for Women Religious (Wisconsin region): human trafficking toolkit for Wisconsin
Polaris
Truckers Against Trafficking
Catholic Health Association
Human Trafficking Awareness & Prayer
Prior to joining the Alliance to End Modern Slavery, FSPA led the La Crosse Task Force to End Modern Slavery. While no longer an active team, you're invited to engage in the 30 ways to help end modern slavery:
- Light a candle and pray for a perpetrator.
- Take a survivor to dinner today; find out how you can help with personal needs.
- Find out who can provide pro bono legal assistance to survivors.
The Faces of Human Trafficking
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration partnered with Breaking Free, one of the nation’s leading organizations for working with victims and survivors of sex trafficking, to create The Faces of Human Trafficking video series.