SW Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force

SW Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force The task force meets on the 3rd Friday of every month. Email: [email protected] In 2020 the SWMHTTF became a part of the Michigan Abolitionist Project (MAP).

Founded in 2012, the SW Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force (SWMHTTF) mission is to educate and bring awareness to the communities of SW Michigan about Human Trafficking and to further develop a plan for a victim-centered approach using a multidisciplinary team. The SWMHTTF is a collaboration of Law Enforcement, Non-Governmental Organizations, Faith Based Organizations and concerned citizens. To

learn more about trafficking and how you can be involved in the fight to end modern-day slavery check out our website at: map-mi.org

Approx. 20,000 people are trafficked in the United States each year (according to Polaris Project), and many of them are children. There are two main types of human trafficking: s*x trafficking and labor trafficking. S*x Trafficking occurs when a commercial s*x act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained the age of 18 years. Labor trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services and includes agricultural, industrial, and domestic servitude work. If you believe you are a victim of human trafficking or may have information about a potential trafficking situation, please contact the human trafficking hotline at 1-888-3737-888, or text "BeFree" to 233733

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She agreed to testify against the man, who would offer the mother and daughter Beanie Baby toys and sometimes $20 for s*xual acts, at his upcoming trial.

The [virtual] Empower Conference is coming up on September 21st. The focus this year will be the Online Exploitation and...
08/04/2023

The [virtual] Empower Conference is coming up on September 21st. The focus this year will be the Online Exploitation and S*x Trafficking of Youth. Allie Kibler-Campbell, one of the SW Michigan Task Force members, will be presenting for the final session on Empowering Youth in a Modern World: A Guide to Digital Safety.

If you are a parent, teacher, or have kids in your life that you care about, THIS IS FOR YOU! Hear from Michigan experts about this important and timely topic.

Register here: https://michiganabolitionistproject.org/event/empower2023/

And please share with anyone you think would be interested!

Hello! We hope you are enjoying all that SW Michigan summers have to offer :) There will be no Task Force meeting this m...
07/08/2023

Hello!
We hope you are enjoying all that SW Michigan summers have to offer :) There will be no Task Force meeting this month. Our next meeting will be August 18th from 12-1pm on Zoom. You can find more information here:
https://michiganabolitionistproject.org/event/southwest-michigan-human-trafficking-task-force-meeting-2/

Feel free to browse the website as well. We recently added new resources to the resource page!

In lieu of our meeting, to learn more about human trafficking this month you can:
Watch:
Trafficked in America (PBS documentaries)
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/trafficked-in-america/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/s*x-trafficking-in-america/

Read books written by Michigan Survivors of Human Trafficking:
When Angels Fight by Leslie King
https://www.amazon.com/When-Angels-Fight-Escaping-Trafficking/dp/0825446899
Out of the Darkness by Alice Jay
https://www.amazon.com/Out-Darkness-Survivors-Alice-Jay/dp/1937400484/ref=sr_1_1?crid=G1F5X9W8CKKF&keywords=out+of+the+darkness+alice+jay&qid=1688822640&s=books&sprefix=out+of+the+darkness+alice+jay%2Cstripbooks%2C87&sr=1-1
The Slave Across the Street by Theresa Flores
https://www.amazon.com/Slave-Across-Street-Theresa-Flores/dp/0982328680

Listen to:
Emancipation Nation podcast
https://celiawilliamson.com/emancipation-nation
Things Survivors Wish You Knew podcast
https://www.dressember.org/podcast #:~:text=Things%20Survivors%20Wish%20You%20Knew%20is%20a%20Dressember%20podcast%20featuring,trafficking%20and%20commercial%20s*xual%20exploitation.

Research from trusted sources:
Polaris
https://polarisproject.org/
Shared Hope International
https://sharedhope.org/

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We hope these are helpful and look forward to seeing you in August!

If you have any questions feel free to reach out to Task Force leader Heather McGannon at: [email protected]

We're excited for this conference in September! One of the Task SW Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force members, Allie ...
06/23/2023

We're excited for this conference in September! One of the Task SW Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force members, Allie Kibler-Campbell, will be presenting on Digital Safety for one of the sessions.

Save the Date!

Save the Date!
September 21, 2023
We are just under 3 months away from the Empower conference. This year's focus will be "Online Exploitation and the Trafficking of Youth". We are looking forward to the many experts who will be joining us for this timely and important topic.

What are you up to this Saturday from 5-8pm!?!Join us for a SOAP Outreach and help anti-trafficking efforts in our area....
06/01/2023

What are you up to this Saturday from 5-8pm!?!
Join us for a SOAP Outreach and help anti-trafficking efforts in our area.

Date and time
Saturday, June 3rd, 2023
5:00 – 8:00 pm

Location
First Church – Saint Joseph Campus
2627 Niles Avenue, Saint Joseph, MI

Did you know human trafficking is the second leading criminal industry in the United States? The average age of entry into trafficking in the U.S. is only 13 years of age and many survivors of trafficking are not aware of how to get help. Join us to educate hotels on how to spot signs of human trafficking and hand out bars of soap with the national human trafficking hotline number along with missing children posters. 80% of all trafficking occurs at hotels/motels and many victims will see a bar of soap in their room which may be a lifeline to freedom.

Please join us to learn about the signs of human trafficking in our community. We will label hotel bar soaps to deliver to select area hotels and deliver critical information and missing children’s posters to hotel staff.

Must be trained (provided on-site) and at least 16 years of age to attend the outreach with parental permission.

To register go here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soap-up-sw-michigan-tickets-642550986297?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

If you have any questions, email: [email protected]
See you Saturday!

05/26/2023

Thank you to State Representative Brad Paquette for meeting up on this beautiful sunny day! We talked about Human Trafficking, what the Task Force is doing in SW Michigan and also what MAP is up to as a whole.

Thank you Rep Paquette for your care and concern for victims and survivors of Human Trafficking and for your desire to put that into action in Lansing!

05/25/2023

Call 1-800-THE-LOST if you think you have seen a missing child. It only takes one person to find .

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Dearborn Heights, MI

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