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Our vision is

the end of child trafficking.
nothing less.

Founded in 2002, our mission is to journey alongside children impacted by trafficking today and prevent the trafficking of children tomorrow.

reaching
children

62367 +

children reached by Prevention education and Survivor Care efforts worldwide.

empowering
communities

21

US States have trained facilitators of Love146's prevention education curriculum, Not a Number

ensuring
effectiveness

2

independent rigorous evaluations are currently underway, 2 of which are supported by the CDC & DOJ

Our Theory of Change and Programming

The movement of people who agree that no child should be trafficked encompasses a broad base of diverse stakeholders and supporters — people who disagree about a myriad of issues, but who all share the vision of the end of child trafficking. Love146 strives to set a big table in order to foster both collaborations and the collective will to end child trafficking. We come to this table as learners, for while we seek to be experts on ending child trafficking we understand that we will never know it all. Child trafficking intersects with a wide range of issues including but not limited to housing insecurity, poverty, and racism. It does not occur in a vacuum. A big table offers space for interdisciplinary approaches and solutions. The work of Love146 is achieved through the power of relationships and collaboration, listening to those with lived experience and diverse backgrounds, scaling proven practices, and challenging the systems that leave children vulnerable.

 

We provide Transformative services.

Prevention Education: Not a Number is an interactive child trafficking and exploitation prevention curriculum designed for middle and high school age youth. Implemented in over 30 states, this national program provides youth with information and skills in a manner that inspires them to make safe choices, utilize healthy support systems, and decrease their vulnerabilities.

Survivor Care: Provided throughout the state of Connecticut, Love146’s specialized intensive services help youth who have experienced or are at high-risk for trafficking victimization address their trauma, develop positive coping skills, foster healthy relationships, re-engage in their school and community, and achieve additional personalized Care Plan goals. This program has provided services to over 900 youth since its inception in 2014.

We develop outcome focused solutions.

Over the last decade, the University of New Hampshire’s Crimes Against Children Research Center (CCRC) has served as the independent evaluator of Love146’s prevention education and survivor care programs. CCRC is currently leading multiple rigorous outcome evaluations of these programs, including a 5-year randomized control trial of Love146’s Not a Number curriculum and a quasi-experimental evaluation of Love146’s Long-Term Survivor Care Services. Findings from these evaluations will move Love146, and with it the larger anti-trafficking field, towards evidence-based programming.

We challenge society's response.

Recognizing that society’s inadequate response and systemic failures allow for the ongoing exploitation of children, Love146 shares our on-the-ground expertise to advocate for system change. This includes serving on policy advisory committees at the state and national levels, providing testimony to the legislature, presenting at national and international conferences, and publishing op-eds and in peer-reviewed journals.

 

A TRUSTWORTHY INVESTMENT.

GIVE WITH CONFIDENCE

Transparency is of the highest priority to Love146. You can access more than a decade of independent audits, tax filings, and annual reports here.

HEAR FROM OUR TEAM AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Why 146? The story of how we got our name...

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4 approaches to ending trafficking

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The stories 8 children in our survivor care

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the impact of your gift

RECENT QUOTES FROM CHILDREN IN OUR SURVIVOR CARE
WHAT A DONATION DOES

Provide a child recovering from trafficking with holistic care, journeying alongside them for as long as it takes.

Break cycles and protecting the next generation by resourcing parents and caregivers, including survivors who are becoming parents.

Help a victim to seek justice against their traffickers.

Respond to a child who may be in danger by going to meet with them, listen to them, give them resources, and help them understand if they've been victimized.

Meet a young person’s practical needs of food, healthcare, and education as they heal.

Support a survivor to access and succeed in higher education and employment.

Prevent trafficking by helping a child understand vulnerability, spot the signs of trafficking, identify healthy support systems, and learn skills they need to stay safe.

Equip a professional with an up-to-date and research-based child trafficking prevention curriculum, bringing it to youth in schools, juvenile justice and child welfare agencies, and other community settings.