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In Palm Beach County during 2021, there were 64 reports of the trafficking of minors, 50 of which were reports of commercial sexual exploitation of children, and 14 were reports of labor trafficking of children.

*Data from Florida Department of Children and Families

 

CHILD TRAFFICKING reports in Palm Beach County

Since 2007, the National Human Trafficking Hotline reports

5,384 cases of human trafficking in Florida,

which involved as many as 7,214 victims.

 
  • MONTHLY COMMUNITY MEETINGS

    HTCPB Community Meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. on Zoom. Each month a featured speaker will share more about human trafficking. HTCPB General Meetings are a great way to continue to grow your understanding of this ever-changing issue, and stay connected with stakeholders and passionate community members surrounding this issue.

  • EDUCATION

    · Human Trafficking & Our Community
    · Human Trafficking Training for Hospitality Staff
    · Human Trafficking in the Healthcare Setting
    · Human Trafficking Education for Dental Professionals
    · Professional Settings Presentation
    · “Now I Know” for Middle and High School Students
    · Online Safety
    · A Look at Illicit Massage Businesses
    · Familial Human Trafficking
    · Human Trafficking of People with Disabilities

  • THE HOPE CAMPAIGN

    The Hope Campaign is a volunteer-based missing children outreach that circulates flyers throughout the community in hopes of promoting identification of a missing child. 

    The Hope Campaign is currently on hold due to COVID-19, but the HTCPB plans to return to in-person outreach once it is deemed safe to do so.

  • ART THERAPY

    The Armory Art Center began the Art of the Phoenix program in partnership with the Human Trafficking Coalition of Palm Beaches in September 2015 to help teens and young adults who are dealing with trauma from human trafficking by providing art classes and counseling techniques in a safe space. This program gives students who have experienced past trauma methods to face their feelings and challenges in healthy ways.

  • SURVIVOR SUPPORT FUND

    The purpose of the HTCPB Survivor Support Fund is to assist eligible human trafficking survivors in need of financial assistance for services or items unable to be covered by Victims’ Compensation funds or other service provider funds. Requestor must be an agency participant of HTCPB and in good standing. Human trafficking Survivors applying for distribution of funds can apply through us below.

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