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Anti-Human Trafficking Program
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OUR COLLABORATIVE
APPROACH:
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
IN CENTRAL OHIO
The Salvation Army is honored to serveas the
Coalition Manager for the Central Ohio Reach and
Restore Coalition,a network of 120 organizations
working together to raise awareness and build a strong
network of services for trafficking survivors.
Human trafficking is compelled exploitation in
commercial sex or forced labor for the financial gain
of the trafficker. Ohio ranks 5th in the number of
hotline calls placed to the National Human Trafficking
Hotline. In Central Ohio, men, women, and children
are trafficked in numerous sex industry venues such
as the streets, hotels, brothels, massage businesses,
and private homes, and in labor industries such
as agriculture, factories, hospitality, construction,
domestic servitude, and cleaning services.
Each year, The Salvation Army
conducts over 10 focus groups with
survivors to gain insight into effective
program design and delivery.
OUR IMPACT IN 2021:
• We assisted 577 human trafficking survivors
in exiting their exploitation and supporting their
individual paths toward healing, recovery,
and stability.
• We had 618 street outreach encounters with
women exploited in commercial sex on the streets
of Columbus.
• We provided hotline response for a14 county area
in Central Ohio.
• Through our program, 87% of survivors obtained
or maintained housing and 100% achieved safety.
Because Need Knows No Season
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