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A Day at the Texas State Capitol: Addressing Human Trafficking Through Action
(L to R: Ashleigh Chapman, Joel Balyeat, Kevin Clough, Scott Donnell,Wesley Lyons ) Last week, our team had the opportunity to participate in an anti-human trafficking event hosted by Clapham Accelerator. Clapham Accelerator is a growing network of leaders across business, technology, and advocacy, all committed to combating human trafficking and online exploitation. The event brought together influential voices, including Tim Tebow from the Tim Tebow Foundation, alongside
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2 hours ago1 min read
How Solving the World’s Greatest Problems (SWGP) Brings Strategy to Anti-Trafficking
Solving the World’s Greatest Problems coordinates strategic giving to fight human trafficking through collaboration, vetting, and long-term impact. The anti-trafficking movement has no shortage of good missions. What it often lacks is unified strategy, concentration of resources, and long-term coordination. Solving the World’s Greatest Problems is built to solve that exact issue. At Freedom Place, we want impact that is not just heartfelt, but intelligently deployed. SWGP ope
lucasklam01
Mar 102 min read


How International Justice Mission Stops Human Trafficking Through Justice
International Justice Mission combats human trafficking through rescue operations, survivor aftercare, and justice system reform worldwide. There is a moment in every rescue story where everything changes: the door opens, chains break, and someone walks out of captivity. International Justice Mission has built one of the most credible global systems for making that moment possible, again and again. At Freedom Place, we believe freedom must be tangible, measurable, and repeata
lucasklam01
Mar 32 min read


How Freedom Business Alliance Uses Employment to Prevent Human Trafficking
Freedom Business Alliance strengthens survivor employment as a long-term solution to prevent re-exploitation and build durable freedom. Freedom isn’t complete the moment someone is rescued. Freedom becomes durable when someone can rebuild a life, earn an income, and stand on stable ground without fear of being pulled back into exploitation. That’s why Freedom Place deeply values organizations that treat survivor employment as a frontline defense, not a secondary outcome. The
lucasklam01
Feb 242 min read


Human Trafficking Institute (HTI): Increasing Accountability to End Trafficking
The Human Trafficking Institute strengthens justice systems by training prosecutors and increasing accountability for traffickers The Human Trafficking Institute (HTI) operates on the premise that exploitation persists primarily where justice systems fail to function. To combat this, they focus on increasing trafficker accountability, transforming the industry from a low-risk venture into one that is far too perilous to operate. By providing specialized training to prosecuto
lucasklam01
Feb 172 min read


Exodus Cry Explained: Ending Human Trafficking by Targeting Demand
Exodus Cry works upstream to end human trafficking by confronting demand, culture, and legal systems that enable exploitation. They operate with the conviction that trafficking will never truly end unless society stops tolerating the purchase of human beings. Exodus Cry focuses on dismantling the cultural and legal systems that allow exploitation to thrive. Meet the Founder As a filmmaker and advocate, Benjamin Nolot translates this mission into high-impact media and storyte
lucasklam01
Feb 102 min read
![L to R: Tommy Martin, CEO of The Tebow Group, with Eagle Freedom Fund general partners Tim Tebow and Wes Lyons. [Photo: Eagle Venture Fund]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/020c51_72c92abfac0f42eaacc10f30bea5fe19~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/020c51_72c92abfac0f42eaacc10f30bea5fe19~mv2.webp)
![L to R: Tommy Martin, CEO of The Tebow Group, with Eagle Freedom Fund general partners Tim Tebow and Wes Lyons. [Photo: Eagle Venture Fund]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/020c51_72c92abfac0f42eaacc10f30bea5fe19~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/020c51_72c92abfac0f42eaacc10f30bea5fe19~mv2.webp)
Eagle Freedom Fund Explained: Investing in the End of Human Trafficking
Eagle Freedom Fund applies impact investing to fight human trafficking by funding scalable technology, prevention tools, and accountability systems. Human trafficking operates as a global criminal economy. Eagle Freedom Fund confronts it with an investor’s mindset, using capital, technology, and scalable solutions to disrupt exploitation at scale. At Freedom Place, we speak the language of ROI, and Eagle translates that language into a strategy for freedom: invest in soluti
lucasklam01
Feb 32 min read


Charity Spotlight: Justice Defense Fund
Trafficking has evolved. It is no longer hidden only in alleyways, backrooms, and border routes. It now lives behind screens, inside platforms, and within corporate systems that profit from exploitation at scale. Justice Defense Fund is fighting on that modern battlefield with an aggressive strategy: hit the enablers where they are strongest, legally and financially. Freedom Place respects this because real freedom requires not only rescue, but accountability for the powerful
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Jan 272 min read


LAND BOUGHT!
After nine years of strategizing and planning, today we bought the land for our first Freedom Place project! Praise the Lord. Thank you...
Ben Briggs
May 27, 20251 min read


Video: Human Trafficking at the US Border
Freedom Place founder Ben Briggs visits the US Border in McAllen, Texas to investigate the horrors of human trafficking and the influx of...
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Nov 6, 20241 min read


Flashback: Real Estate Freeing Slaves in the 1930s
Mr. Xu Chuncao (1874–1960) used his real estate profits to free slave girls from wealthy families in the beautiful city of Xiamen, China....
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Jun 11, 20242 min read


What Is the AMP Model of Human Trafficking?
Human trafficking is a phenomenon that has been around for decades but that has recently taken the news and society in general by storm....
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Did You Know That Your Employer May Be Able to Match Your Gifts to Fight Human Trafficking?
Over 26 million individuals work for companies with matching gift programs. Are you one of them? Find out if your employer could double...
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Jun 11, 20241 min read


This Is Where You'd Never Expect To Find Modern Slavery
Can you guess where? In this Forbes article, Matt Friedman—our board member and one of the world's finest human trafficking...
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Jun 11, 20241 min read


NFL’s “My Cause My Cleats”: Raising Awareness While On The Field
Players across the National Football League sported custom themed shoes during 2021 games to bring awareness to the fight against human...
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Jun 11, 20241 min read


What Is Human Trafficking?
Human trafficking is a phenomenon that has been around for decades but that has recently taken the news and society in general by storm....
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Jan 27, 20229 min read


Truckers and Human Trafficking
Did you know that truck stops are a major hub for prostitution and human trafficking in the US? Human trafficking, or the illegal...
ben briggs
Jan 10, 20221 min read


Musicians raising trafficking awareness
Check out the "Human Freedom Music Awards" to discover musicians with a passion for ending modern-day slavery. A portion of contest...
ben briggs
Jan 10, 20221 min read


Your iPhone And The Fight to End Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
Modern slavery heroes IJM recently said they were eager to hear Apple's efforts to protect the vulnerable from the dangers of Online...
ben briggs
Oct 7, 20211 min read


Human Trafficking: What It Is & How to Spot It
The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that there are currently 25 million victims of human trafficking around the world....
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Jul 6, 20202 min read
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