02/28/2012
SOAP Outreach Results:
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Detroit Auto Show Outreach- January 2012. 85 people volunteered to help rescue victims! We got out soap and materials to 54 hotels with a 91% success rate- 8,000 bars of soap. One missing teen was identified to one of our teams and was reported to authorities. Ads on backpage went from 113 ads prior to the show, to 332 during and 90 after the show ended.
Indianapolis Super Bowl Outreach- February 2012. 189 people volunteered for the two day outreach. We got out soap and materials to 200 hotels- 40,000 bars of soap. Free International interns trained at least 40 motel staff on the signs of human trafficking. And we had a 75% success rate. Backpage ads were 22 prior to the event, to 269 during the superbowl and 85 after. 2 girls were rescued and returned home, one missing teen was found working in a strip club and others were spotted by motel staff.
http://www.traffickfree.com/blog/2012/02/soap-outreach-results/