EVERY PERSON HAS A STORY & EVERY STORY HAS VALUE
JOIN US FOR A Holiday BENEFIT CONCERT & Survivor Story Panel SUPPORTING STORIES FOUNDATION’S ANTI-TRAFFICKING WORK.
DATE: DECEMBER 7
TIME: 7-9:30 PM
LOCATION: RESTORATION CHURCH - 503 POLK ST., ANOKA, MN
“The evening was filled with songs old
and new which were fun, light hearted and entertaining. A great date night experience across generations!”
THE MISSION OF stories foundation is To fight human trafficking by educating communities, preventing exploitation and empowering survivors through safe community and supportive resources.
our Why: to further justice for every person by inspiring communities, influencing culture and implementing action.
WE SEE A WORLD WHERE people are valued, not exploited, and survivors of trafficking find healing, hope and opportunity.
the problem : human trafficking
Human trafficking is "the recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring or receipt of a person by such means as threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, or fraud or deception for the purpose of exploitation."
- U.N. Trafficking Protocol
Although slavery is commonly thought to be a thing of the past, human traffickers generate hundreds of billions of dollars in profits by trapping millions of people in horrific situations around the world, including here in the U.S. Traffickers use violence, threats, deception, debt bondage, and other manipulative tactics to force people to engage in commercial sex or to provide labor or services against their will.
TRAFFICKING STATISTICS
- 26% of trafficking victims are children.
- 55% of trafficking victims are women and girls.
- In 2015, an estimated 1 out of 5 endangered runaways reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children were likely child sex trafficking victims.
- The average cost of a human being is $90.
- The International Labour Organization estimates that there are more than 30 million victims of human trafficking globally.
- The average age that a girl is exploited and enters into prostitution is 15 years old.
- 1 in 4 trafficking victims are children.
- Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry, behind drug and gun sales.
- 3 out of every 1000 are victims of forced labor.
JOIN US AS WE transform culture TOGETHER so that WE value ourselves and others, creating a world where people aren’t exploiteD and every person’s story has value.
become a culture changer
CHARITABLE GIVING OPTIONS
Make a check out to Stories Foundation.
500 W Main St. Suite 23
Anoka, MN 55303
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CONNECT WITH US
Have a question about Stories Foundation,
Storyteller Cafe or human trafficking in general?
Write to us at hello@storiesfoundation.org
or call (612) 268-1937.
