TAKE ACTION

LEARN

• Attend a training, checkout websites, read books, watch films

• Start a book club/study, share resources

• Follow survivor leaders and advocacy organizations on social media for current information (Facebook: @lightoflifenh)

• Learn to recognize and respond to abuse and exploitation and how to best support victims and survivors

• Raise awareness by hosting an Light of Life Event for your friends, business, community organization, or faith group

• Explore internet safety resources for children and families

SEEK JUSTICE

• Advocate for victims rights, strengthening state and federal laws, and funding for essential services. 

• Fight demand – raise awareness on the reality of commercial sexual exploitation, commit to accountability, and refuse to purchase or participate in pornography and prostitution. (For more information, please contact: info@lightoflifenh.org)

• Pray for victims and those at risk, service providers, and advocates, Join our prayer team and intercede for specific needs. Click for a PDF with more details: Prayer Points

HELP

• Explore volunteer opportunities with Light of Life

• Fundraise: Host a Light of Life Fair Trade for Freedom event selling jewelry, accessories, and all-natural body products made by survivors; facilitate a luncheon or dinner/movie night/silent auction; organize a concert or 5k Run; seek donations and host a community yard sale - get creative!

• Donate professional assistance – Let’s talk about how you can use your expertise (therapists, dentists, lawyers, accountants, marketing/graphic designers and others)

• Get your church or civic organization involved – educate and take action

• Practice good stewardship and purchase fair trade and slave-free products whenever possible (see slaveryfootprint.org)

• Look for opportunities to serve the vulnerable in homeless shelters, soup kitchens, pregnancy resource centers

DEFEND

• Encourage/mentor vulnerable children and teens at after-school programs such as those offered by The Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Salvation Army, YMCA, and Girls Inc. - as well as local schools and church youth groups

• Refuse to buy or watch anything (clothing, toys, video games, movies and TV) that sexualizes children and youth

• Report suspected human trafficking – put the National Human Trafficking Hotline number in your phone
  (888-373-7888)

• Report the production or distribution of child sexual abuse images (formerly known as child pornography) to the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children tip line (800-843-5678)