FAIR Fund works to prevent human trafficking of youth worldwide by building community leadership, providing education and empowerment programs, and offering compassionate intervention services.
Events:
03/20/10 Join FAIR Fund in Washington D.C. for "Poker for a Purpose" a one night event of good clean fun with area poker enthusiasts and FAIR Fund supporters. Location: Dupont Circle. More information coming soon.
03/20-21/10 Join FAIR Fund and area fitness studios for a weekend of " Inner Peace: Salutations for Freedom" bringing together area fitness studios and yoga enthusiasts to support FAIR Fund through the donation of yoga classes. Any fitness studio, yoga studio, or private group of yoga fans may become involved by contacting Morgan at morgan@fairfund.org.
05/20/10 FAIR Fund's fourth annual gala,
"Pearls of Purpose," will take place at the lovely Austrian Embassy featuring Austrian wines, amazing auction packages, and special guest, former OSCE Counter Trafficking Representative, Helga Konrad alongside young women survivors of human trafficking. Tickets start at $75.00 with a limited number of young professional tickets. To learn more contact Andrea Powell at apowell@fairfund.org.
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In the News:
Washington's WTOP.com 103.5 FM, January 5, 2010: Maryland man pleads guilty to sex trafficking of minors - "Lewis was caught as part of an undercover police sting in May. D.C. Police arrested two girls , 14 and 16, for prostitution near 14th St. and K st. in Northwest."
National Public Radio, Intern Edition: Survivor Battles D.C. Teen Sex Trafficking - "They’re American girls who have been sex trafficked here. Tonight, they’re working…just blocks from the White House. "
The Washington Examiner, July 1, 2009: Prosecutors say wealthy residents used slave labor - "People are so desperate to come to the U.S. that they are willing to put up with all kinds of abuse, including slavery."
The New York Post, June 26, 2009: FAIR Fund Vanessa Noel event mentioned in Page Six's "We Hear...".
June 16, 2009: "FAIR Fund Supports Call for Partnership at U.S. Department of State’s 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report Press Conference": Watch the press conference and read more.
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Gabrielle Christian, star of South of Nowhere and GirlTrash!, presents the launch of FAIR Fund's GlobalGiving.com 2010 fundraising challenge. Click here for how you can help. |
Watch ABC WJLA's feature, "Battling Sex Trafficking," featuring the work of FAIR Fund. Click here to watch. |
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Program Spotlight: Preventing domestic minor sex trafficking in the United States
In the U.S., prostituting a minor is a form of human trafficking. It is estimated that roughly 200,000 American children are at serious risk of commercial sexual exploitation.
The Tell Your Friends Program educates teens – in public high schools, foster care and group homes, and at youth agencies – who are at high risk for coercion into prostitution and sexual slavery. FAIR Fund educates teens about sexual violence and human trafficking, offers them service referrals, and seeks to give them confidence to avoid exploitation. The program also trains community service agencies, teachers, police officers, and local officials in how to better identify and assist teens in need.
Read FAIR Fund's November 2009 report: "Teen Pathways Into and out of Commercial Sexual Exploitation. This report, funded by the Department of Justice and co-investigated with the University of Massachusetts Lowell examines the pathways runaway and homeless teens in the United States take to enter into and exit situations of commercial sexual exploitation, a form of human trafficking. The report is based on the real life narratives of approximately 70 teens aged 14 to 19 in Washington, D.C. and Boston, MA.
Read coverage of FAIR Fund’s prevention model in the Washington Post and on NPR.
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