If you suspect that you, someone you know, or someone you’ve noticed in your neighborhood may be a victim of human trafficking, remember that you are not alone.
Law-enforcement agencies who investigate trafficking encourage general community members to report signs that they are seeing in their surroundings. This helps law-enforcement to keep track of hotspots for trafficking and direct resources to investigation. Remember that many survivors of human trafficking will avoid law-enforcement at all cost because they have been told that they are committing a crime. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. If something doesn’t seem quite right, and you wanna draw attention to it, you can report to the national human trafficking resource center, or the federal department of Homeland security investigations.
National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC)
- Call 1-888-373-7888
- Text 233733
- report online at humantraffickinghotline.org
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
- Call (866) 347 – 2423 (toll free from the U.S & Canada)
- report tips online at www.ice.gov/tips
Locally, trafficking victims can also get support from victim advocate in our community. SARCC has victim advocates posted at offices in each of our counties to provide immediate safety planning, support services, and crisis response through our hotline. Services are completely free of charge.
- Call 24/7 local support lines at 717-272-5308
- or 570-628-2965
- Request services by emailing info@sarccheals.org
SARCC advocates also have a close connection with the PA immigration resource center and their ISAN network of attorneys. If immigration is a concern in your suspected trafficking case, you can ask to be connected to an attorney.
Every person deserves to be safe. Every person deserves to be free. You are not responsible for the actions of your trafficker or abuser. SARCC is here to help in Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties.
