Finding new and innovative ways to combat the demand for purchased sex, raise awareness to this nationwide epidemic, and provide safe environments for victims.
We are a faith-based, nationally recognized not-for-profit organization committed to ending human trafficking in the United States. With offices strategically located in Tampa, Washington D.C., Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Austin,we are aggressively focused on ending this massive problem happening right here in America by fighting the demand for purchased sex.
Our focus to end human trafficking in the United States is to educate American citizens and legislators, disrupt sex trade activities, consolidate efforts for maximum effect, and partner with other organizations in this fight. We also work in conjunction with federal, state and local government officials who sit in a position to influence policy on ending trafficking in America.
Raising awareness is the first step. While more and more people are becoming aware of the reality of the problem, there’s still much work to be done.
To truly end sex trafficking, we must cut off the demand. We are identifying and replicating the most promising practices in America at fighting demand.
Through our safe home and victim’s services programs, we serve survivors seeking safe refuge and restorative care.
There are an estimated 4.8 million victims of sex trafficking worldwide, with the United States leading all other nations in driving demand for purchased sex. The demand for purchasing women, men and children for sex is continuing to escalate due to our hypersexualized society, and the demand for sex with even younger children is increasing. This is attracting more sex traffickers to the industry who see a financial opportunity to cash in on the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world.
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Our focus to end human trafficking in the United States is to educate American citizens and legislators, disrupt sex trade activities, consolidate efforts for maximum effect, and partner with other organizations in this fight. We also work in conjunction with federal, state and local government officials who sit in a position to influence policy on ending trafficking in America.
Project Reach-Out uses A.I. technology to crawl websites where potential victims are sold for sex so that help can be offered directly to those being trafficked.
With studies revealing that up to 50% of trafficked minors are male, we’ve built the nation’s FIRST and ONLY safe home for these victims who need shelter, protection, and healing.
A community-wide strategy to end human sex trafficking through community members and leaders, law enforcement, businesses, schools, healthcare organizations, churches and the media.
News coverage about USIAHT from across the country.
Ahead of Las Vegas 5K Race on Saturday, Four Local Organizations Join TraffickingFree Zone Program TraffickingFree Zones Aim to Decrease Sex Trafficking Activity in Region LAS VEGAS, Nev., August 29, 2019 – The U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking (USIAHT) today...
Children sold for sex are not criminals. Our laws should be providing services to help sexually exploited children, not prosecuting them.
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U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking Hosts 5K Race to “Stomp Out the Demand” for Sex Trafficking USIAHT hosts their first 5K race near Las Vegas, NV LAS VEGAS, Nev., August 31, 2019 – The U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking (USIAHT) today announced that it...
Triple Crown Racing and Tampa Athletes Unite to Host a Fundraising Event in Support of the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to speak at the reception TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 15, 2019 – Triple Crown Racing and Tampa Athletes...
Once Americans realize that trafficking happens not just in big cities or regions other than their own, they will realize that they must take action if they want to see it end. At the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking (USIAHT), our team has led several awareness campaigns and spends a considerable portion of our time sharing what we do with audiences across the country.
Not only do trafficking victims suffer abuse at the hands of men purchasing sex – a 2014 study of over 100 American female survivors of sex trafficking found that the victims were used for sex by an average of 13 buyers per day – but traffickers commonly use sexual violence to assert control over their victims.
During Monday night’s city council meeting, Vestavia Hills, AL. laid groundwork to become the first “trafficking free zone” city in the state of Alabama. This means all city employees, including first responders, will undergo human trafficking training.
The Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act was established as a result of the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 to provide advice and recommendations to the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and...
The sex trade in Washington, D.C., and across the country and the world operates on a very simple law of economics. There will not be enough supply of legal sex workers to satisfy the increased demand. Traffickers will gladly and quickly fill that demand from the supply of at-risk D.C. youth.