ABOUT US YOUTH HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS & SERVICES GET INVOLVED BLOG DONATE NEED SHELTER? CALL 404-713-0954 HUMAN TRAFFICKING HUMAN TRAFFICKING & CHILD SLAVERY There is a grave misconception in this country that human trafficking is a trend relegated to foreign soil. But the painful truth is that human trafficking – one of the world's fastest-growing criminal industries – is a monstrous issue in this country. In fact, 85% of confirmed sex trafficking victims are U.S. citizens, mostly runaway children. Often disconnected from family and friends, youth experiencing homelessness are particularly susceptible to traffickers who will lure them with the promise of food, warmth, and even false love. Once snatched from the streets without anyone noticing, they are sold for the highest price, their dignity and sense of self destroyed. Covenant House receives many young people after they've found the courage to escape capture, have been freed by police raids, or have made contact with Covenant House outreach staff combing the streets day and night looking for kids in need and at risk. THE FACTS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN GEORGIA Atlanta was named by the FBI as one of 14 US cities with the highest rate of children used in prostitution In Georgia, 12,400 men purchase sex with young women in any given month. Approximately 100 adolescent females are sexually exploited each night in Georgia. In Georgia, adolescent females controlled by the child sex trafficking trade are sexually exploited by an adult male on an average of three times per night. ON THEIR BEHALF, WE OFFER AN URGENT CALL TO SERVICE We must ignite, state by state, a movement by schools, civic groups, police, social service agencies, and child advocates LIKE YOU to speak out for those who have been victims, work together to raise awareness of the crisis, and empower our government to protect America's children. Visit our Abolish Child Trafficking website to learn how you can make a difference. GET INVOLVED DONATE TODAY VOLUNTEER NOW JOIN AN EVENT COVENANT HOUSE GEORGIA Covenant House Georgia 1559 Johnson Rd NW Atlanta, GA 30318 Main Phone: 404-589-0163 Fax: 404-832-1282 Mailing Address: Covenant House Georgia PO Box 94465 Atlanta, GA 30377 Youth Direct Line: 404-713-0954 501(c)(3) organization - Tax ID#: 13-3523561 - All donations are tax-deductible SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER * indicates required Email Address * First Name * Last Name * Birthday / ( mm / dd ) Website by Morweb.org Copyright 2021 | Privacy Policy