Education & Insights on the Issue of Human Trafficking
Education is the first line of defense against human trafficking, including sex trafficking, and child exploitation. By providing expert insights, survivor stories, and research-backed resources, we help individuals and communities become difference makers, leading to lasting change.
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Equipping Utah’s Frontline Shelter Workers to Recognize Human Trafficking
For someone experiencing homelessness, an emergency shelter can provide a safe place to sleep, a hot meal, and connections to resources that can start them in a new direction. It can also offer hope, care, stability, and a sense of connection – a place where one can seek refuge. Shelters…
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Field Operations
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They Burned Evidence. But They Couldn’t Burn the Truth: Going behind the scenes on the frontlines of Latin America’s fight against child exploitation
Note: Because aspects of this multinational investigation remain active, certain operational details have been intentionally withheld to protect the integrity of ongoing law enforcement efforts and future enforcement actions. Somewhere Tonight, a Child Is Sleeping Safer Somewhere in Ecuador, a child is sleeping a little safer tonight. They may never…
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Field Operations
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A Well-Deserved Honor: Detective Jeffrey Winiarski and ESD K9 Maui Recognized for Protecting Children
Behind every successful child exploitation investigation is a team willing to do difficult work that most people never see. Sometimes, that team includes four legs and an extraordinary nose. For Detective Jeffrey Winiarski of the Janesville Police Department and his Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9, Maui, protecting children has become a shared…
Understanding Human Trafficking
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Child Exploitation
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Human Trafficking Is Hiding in Plain Sight. Together, We Can Rise Up.
Human trafficking does not always look the way we expect. It does not only happen in distant countries, across borders, or through dramatic kidnappings. According to the US Department of Justice, it can happen in big cities, small towns, rural communities, and online. It can even begin with a message, a relationship, a promise…
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How To Stop Human Trafficking
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Prevention & Awareness
Why I Rise Up: A Message from Our Rescue CEO Derek Benner
Every July, we ask our community to Rise Up in the days leading to World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30 – a global day of awareness, action, and hope. We explain what it entails, how to become part of the movement, and who benefits because you’ve chosen to join the fight against human trafficking and exploitation. This year, I want to…
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Human Trafficking
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Human Trafficking During Conflict: A Crisis for Women, Peace, and Security
Our Rescue Perspective: Renata Parras General Counsel, Our Rescue As of June 2026, the global landscape of conflict has reached a historic high, with more state-based armed conflicts active than at any point since the end of World War II. While major wars in the Middle East and the Ukraine have dominated international…
Featured Content
Internet Safety for Parents: Guiding Children Through the Digital Age
Internet safety has become every parent's critical responsibility as kids navigate social media and online games with increasing exposure to exploitation and predators. Learn practical strategies to protect children while encouraging safe digital engagement.
Understanding CSAM: Equipping Communities to Protect and Prevent
Child sexual abuse material (CSAM), commonly known as child pornography, is a crime plaguing lives on a global scale. To date, Google has reported 2.8 million instances of CSAM to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Learn more about this growing issue here.
What Is Sextortion?
Sextortion is a growing problem for young people today. At Our Rescue, we want you to be empowered to keep predators out of your homes via the internet. This free guide helps individuals understand sextortion and how to address the topic with children and teens.
Our Rescue Perspectives
Candid discussions with Our Rescue experts about the challenges in combating human trafficking and child exploitation. Together, we can bring about change through action and advocacy.
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How To Stop Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking And Child Exploitation
News Media
Our Perspectives
Prevention & Awareness
Why I Rise Up: A Message from Our Rescue CEO Derek Benner
Every July, we ask our community to Rise Up in the days leading to World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30 – a global day of awareness, action, and hope. We explain what it entails, how to become part of the movement, and who benefits because you’ve chosen to join the fight against human trafficking and exploitation. This year, I want to…
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Human Trafficking
News Media
Our Perspectives
Human Trafficking During Conflict: A Crisis for Women, Peace, and Security
Our Rescue Perspective: Renata Parras General Counsel, Our Rescue As of June 2026, the global landscape of conflict has reached a historic high, with more state-based armed conflicts active than at any point since the end of World War II. While major wars in the Middle East and the Ukraine have dominated international…
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Euphoria and Human Trafficking: What the Show Gets Right and Where It Misses the Mark
By Amy Bruins, Vice President of Community Impact, Our Rescue Mature Content Warning: This article discusses mature themes portrayed in Euphoria, including addiction, sexual exploitation, coercion, assault, commercial sexual exploitation, forced criminality, and human trafficking. Euphoria (HBO) has never been a show that shies away from difficult subjects. The series explores complex and often uncomfortable themes including addiction, coercion,…
Mission Stories
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Homepage Featured
Mission Stories
Training and Prevention
U.S./Canada
Equipping Utah’s Frontline Shelter Workers to Recognize Human Trafficking
For someone experiencing homelessness, an emergency shelter can provide a safe place to sleep, a hot meal, and connections to resources that can start them in a new direction. It can also offer hope, care, stability, and a sense of connection – a place where one can seek refuge. Shelters…
4 min read
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2 days ago
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Field Operations
Latin America
Mission Stories
They Burned Evidence. But They Couldn’t Burn the Truth: Going behind the scenes on the frontlines of Latin America’s fight against child exploitation
Note: Because aspects of this multinational investigation remain active, certain operational details have been intentionally withheld to protect the integrity of ongoing law enforcement efforts and future enforcement actions. Somewhere Tonight, a Child Is Sleeping Safer Somewhere in Ecuador, a child is sleeping a little safer tonight. They may never…
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2 days ago
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Field Operations
Mission Stories
U.S./Canada
A Well-Deserved Honor: Detective Jeffrey Winiarski and ESD K9 Maui Recognized for Protecting Children
Behind every successful child exploitation investigation is a team willing to do difficult work that most people never see. Sometimes, that team includes four legs and an extraordinary nose. For Detective Jeffrey Winiarski of the Janesville Police Department and his Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9, Maui, protecting children has become a shared…
Our Rescue announcements
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Our Rescue Announces New Matching Gift from McGlothlin Family Foundation in Final Days of Rise Up Campaign; Spotlights World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SALT LAKE CITY – July 24, 2026 – Our Rescue, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to ending human trafficking and child exploitation, today announced a new matching gift campaign of $64,000 that will help boost engagement in the final days of this month’s Rise Up campaign. This is the second matching gift contribution Our Rescue has received this month, a “final push” aimed at…
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Our Rescue Announces $250,000 July Gift Match to Fight Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SALT LAKE CITY – July 1, 2026 – Our Rescue, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to ending human trafficking and child exploitation, today announced a $250,000 matching gift campaign to support its mission throughout the month of July. Thanks to the generosity of the Three Sisters Foundation,…
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Our Rescue Remembers Board Member James Sweeney
Our Rescue is saddened to hear of James Sweeney’s passing. A member of our Board of Directors since 2024, James championed our mission to protect children and to support human trafficking survivors, lending his voice, knowledge, and experience to this cause. James was a kind, thoughtful presence on our board, and a…
OUR RESCUE MENTIONS IN THE NEWS
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Agencies Combine Efforts to Combat Against Human Trafficking, 7/22/26
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Our Rescue warns about the increase in crimes committed through social networks, Ecuador 7/15/26
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Constable Ryan Gable holds Press Conference on Multi-Agency Operation for FIFA World Cup, 7/15/26
