January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Seventy-one percent of victims of human trafficking are women and girls. National Human Trafficking Prevention Month is an opportunity to educate others about identifying human trafficking, prevention and supporting victims. This blog post contained articles and resources from Women of the ELCA to raise awareness of human trafficking and engage in advocacy in your congregation and community.

#WearBlueDay This year, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is January 11. Learn about Wear Blue Day and get involved.

Polaris Project

Learn how to recognize the signs of Human Trafficking.

National Human Trafficking Hotline

If you or someone you know may be a victim of human trafficking or at risk of being trafficked, help is available. Call 888-373-7888 or Text INFO to 233733 or chat online at https://humantraffickinghotline.org. The National Human Trafficking Hotline is available in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.

Women of the ELCA publications and resources to end human trafficking

Since 2005, Women of the ELCA has been actively working to end human trafficking. At the Eleventh Triennial Convention (2021), the voting members adopted a resolution setting the four weeks prior to the annual NFL Super Bowl as a time of prayer to end human trafficking and called on women of this organization to engage in prayer. This year, the 2025 Super Bowl is Sunday, February 9. Download 28 daily prayers to be prayed individually or in a group beginning January 12.  

See a list of articles about the issue of Human Trafficking from Gather magazine.

"Commercial Sexual Exploitation and the everyday" by Elizabeth Hunter, Cafe(Boldcafe.org), January 2013.