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Empowering Children, Enriching Lives, Save the children

Empowering Children, Enriching Lives, Save the childrenEmpowering Children, Enriching Lives, Save the childrenEmpowering Children, Enriching Lives, Save the children

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Empowering Children, Enriching Lives, Save the children

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Meet Help Another Child

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Our History

 HELP ANOTHER CHILD was founded in 2023 by a group of community members who recognized the need for a local organization dedicated to helping Familial trafficked victims, and survivors.  Since then, we have grown into a thriving nonprofit. 

Our Mission

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Our History

 Our team is made up of dedicated professionals who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those we serve. We focus on providing housing, counseling, and legal services to protect the victims. We also offer educational services whether scholarships for the parents, and the children as well as safety planning with home school. 

Our Partners

Our Partners

Our Partners

 We are proud to partner with a variety of local organizations to provide the best possible support to our clients. 

Familial Trafficking

What is Familial Trafficking?

 Familial trafficking involves the exploitation of a minor within their own family for goods, substances, services, or money. While parents are often the perpetrators, any legal guardian or family member, including aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, or siblings, can be involved.

Trafficking by family members is one of the most common forms of trafficking, making up around 40% of all trafficking cases (both sex and labor). In familial child sex trafficking cases children might be coerced, groomed or manipulated into sexual acts, either online or in person, usually with the goal of financial gain. In many cases, this type of exploitation also involves the creation, distribution and trade of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

The Complexities of Familial Trafficking

Child trafficking by a family member frequently goes unreported due to the complexities of familial power dynamics. It also can be reported, but since there are so many people involved like people who work for cps or the police it is hidden. Trust and loyalty between parents and children can make it easier for traffickers to rationalize and downplay the exploitation. Children subjected to abuse from a young age may struggle to identify coercive tactics used by those they trust. Lack of exposure to healthy relationships further compounds the issue, as many children have no other trusted adults to guide them. The psychological impact of growing up in an environment lacking love, trust, and safety can be severe and long-lasting.

How Misconceptions Impact Protection Efforts

Misconceptions surrounding child sex trafficking contribute to challenges in addressing the issue. Many people still believe that most trafficking cases are perpetrated by strangers abducting children to remote foreign locations. While these cases can happen, they are incredibly rare, compared to other forms of trafficking. Common misconceptions about the nature of familial trafficking, such as the belief that it only occurs within communities or countries of low socioeconomic status further complicate investigation, prevention and protection efforts.

Identifying Signs of Familial Trafficking:

 

  • Never alone (might be with other family members all the time)  
  • Might appear to be in a controlling environment  
  • Isolated from other people, peers, and “normal” situations 
  • In custody legally by a non-parent 
  • The child is being stalked by the traffickers
  • Abnormal loyalty to the “family” system
  • Compartmentalization, dissociation, and other trauma responses 
  • Ritual Abuse 
  • Fear of medical providers and other helpers 
  • Might appear to be the “keeper” of the family secrets 
  • A child can also be trafficked through the judicial system by the help of family courts.
  •   Shows evidence of physical, mental, or sexual abuse 

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