A $3 million grant from Google helped get an anti-human-trafficking hotline up and running today — the latest data-sharing effort aimed at fighting the growing problem.
Google's charitable arm, Google Giving, announced a three million dollar grant to human trafficking organizations today to fund aggregation of human trafficker data.
Polaris Project announced the launch of the Global Human Trafficking Hotline Network today, an alliance of anti-trafficking hotlines that will build a broader safety net for survivors of modern-day slavery.
Rescuing a victim of human trafficking may come down to a text message. Victims, survivors and others wishing to connect with the group's staff can send a text to "BeFree" or 233733.