LOVE146 INC

Survivor Care: Love146 provides trauma-informed specialized Survivor Care services to youth in the U.S., including Rapid Responses, Long-Term Services, and transitional Services. These services have reached over 900 young people. Love146 also supports children impacted by trafficking through a safe home in the Philippines called the Round Home.Love146 is the primary provider of specialized service to youth who have been trafficked in Connecticut. Love146 also funds Survivor Care services in the Philippines. Our Survivor Care services includes:1. Rapid Responses: One-time interventions that provide information and safety planning to at-risk youth or confirmed survivors.2. Long-Term Services: Intensive services designed to meet the unique needs of individualized youth. Based on individualized Care Plans,licensed social workers provide a variety of services including but not limited to: counseling, safety planning, education support, and advocacy. Social workers also work with caregivers and other providers so that they are better able to meet the needs of youth in their care.3. Transitional Services: Job readiness, post-secondary education, housing, parenting and other resources aimed at preparing youth aged 16+ for adulthood and economic independence. Love146s employment and education services earned the 2024 National Youth Employment Coalition Innovation Award.4. Philippines Partnership: Safe homes that ensure youth who have experienced trafficking victimization receive holistic care, including counseling, education and health related services. Spaces like a treehouse and volleyball court ensure a warm and healing environment.

Prevention Education: Love146s nationally recognized Not a Number curriculum equips youth ages 12-18 with the information and skills necessary to recognize and resist trafficking and exploitation. Grounded in best practices and developed in collaboration with lived-experience experts, participants learn to identify recruitment tactics, challenge stereotypes, develop safety strategies, and access support systems. Adaptable to schools, residential programs, and community settings, this five-module program is implemented in 30+ states. Love146s Not a Number five-module prevention education curriculum equips youth aged 12-18 with the information and skills necessary to identify potential trafficking and make safe choices. Now in its fourth version, Not a Number is implemented in schools, residential programs, and community settings in 30+ states. The curriculum is equally effective as a primary prevention tool in schools and a secondary prevention resource for youth at higher risk, including those involved in childwelfare or juvenile justice systems. The curriculum is currently being rigorously evaluated through a randomized control trial being conducted by the University of New Hampshire and University of Minnesota. To ensure effective implementation, Love146 provides ongoing training and technical assistance, led by a team of public health and education professionals. These experts offer strategies and support to help communities adapt the curriculum to meet their unique needs.