Education Archives - O.U.R. Stories

Modern-day slavery is abundant both here in the U.S. and abroad, and O.U.R. is dedicated to ending it. Thank you to our donors, partners, and volunteers who push our work…

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What is online child exploitation?

May 16, 2019

Child predators have learned to harness the full power of the internet – they are no longer limited to one geographical location or audience. Even if they abuse a child…

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Fighting Human Trafficking with Mentors International & Microloans

April 4, 2019

“There are many reasons why someone is trafficked. However, there are three primary reasons why people become victims of human trafficking: poverty, breakdown of the family, and lack of education,”…

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Why Our Fight Against Trafficking Overseas Affects You

March 19, 2019

Operation Triple Take in 2014 was set in motion when Tim Ballard sat on a beach that was known to be crawling with child traffickers. Ballard was soon approached by…

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The Realities of Human Trafficking

March 1, 2019

Trafficking is happening all around us, so it is essential for us to learn the signs of trafficking to bring these children to rescue and recovery. These statistics are hard…

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O.U.R. Fact Sheet: Human Trafficking

February 6, 2019

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Netflix show “Baby” about young girls participating in “teen prostitution”

January 24, 2019

Many headlines about this show use the phrase “teen prostitution” as a way to describe the controversy surrounding this new Netflix Original. This is not the most accurate terminology. Under…

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If 1 in 5 children will be solicited sexually online, how can parents prepare their kids to be safe?

January 22, 2019

Michelle Busch-Upwall is the Utah ICAC Task Force Education Specialist at the Utah AG Office. She comes in to work every morning to work on cyber-tips generated from the National…

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Pieces of My Story

January 4, 2019

A woman reached out to us offering to share her story. This is told in her own words of how she was trafficked by her family from age 7. We…

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13-Year-Old Girl Approached at Movie Theater Brings Discussion Around Trafficking Tactics

October 3, 2018

A 13-year-old girl was waiting for her parents to pick her up outside of a movie theater in San Antonio, Texas last month. While waiting, she saw an older couple…

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