Emergency Contacts
If you need help or you think you have come into contact with a victim of human trafficking...
National Human Trafficking
Resource Center
call 1.888.373.7888 / Text HELP or
INFO to BeFree (233733)
Center For Youth
905 Monroe Ave
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 271-7670 24 hrs
Mark Your Calendar
What Is Human Trafficking?
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others. As defined under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA)
Sex Trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age; or
Labor Trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.
Emergency Contacts
If you need help or you think you have come into contact with a victim of human trafficking...
National Human Trafficking
Resource Center
call 1.888.373.7888 / Text HELP or
INFO to BeFree (233733)
Center For Youth
905 Monroe Ave
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 271-7670 24 hrs
Angels of Grace - Sculptures by Sharon Locke
November 1 - November 30, 2019
Opening reception
Friday, November 1, 2019, 6 - 9 pm
Studio 402, Anderson Arts Building
250 Goodman St N, Rochester 14607
A tribute and art fundraiser for Angels of Mercy. Sculptures are by local artist Sharon Locke and each one represents various angelic visions of trauma and healing in Human Trafficking....
The project focuses on hope available from spiritual guidance that can be seen and felt.
Fundraiser for RRCAHT!
Trades of Hope
Between November 4 and December 1, 15% of anything purchased through the link below will benefit the Rochester Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking, which combats human trafficking in our community. And the purchase will also help trafficking victims around the world. It's a fantastic way to shop for the holidays and give people around the world the gift of a better life.
https://www.mytradesofhope.com/parties/110297
Bright Night Cocktail Reception
Help survivors of sex trafficking get their lives back.
Friday, November 15, 2019
6 - 9 pm
Strathallen CityView
550 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Ticket price: $50
Join Brightstar for music, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, raffles and more!
Brightstar Community is on a mission to create a place where survivors of sex trafficking can reclaim their lives. They've almost raised enough funds for a house to run its program - and now your support is needed to reach the goal.
Click here to purchase tickets.
Upcoming RRCAHT Events
RRCAHT Human Trafficking Awareness Media Conference
Friday, January 10, 2020
Details TBA
RRCAHT Evening of Celebration, Networking and Fundraising
Monday, January 27, 2020
Details TBA
RRCAHT Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Details TBA
RRCAHT has T-shirts for sale at $12.
For comprehensive information about Human Trafficking, including links to videos, refer to the Human Trafficking Awareness Manual of the Sisters of Charity of New York.
The June RRCAHT Newsletter is now available.
It features an article RESTORE Sexual Assault Services. You can read it here and you can join the mailing list for future editions by clicking here.
Thank you to the Vignelli Center for Design Studies at RIT for your sponsorship and contributions to our branding and Yes, Here. marketing campaign.
Featured news story
Rochester human trafficking court to expand
(RochesterFirst.com - October 29, 2019
Yes, Here!
Federal Jury Convicts Rochester Man Of Sex Trafficking
U.S. Attorney for the Western District, New York - November 15, 2018
Irondequoit sex trafficker John Spencer sentenced to 17 to 21 years in prison
Democrat and Chronicle - April 20, 2018
Sex trafficker John Spencer convicted of trafficking, promoting prostitution, assault
Democrat and Chronicle - March 13, 2018
Human Trafficking as close as next door
Democrat and Chronicle - February 2, 2018
Dozens of Rochester kids acknowledge they've been sold for sex
Democrat and Chronicle - February 3, 2018
Violent sex trafficker Stephen Jones sentenced to 25 years in federal prison
Democrat and Chronicle - December 21, 2017
Slaughter pledges $600k to fight human trafficking
Rochester Business Journal - October 11, 2017
Husband And Wife Plead Guilty To Sex Trafficking
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of NY - August 2, 2017
Man sentenced for sex trafficking of girl
Democrat and Chronicle - November 23, 2016
Battle rages over human trafficking - Courts, nonprofits help local
Democrat and Chronicle - November 22, 2016
Police: Massage parlor a front for prostitution
Democrat and Chronicle - November 3, 2016
Sex trafficker suspected in new crime
Democrat and Chronicle - August 26, 2016
National
Who buys a child for sex? Otherwise ordinary men
IndyStar - January 30, 2018
Task Force In Santa Rosa County Focuses On Human Trafficking
WUWF (NW Florida) - October 18, 2017
Woman was trapped by sex trafficking life
Albuquerque Journal - July 17, 2017
Services, funding for sex trafficking victims in short supply
Albuquerque Journal - July 17, 2017
Helping sex trafficking victims is a challenge
Albuquerque Journal - July 16, 2017
More than 1,000 police officers underwent human trafficking training in last fiscal year
Topeka Capital Journal - July 16, 2017
Wisconsin Hospital Works to Educate About Trafficked Youth
WDIO-TV (Duluth) - July 15, 2017
Chance encounter leads to prosecutions
Albuquerque Journal - July 15, 2017
How Cleveland has become a leader in trying to eradicate human trafficking
Christian Science Monitor - July 9, 2017
21 Across U.S. Are Indicted in ‘Modern-Day Sex Slave’ Ring
New York Times - May 25, 2017
Flight Attendants Fight Human Trafficking With Eyes in the Sky
New York Times - February 7, 2017
Latest Traffic Report
Regional
How Do You Care for Sex-Trafficking Victims if You Can’t Hold On to Them?
New York Times - December 6, 2017
House Democrats seek answers after ICE agents arrest possible victim of human trafficking
New York Daily News - July 14, 2017
Human trafficking 'a significant issue in Western New York'
Buffalo Law Journal - July 10, 2017
Sex sting bust nets 12, including local school bus driver, Glens Falls radio DJ
WTEN, Albany - June 12, 2017
Bill Seeks to Enlist New York Hotels to Help Fight Sex Trafficking
New York Times - April 16, 2017
A Guardian Is Accused of Holding 2 Teenagers Captive in Queens for Years
New York Times - January 12, 2017
International
TIP ‘hero’ was eight when she first saw a child sex victim
The Nation - July 16, 2017
Obama raises the stakes for multinationals to combat human trafficking
Huffington Post - July 13, 2016
Armenia among pioneers of fighting trafficking: U.S. State Department
PanArmenian.net - July 1, 2016
Japan short of ‘minimum’ standards on human trafficking: U.S. State Department
Japan Times - July 1, 2016
Myanmar decries demotion on US human trafficking blacklist
AP - July 1, 2016
Human trafficking in Ireland up 73 per cent since 2014
Irish Times - July 1, 2016