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September 29, 2021 by Sarah Bendtsen

Wisconsin Senate Bill 245 Testimony

Shared Hope International has been working in Wisconsin, across the country, and internationally for over 20 years to guide and support appropriate responses to protect survivors, hold offenders to account, and ultimately prevent the crime entirely. 11 years ago we launched the Protected Innocence Challenge project (i.e. State Report Cards) to assess the status of […]

September 20, 2021 by Maria Kearl

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act (Fact Sheet)

On September 3rd, 2021, the “Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act” (H.R.5150) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation most notably reauthorizes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), which provides critical tools needed to combat human trafficking in the U.S. and abroad.  Without Congressional action, the TVPA is set [...]

November 16, 2015 by SHI Staff

NPR: States Do Better Cracking Down On Child Sex Trafficking, Report Says

Transcript: Lina Wertheimer, WUNC Interview for NPR Now we bring you some good news coming from a nonprofit group that studies the problem of child sex trafficking. A new report being released today finds many U.S. states are doing a better job of halting this crime. NPR’s justice correspondent, Carrie Johnson, got an exclusive look […]

November 16, 2015 by SHI Staff

CBN News: Anti-Trafficking Laws Make Big Gains

By: Heather Sells, CBN News A national report card that grades states on their anti-trafficking laws shows dramatic progress in the last few years. Shared Hope International‘s 5th annual Protected Innocence Challenge report card, released Wednesday, reveals that half the states are earning an A or B on their report card, and none are failing. […]

November 16, 2015 by SHI Staff

World Magazine: States improve efforts to punish sex traffickers, rescue victims

By: Gaye Clark, World Magazine When the advocacy group Shared Hope released its first report card on efforts to combat sex trafficking of America’s children, 26 states received a failing grade. This year’s report card, released Wednesday, proved a surprise to Shared Hope founder, Linda Smith. “I was excited there were no Fs,” Smith said. […]

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      • Training
      • Awareness
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  • Take Action
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    • Financial Accountability
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