In 2022, USCSAHT reached more than 20,000 people through exhibiting and presenting at local and national conferences.
Who We Are
U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking is a collaborative, faith-based national network that offers education, supports access to survivor services, and engages in advocacy in an effort to eradicate modern-day slavery. As a member of Talitha Kum International, we are connected to a global network of women religious working to end human trafficking.
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What We Do
U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking works to end human trafficking through providing educational resources, giving presentations, raising awareness, and engaging in advocacy at the state and federal level. We support survivors of human trafficking in healing and thriving through direct services such as providing shelter, counseling, spiritual support, job placement, and educational scholarships.
Click on Education, Survivor Services, or Advocacy to find out more about each program area.
2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Breaking Barriers to End Human Trafficking
Join U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking for our Annual Conference in Chicago this year! Mark your calendar and register for September 28-30. Reconnect with friends and colleagues, share ideas, exchange information, and learn more about efforts to end human trafficking. Workshops will include:
- Sextortion & Human Trafficking
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Child Labor & Human Trafficking
- Legal Panel
VIEW AGENDA AND REGISTER TODAY for this amazing event where we will celebrate our 10th Anniversary and launch our new name and initiatives. Become part of this growing collaboration where, together, we can end human trafficking!
Be part of our movement by joining as one of our event sponsors.
Human Trafficking and Forced Migration
The U.S. Department of State estimates that over 70% of persons trafficked in the United States each year are immigrants.” (Human Trafficking Institute) People on the move or recently arrived are at particular risk of exploitation by human traffickers. Human Trafficking and Forced Migration
U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking (USCSAHT) and the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd (NAC), faith-based networks that work to end human trafficking, deplore the increase in human trafficking in the United States and around the world, some of which results from unprecedented forced migration.
Human Trafficking Basics
Get familiar with the basics of Human Trafficking.
Impact on Human Trafficking
+20,000 Reached
50 Million
It is estimated there are 50 million victims of human trafficking around the world including both labor and sex trafficking.
+100 Survivors
USCSAHT members serve over 100 survivors of human trafficking each year through local shelters and outreach programs.
Read the Stop Trafficking Newsletter
The Stop Trafficking newsletter promotes awareness of human trafficking, provides best practices in advocacy, and recommends actions to counter human trafficking and empower survivors.
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National Human Trafficking Hotline
In the United States:
Call: 1-888-373-7888
Text: “BeFree” (233733)
24 hours, 7 days a week • Toll free and confidential • English, Spanish and 200 more languages
**Please note: U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking is not a reporting agency. We do not operate the hotline or take tips. If you suspect trafficking is taking place or have an emergency, please call local law enforcement or the National Human Trafficking Hotline immediately at 1-888-373-7888 to report what you know. In the case of an emergency, please call 911.