Dear Friends, Partners & Abolitionists, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones. What an incredible year this has been! Many of you receive our weekly text alerts as individuals who are victimized by sex and labor trafficking are recovered and/or identified by law enforcement or first responders. Unfortunately, due to capacity,…
Dear Friends, Partners & Abolitionists, Today we begin the winter solstice or the first day of winter and also celebrate the birth of Christ on Saturday. As we spend time with our loved ones and take some time off from the hustle and bustle of our regular activities and work, let’s say a prayer for…
You can make a difference in the life of a missing child! Join with hundreds of volunteers to assist in a systematic, comprehensive search for Orlando’s missing children and potential human trafficking victims. Thursday, August 5 9 am – Noon or 1 pm – 4 pm Friday, August 6 9 am – Noon or 1…
A Message from Tomas J. Lares UA Founder/President June 1, 2021 Dear Friends, Partners & Abolitionists, As we near the halfway mark in 2021, it has truly been a year of restitution. So far this year, we have received 360 calls on our hotline, 85 individuals have been assisted and/or referred to programs, 294 services…
Content Notice: In our message today we discuss some troubling topics including sex trafficking & sexual assault. This is a notice for anyone with a sensitivity to these subjects. A Message from Tomas J. Lares, UA Founder/President December 1st, 2020 Dear Friends, Partners & Abolitionists, This has been a challenging year for everyone but especially…
The past month has been really important for United Abolitionists with the launch of the tricounty alliance against human trafficking, including coordination with the local transportation agencies LYNX and Sunrail Content Notice: In our message today we discuss some troubling topics including sex trafficking & sexual assault. This is a notice for anyone with a…
By KATE SANTICH ORLANDO SENTINEL | SEP 23, 2020 AT 3:54 PM A newly-renovated shelter for survivors of human trafficking opened its doors in Seminole County Wednesday, bringing what advocates say is a desperately needed safe house for those who escape a life of physical and psychological torture. “I have a list of people waiting…
By KATE SANTICH ORLANDO SENTINEL | AUG 22, 2020 AT 5:30 AM Human traffickers who typically use Central Florida’s busy tourism industry to camouflage their efforts are turning to other recruitment tools to lure victims amid the coronavirus pandemic, advocates warn. Especially vulnerable, they say, are the thousands of students spending long hours online. “That…
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard resigned late Tuesday from his namesake company amid allegations by nearly a dozen women that he sexually abused underage girls at his Bahamas mansion. “Recognizing the priority of the welfare of the thousands of Nygard employees, retail partners, loyal customers, vendors, suppliers and business partners, Peter Nygard has made the decision…
(CBS12) — Along with all the sports fans and VIPs, the media and red-carpet parties — the ugly truth is the Super Bowl brings a spike in human trafficking. During Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, the FBI reported 169 human trafficking-related arrests, and officials here in South Florida are bracing for more of the same.…
