You can have your biggest impact in the community where you live – that’s where you know the most about the environment, the opportunities, the dangers. So when you’re looking to support trafficking survivors, start where you live.
Work in your community to support children through prevention and education of trafficking situations. Support shelters that deal with immediate resources and necessities. Support an organization that deals with the long-term support needed for sustainable recovery.
All trafficking survivor organizations are under funded, if you have $5 to give, please donate. But there are more ways to help than donating — you can offer a financial literacy training, you can donate clothes for interviews, you can offer to hire a survivor at your business. Whatever you do, remember, you can make a difference.
To help you get started we’ve curated a list of survivor organizations in each state, but this is just scratching the service. There are survivor organizations throughout the United States and across the globe, we encourage you to check the Polaris Global Modern Slavery Directory to find an organization to support close to home.
United States and Canada
Find a Covenant House location near you. They provide immediate assistance and shelter in 31 locations across the United States and Canada.
Alabama
Children’s Aid Society of Alabama: childrensaid.org (Birmingham)
Alaska
Covenant House Alaska: ak.covenanthouse.org (Anchorage)
Arizona
Phoenix Dream Center: phxdreamcenter.org (Phoenix)
Arkansas
Immerse Arkansas: immersearkansas.org (Little Rock)
California
Saving Innocence: savinginnocence.org (Los Angeles)
Colorado
Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA): coloradocrimevictims.org (Denver)
Connecticut
Kids in Crisis: kidsincrisis.org (Cos Cob)
Delaware
Zoe Ministries: zoe-delaware.org (Greenwood)
Florida
More Too Life: moretoolife.org (Sarasota)
Georgia
Georgia Cares: gacares.org (Atlanta)
Hawaii
Ho`ola Na Pua: hoolanapua.org (Honolulu)
Idaho
Nampa Family Justice Center: nampafamilyjusticecenter.org (Nampa)
Illinois
Traffick Free: traffickfree.org (Chicago)
Indiana
Indiana Trafficking Victims Assistance Program (ITVAP): indysb.org (Indianapolis)
Iowa
Youth Emergency Services and Shelter: yessiowa.org (Des Moines)
Kansas
Options Domestic & Sexual Violence Services: help4abuse.org (Hays)
Kentucky
The Center for Women and Families: thecenteronline.org (Louisville)
Louisiana
Educational and Treatment Council: etcyouth.org (Lake Charles)
Maine
Preble Street: preblestreet.org (Portland)
Maryland
Safe House of Hope: safehouseofhope.org (Windsor Mill)
Massachusetts
My Life My Choice: fightingexploitation.org (Boston)
Michigan
Alternatives for Girls: alternativesforgirls.org (Detroit)
Minnesota
The Link-Passageways: thelinkmn.org (Minneapolis)
Mississippi
The Center for Violence Prevention: mscvp.org (Pearl)
Missouri
Youth In Need: youthinneed.org (St. Louis)
Montana
Tumbleweed Program: tumbleweedprogram.org (Billings)
Nebraska
Women’s Center for Advancement: wcaomaha.org (Omaha)
Nevada
The Embracing Project: theembracingproject.org (Las Vegas)
New Hampshire
New Beginnings: newbeginningsnh.org (Laconia)
New Jersey
Center for Family Services: centerffs.org (Vineland)
New Mexico
Dream Tree Project: dreamtreeproject.org (Taos)
New York
GEMS: gems-girls.org (New York City)
North Carolina
Love146: love146.org (Charlotte)
North Dakota
Youthworks: youthworksnd.org (Bismarck)
Ohio
Grace Haven: gracehaven.me (Columbus)
Oklahoma
The Dragonfly Home: thedragonflyhome.org (Oklahoma City)
Oregon
Rebecca Bender Initiative: rebeccabender.org (Grants Pass)
Pennsylvania
Oasis of Hope: oasisofhopeusa.org (Troy)
Rhode Island
Day One: dayoneri.org (Providence)
South Carolina
Hope Center for Children: hopecfc.org (Spartanburg)
South Dakota
Call to Freedom: calltofreedom.org (Sioux Falls)
Tennessee
End Slavery Tennessee: endslaverytn.org (Nashville)
Texas
Allies Against Slavery: alliesagainstslavery.org (Austin)
Utah
New Hope Crisis Center: newhopecrisiscenter.org (Brigham City)
Vermont
Vermont Coalition of Runaway and Homeless Youth: vcrhyp.org (Montpelier)
Virginia
Gray Haven: thegrayhaven.org (Richmond)
Washington
Friends of Youth: friendsofyouth.org (Kirkland)
West Virginia
Catholic Charities West Virginia: catholiccharitieswv.org (Charleston)
Wisconsin
Pathfinders: pathfindersmke.org (Milwaukee)
Wyoming
Safe Project: safeproject.org (Laramie)
*Washington DC
Courtney’s House: courtneyshouse.org
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