FREEDOM WITHOUT HEALING IS A REVOLVING DOOR
Understanding the Signs Can Open the Door to Safety
Control Over Your Movement
Someone else decides where you go, who you talk to, or what you do. Freedom to make choices is limited or nonexistent.
Fear and Manipulation
You feel scared to say no, to leave, or to ask for help. Threats, guilt, or fear of punishment keep you stuck.
Promises That Turn Into Traps
Someone offered you love, work, or a better life—but instead you feel trapped, used, or unsafe.
Lack of Access
You don’t have control over your ID, money, phone, or documents. You're dependent on someone for your basic needs.
Isolation from Support
You’ve been cut off from family, friends, or people who care about you. You feel alone—even in a crowd.
Unfair or Forced Labor
You work long hours, aren’t paid fairly (or at all), or were told you “owe” someone for food or shelter.
Ask Yourself:
- Are you being controlled or monitored?
- Are you scared to say no or leave?
- Are you being promised one thing but living another?
- Do you feel like you owe someone your body or labor?
- Are threats, fear, or shame keeping you quiet?
Escort Services (Trafficking Fronts)
Traffickers use online platforms or agencies posing as escort services to sell individuals for sex, often across cities or states.
Illicit Massage Parlors
Massage businesses that operate as fronts for trafficking, often involving language barriers, limited movement, and controlled living conditions.
Strip Clubs/Exotic Dancing
Individuals are pressured or forced into performing sexualized dances or private shows, sometimes with physical contact or behind-the-scenes exploitation.
Familial & Domestic Exploitation
Sometimes, the trafficker is a relative or caregiver. This can involve manipulation, threats, or exchanging someone for money, drugs, or favors.
Survival-Based Exploitation
When someone exchanges sex for food, shelter, drugs, protection, or other necessities—often with no other options or under coercion.
Webcam/Live Streaming
Sexual acts are performed live over the internet, frequently under pressure, threats, or false pretenses.
Pornography
Sexual acts are filmed and distributed for profit—often involving coercion, manipulation, or lack of informed consent.
Pimp-Controlled Exploitation
A third party (pimp) manages, directs, or profits from another person’s involvement in commercial sex, often through manipulation, control, or threats.
Gang-Controlled Trafficking
Commercial sex is used by gangs to make money, recruit members, or establish control and loyalty within the group.
Healing, Freedom, Hope…It’s not too late.
If you or a loved one need help, you are not alone
OUR SERVICES
At the heart of everything we do is the belief that every woman deserves safety, dignity, and the chance to rebuild her life. Our services are designed to walk alongside survivors of sex trafficking, addiction, and exploitation as they begin their journey toward healing and wholeness.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES & SUPPORT
Below are national resources for survivors of human trafficking
Whether you’re seeking immediate help, long-term support, or a safe way to report trafficking, these trusted networks are available to walk with you—confidentially and without judgment.
Polaris Project
National human trafficking support line
Alliance to End Human Trafficking
National advocacy and awareness campaigns
Safe Horizon
Advocacy and shelter programs
My Life My Choice
Prevention and mentoring for youth
The A21 Campaign
Global rescue and awareness efforts
National Survivor Network
Survivor-led advocacy and support