Polaris Project in the News

(04/9/2013) Polaris currently runs the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline in D.C., which is funded in part by the Department of Health and Human Services, and has fielded more than 72,000 calls since it expanded in 2007.

Bradley Myles, CEO of Polaris Project, says he plans to apply learnings from the national hotline to the global one.

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(04/9/2013) "Right now, most of the hotlines around the world are doing great work but operating in isolation," said Bradley Myles, CEO of Polaris Project, a non-profit group that runs the U.S. human trafficking hotline.

"The fight has to be more thoughtful, so collaboration and partnerships in this field can keep up and get ahead of the innovation of traffickers."

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(04/9/2013) “Hotlines are a crucial part of an effective anti-trafficking response in any country,” said Sarah Jakiel, Polaris Project’s Deputy Director.

“By leveraging new technologies that enable information sharing, and by incorporating new modes of communication like text messaging, hotlines can reach more survivors, support safe migration, and offer better resources to vulnerable communities. Individual hotlines also provide strategic insights about how and where trafficking is occurring and can have a transformative impact on the anti-trafficking field.”

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(04/9/2013) With the money, and perhaps some technical assistance too, Google hopes to help to a coalition of three groups -- The Polaris Project, Liberty Asia, and La Strada International -- build a network of existing hotlines, and possibly add new ones as well.

With more data, and more coordination, other patterns -- seasonal ones, geographic ones, may emerge.

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(04/9/2013) On Tuesday, officials announced a Google Global Impact Award in Washington to fund the Polaris Project, La Strada International and Liberty Asia.

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