Freedom Fighters

Girls Educational and Mentoring Services
http://www.gems-girls.org/
Inspired by Rachel Lloyd’s memoir Girls Like Us, the Girls Like Us campaign connects individuals from all walks of life to stand in solidarity with survivors to end commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking of girls and young women.

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation
http://www.caase.org/
CAASE is committed to building a global community free from sexual exploitation. We know that all forms of sexual exploitation, including sexual assault and the commercial sex trade, are detrimental to a healthy society and undermine the dignity of all people.

Hookers For Jesus
http://www.hookersforjesus.net/
The primary services and programs of Hookers for Jesus are mission driven and are designed to minister healing and restoration of individuals and families affected by sexual exploitation. The primary services of Hookers For Jesus is to Hook (Outreach), Heal (emotional & spiritual restoration) Help (Transitional Assistance) through the Destiny House program.

Made By Survivors
http://www.madebysurvivors.com/
Made By Survivors is the core program of Made By Survivors Network, a US based NGO that works internationally with survivors of slavery and human trafficking. Founded in 2005, our mission is to end slavery through economic empowerment and education, giving survivors and people at the highest risk the tools they need to build safe, independent, slavery-free lives. MBSN currently operates programs in six countries, with a concentration of programming in India and Nepal. We offer job training and fairly paid employment to survivors, and provide intensive business development support to our core programs and partners. We market and sell the survivors’ products in the US, and also assist them in finding other buyers.

Operation Broken Silence
http://www.operationbrokensilence.org/
Operation Broken Silence is a nonprofit that strives to protect the innocent by confronting social affliction and building a new generation of abolitionists who envision a world without mass atrocities and modern slavery.

Cleveland Rape Crisis
http://www.clevelandrapecrisis.org/
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center is dedicated to serving survivors of sexual violence and those who support them with free comprehensive healing and advocacy services, and to creating social change in the community through education, training, and activism.

Renee Jones Empowerment Center
http://rjecempower.org/
The Renee Jones Empowerment Center is a 501(C) 3 non-profit organization located on the near west side of Cleveland, Ohio. Our primary objectives are to enrich the lives of adults and children we serve by offering unique programs and services that rebuild broken spirits, and build strong healthy self esteem. Community education, Life skills, employability skills, entertainment, health & the arts are just some of the programs offered year round to residents in the greater Cleveland area. We are dedicated to providing a central place where people of all races, ages can come to learn, teach, play, and work together. Our mission is to create a positive environment where everyone can feel like they are doing their part in the betterment of our communities.

The Demi and Ashton Foundation (DNA)
http://demiandashton.org/
Believing that freedom is a basic human right, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher founded The Demi and Ashton Foundation (DNA) to raise awareness about child sex slavery, change the cultural stereotypes that facilitate this horrific problem, and rehabilitate innocent victims. DNA is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization.

Gracehaven
http://www.gracehavenhouse.org/
Gracehaven seeks through Christian love to provide shelter and rehabilitation to girls under the age of 18 who have been victims of commercial sexual exploitation, and to raise awareness among young women about the issue of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) in order to educate and equip them so that they can avoid becoming victims themselves.

Nepal Orphans Home
http://www.nepalorphanshome.org/
Nepal Orphans Home attends to the welfare of children in Nepal who are orphaned, abandoned, or not supported by their parents. Papa’s House provides for the children’s basic needs of food, shelter, and clothing, as well as schooling and health care, and administers to their emotional needs with love and compassion. Papa’s House allows children to grow up in a nurturing environment. The mission of Nepal Orphans Home is not just to rescue children from abject poverty, but to enable the children to develop and realize their potentials.

Truckers Against Trafficking
http://www.truckersagainsttrafficking.com/
The goal of Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) is to mobilize members of the trucking and travel plaza industry to combat domestic sex trafficking by helping us put our wallet cards in the hands of every trucker in America; have our upcoming TAT-training DVD made part of orientation for all truck stop and travel plaza employees, all students of private and public trucking driving schools, all truck drivers employed via major carriers or owner/operators; and have TAT posters posted in all truck stops, rest areas and truck carrier break rooms across the United States. And then, once equipped with both awareness of the problem and education, when human trafficking is suspected, call the national hotline number of 1-888-373-7888.

Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA)
http://bacaworld.org/
Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) exists with the intent to create a safer environment for abused children. We exist as a body of Bikers to empower children to not feel afraid of the world in which they live. We stand ready to lend support to our wounded friends by involving them with an established, united organization. We work in conjunction with local and state officials who are already in place to protect children. We desire to send a clear message to all involved with the abused child that this child is part of our organization, and that we are prepared to lend our physical and emotional support to them by affiliation, and our physical presence. We stand at the ready to shield these children from further abuse. We do not condone the use of violence or physical force in any manner, however, if circumstances arise such that we are the only obstacle preventing a child from further abuse, we stand ready to be that obstacle.

Free the Slaves
http://www.freetheslaves.net/
Our mission is to end slavery worldwide. We believe that ending slavery is an ambitious–and realizable–goal. Everyone has a role to play in this great endeavor: Governments, businesses, international aid organizations, consumers, YOU.

The CNN Freedom Project
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/
This year CNN will join the fight to end modern-day slavery and shine a spotlight on the horrors of modern-day slavery, amplify the voices of the victims, highlight success stories and help unravel the complicated tangle of criminal enterprises trading in human life. A PROBLEM THAT CAN’T BE IGNORED

Collaborative Initiative
http://collaborativeinitiative.org/
The Collaborative Initiative to End Human Trafficking is a group of concerned persons and organizations in northern Ohio whose mission is to educate and advocate for the prevention and abolition of human trafficking, while connecting services on behalf of trafficked persons. The Collaborative members are committed to the promotion of human and civil rights, especially those of trafficked persons, and support the mission through their shared expertise in education, health care, law, and social service.

Coalition of Immokalee Workers
http://www.ciw-online.org/
The CIW is a community-based organization of mainly Latino, Mayan Indian and Haitian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout the state of Florida.

Levis Strauss
http://www.levistrauss.com/category/blog-tags/social-responsibility
We believe that business can drive profits through principles, and that our values as a company and as individuals give us a competitive advantage.

Alternative Apparel
http://www.alternativeapparel.com/About-Alternative/Social-Consciousness.aspx
Since 1995, Alternative has grown into a leading lifestyle apparel brand that delivers the best quality and value in fashion basics. Hand-crafted with our signature vintage softness, each piece embodies our commitment to comfort, craftsmanship, community and authenticity.

The U.S. Dept of State Trafficking in Persons
http://www.state.gov/g/tip/
The Trafficking in Persons Report is the most comprehensive worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons. Its findings will raise global awareness and spur countries to take effective actions to counter trafficking in persons. The annual report serves as the primary diplomatic tool through which the U.S. Government encourages partnership and increased determination in the fight against forced labor, sexual exploitation, and modern-day slavery.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Blueheart Campaign
http://www.unodc.org/blueheart/
The Blue Heart represents the sadness of those who are trafficked while reminding us of the cold-heartedness of those who buy and sell fellow human beings. The use of the blue UN colour also demonstrates the commitment of the United Nations to combating this crime against human dignity.

The U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services Administration for Children and Families
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking/
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities