PROJECT PROTECT OUR CHILDREN

THE YOUTH ACTION BOARD (YAB) IS A STUDENT-LED PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PEER-DRIVEN ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS. BY EDUCATING YOUTH ON TRAFFICKING AND EMPOWERING THEM TO LEAD PREVENTION EFFORTS, YAB FOSTERS LEADERSHIP, ACTIVISM, AND GENERATIONAL CHANGE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST EXPLOITATION. OUR TRAINING FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS PROVIDES ESSENTIAL TOOLS TO RECOGNIZE, PREVENT, AND RESPOND TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING MAKING SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS STRONGER FRONTLINE DEFENSES. PPOC ALSO OFFERS INTERNET SAFETY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR PARENTS, GUARDIANS, AND YOUTH. CAREGIVERS ARE EDUCATED ON ONLINE DANGERS LIKE GROOMING AND SEXTORTION, WHILE YOUTH GAIN CRITICAL DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS AND LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE ONLINE SPACES SAFELY. BOTH VERSIONS OF THE TRAINING PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND SAFE SOCIAL MEDIA PRACTICES. THE E3 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SUPPORTS AT-RISK YOUTH BY PROVIDING LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. BY REDUCING VULNERABILITIES AND PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY, E3 HELPS INTERRUPT PATHWAYS TO EXPLOITATION. OUR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) PROGRAM ENGAGES BUSINESSES IN ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS BY HELPING THEM IMPLEMENT ETHICAL PRACTICES AND AWARENESS STRATEGIES WITHIN THEIR OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAINS. THESE PARTNERSHIPS EXTEND THE IMPACT OF PREVENTION INTO THE CORPORATE SECTOR. FINALLY, OUR HUMAN TRAFFICKING 101 FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE TRAINING BUILDS AWARENESS ACROSS INDUSTRIES, EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS OF TRAFFICKING AND RESPOND APPROPRIATELY. THIS TRAINING EXTENDS PREVENTION PRACTICES BEYOND TRADITIONAL SETTINGS AND INTO EVERYDAY WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS ADVANCE OUR MISSION TO BUILD INFORMED, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES UNITED IN THE FIGHT TO PROTECT VULNERABLE YOUTH FROM TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION.