About

Mission

To create and execute a comprehensive plan to reduce demand for services of exploited persons.

Vision

A state in which there is no demand for exploited persons.

Goal

To launch effective demand reduction programs to address both labor and sex trafficking, based on available evidence and best practices.

Actions to Achieve our Goal

To better understand the complexities and nuances of demand for exploited persons in North Carolina as well as the scope of the problem
To identify best practices for demand reduction of exploited persons
To track and report buyer data in NC
To educate and engage law enforcement, NGOs, treatment providers, and government organizations on the issue
To educate the public through effective strategies including a media campaign
To change how our cultural views speak about the actions of buyers
To increase capacity to reach sex buyers by using technology
To create an effective diversion program for sex buyers
To suggest policy and legislative improvements that will require that workers are fairly treated and paid, and that employers, vendors and other beneficiaries are held responsible for their exploitative actions.
To suggest policy and legislative improvements that will hold sex buyers accountable for their illegal behavior.

Our Teams

For more detailed descriptions, please visit our Teams page.

Teams

Policy

Identify state policy and legislation that needs to be changed or created to better address demand reduction and advocate for the creation of or change to these policies

Communication Team

Determine how to best educate and engage the public and identify effective methods already being used to create and launch effective media campaign

Curricula

Create buyer education curriculum and develop demand reduction slides to share with all anti-trafficking orgs and create curriculum to educate others on the link between pornography and demand

Data

Collect and analyze data to identify the scope and nature of demand in NC and use the data to inform effective strategies

Treatment

Determine best practices in identifying individuals in need of help with unwanted sexual behaviors, best practices in assessing the level of treatment needed, and best practices in treatment

Labor Trafficking

Develop and launch an awareness and education campaign for municipal governments, corporations and the public.

Law Enforcement Engagement

Advocate for the training of law enforcement on the role demand plays in human trafficking and encourage the development of a data collection system used across all divisions of law enforcement

Pornography Prevention

Research effective approaches to communicate the effects of pornography, especially its effect on demand