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Stopping the Selling of Girls in Our Own Backyards

Stopping the Selling of Girls in Our Own Backyards.

News Round Up: January 11, 2010 | Women's Funding Network

News Round Up: January 11, 2010 | Women's Funding Network.

Women's Funding Network Annual Conference 2011

Women's Funding Network Annual Conference 2011.

News Round Up: January 7, 2010 | Women's Funding Network

News Round Up: January 7, 2010 | Women's Funding Network.

Women's Funding Network Annual Conference 2011

Women's Funding Network Annual Conference 2011.

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Celebrating "The Big 10" in 2010

Celebrating "The Big 10" in 2010 Support Us Online Donate to A Future. Not A Past. Join the Facebook Campaign Stay Updated at afnap.org Get Involved! December 2010 Greetings! As we take stock of the highs and lows of 2010, there is one thing we can say with absolute authority: Together we moved the needle to better protect and support child victims of sex trafficking in the United States.   Please help us continue this important work in 2011  here.   Here are 10 major achievements we accomplished in 2010 that we can celebrate: The successful launch of our national initiative to combat and address sex trafficking of girls and the kick-off of regional initiatives through our members  in Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Texas. The release of groundbreaking research on men who buy sex with underage girls. Our investment in quarterly research tracking the number of underage girls sold for sex through online classifieds and escort services. The creation of our Facebook campaign that attracted more than 30,000 users to our cause in less than 1 month. The establishment of a strong national coalition to address and combat domestic minor sex trafficking. Our movement generating more than 3,000 calls to Congress in support of the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act. The selection of Deborah Richardson, Women's Funding Network's Chief Program Officer, to provide testimony at the first-ever Congressional hearing on domestic minor sex trafficking. The passage of versions of the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2010 in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and the increased commitment and support of addressing and combating domestic minor sex trafficking among Congressional leaders and staffers. A flurry of media reports resulting in a dramatic rise in public awareness and public will to protect children across America from the horrors of sex trafficking. Our national media tracking report found that in 2010, at least 160 total cases were reported in 41 states and the District of Columbia. The average age of the girl victimized is between 14 and 15 years old and 47 of the 160 cases - 30% - involved trafficking via the internet. Of the 160 cases 20% involved Backpage.com. The international shutdown of Craigslist's "adult services" section, arguably the world's most popular online platform for sex traffickers. While there is much to applaud, there is even more to do.  Help us build on this momentum by making an end-of-year tax-deductible donation today.   We hope you will continue with us and resolve to make 2011 a victory year for addressing and combating the sex trafficking of girls in the U.S.   There are up to 300,000 children across the country depending on our tenacity. Three Things You Can Do Right Now Join our Facebook Teddy campaign. Spread the word about our research. Donate to help us continue and expand our research initiative to inform policy change and increase public awareness. Through coercion, abuse and imprisonment, as many as 300,000 children in the United States -- particularly girls -- are at risk for being commercially sexually exploited each year in our neighborhoods, through escort services and online. Women's Funding Network, in partnership with participating U.S. based member funds, has adopted a three-year national campaign, A Future. Not A Past., to create a zero-tolerance zone across the U.S. for the commercial sexual exploitation of teen girls through investing in research, changing policy, raising public awareness, curbing demand and increasing funding for systems of care. Donate Now to Support A Future. Not A Past. Together we can protect and inspire hope in girls who have survived commercial sexual exploitation, disable demand and prosecute and increase penalties for pimps and johns. Together we can give girls A FUTURE. NOT A PAST. Contribute to our effort today.

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Deborah Richardson: The Grinch That Stole Shelter From Child Trafficking Victims

Deborah Richardson: The Grinch That Stole Shelter From Child Trafficking Victims.