150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln's Cottage, in partnership with Polaris Project hosts Can You Walk Away? The exhibit bridges the perceived gap between slavery past and present, and highlights the challenges and perceptions of slavery in America today

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Google.org will be funding the creation of this $1.8 million unified initiative in the United States to fight modern-day slavery in the United States and overseas.
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A coalition of 53 organizations and individuals, including Polaris Project, have written an open letter to Village Voice Media asking them to protect women and girls from commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking by immediately and permanently shutting down the entire Adult section of their Backpage.com website..
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Polaris Project, the Department of Health and Human Services and a number of other organizations from around the country have produced online trainings that cover a variety of subjects in the anti-human trafficking field.
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Support victims of human trafficking by asking Congress to support four vital bills. Federal laws are crucial to establish clear, consistent measures against human trafficking in America. There are currently 3 bills in Congress that need your help to get made into law.

The Alabama House of Representatives and Senate currently have legislation pending that will require the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) hotline to be posted in certain establishments where victims of human trafficking may be found. Your support is needed!

The Nebraska legislature has introduced two bills, and will be introducing an additional three that will help victims of human trafficking like Mallory.

Although, Hawaii has several criminal statutes addressing labor and sex trafficking, until recently there has been a lack of focus on public awareness or providing services for victims. In the past year, Hawaiian legislators have introduced 6 new bills that would help identify, protect, and offer assistance to victims of human trafficking but we need your help to ensure that these essential bills get made into law!