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Sex trafficking is not what you see on TV.
Sex trafficking is defined as a commercial sex act induced by force, fraud, or coercion, plus anyone under the age of 18 – regardless of force, fraud or coercion.
~The Trafficking & Violence Protection Act
The Polaris Project in 2021 revealed there were 10,359 situations of human trafficking reported to the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline involving 16,554 individual victims. Shocking as these numbers are, they are likely only a fraction of the actual problem.
Florida ranks 3rd in the US for most reported situations with 1,887 women identified in 2019. The State of Florida only had 131 beds available for those women.
Jacksonville ranks 3rd in Florida and 48th of ALL cities in the US. NE Florida continues to have limited beds available for the 50-75 women rescued each year.
Many survivors do not self identify as victims.
84% of sex trafficked women are drug/alcohol dependent.
Our Community-centered village will provide long-term healing support for women seeking freedom from sexual exploitation and addiction in Jacksonville, Florida.
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