Announcement
The Lighthouse Project provides comprehensive services to survivors of human trafficking, as well as training and outreach within the community to increase awareness and identification of survivors. Our goal is to empower survivors to build lives that are free from abuse and exploitation.
What we do
Human trafficking is a crime affecting more than 20 million people world-wide. Both labor trafficking and sex trafficking are forms of human trafficking where individuals are forced into providing labor services or commercial sex against their will. Traffickers use force, fraud or coercion to exploit victims including physical violence, threats, emotional abuse and isolation.
Anyone can be a survivor of trafficking -- men and women, children and adults, foreign nationals and United States citizens, and from all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. The IRC has developed a multi-faceted approach to help survivors of trafficking while also informing the community of warning signs and resources they can go to for assistance.
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Direct Services
The Lighthouse Project provides comprehensive, person-centered and trauma-informed services, case management and direct assistances for survivors of both labor and sex trafficking. The Lighthouse Project serves the entire state of Kansas.
We provide client-centered, trauma-informed services to survivors including:
- Long-term case management
- Housing assistance
- Food & clothing
- Immigration & legal assistance
- Interpretation services
- Physical & mental health access
- Education & job training
- Safety planning
- Referrals & benefits assistance
Training & Technical Services
By facilitating presentations, training and technical assistance, The Lighthouse Project aims to educate community members on the subject of human trafficking as well as train organizations to better respond to and serve survivors. Through direct outreach to vulnerable communities and collaboration with law enforcement, the IRC also works to increase identification of survivors of trafficking throughout Kansas. To request a training please email [email protected].
What you can do
Know the warning signs, raise awareness and report suspicious activity.
The following questions can help to identify survivors:
- Have they been forced into working or performing commercial sex acts?
- Have they or their family been threatened?
- Are they being paid minimum wage?
- Are they free to leave their home or work?
- Have they been harmed in any way?
- Is someone controlling or monitoring them?
- Have they had their identification documents taken from them?
- If you are a victim/survivor of human trafficking and are looking for services, or know of a current situation where human trafficking occurs, please contact:
National Human Trafficking Hotline +1 (888) 373-7888
Support The Lighthouse Project
Donate items
If you would like to donate hygiene kits, new clothing or other tiems to survivors of human trafficking email [email protected].
Donate money
Dollars allow us to support survivors in whatever way makes the most sense for each individual, whether that is rent assistance, getting new identification documents, enrolling in job training or providing bus passes. You can donate online at Rescue.org/GiveKansas
Contact The Lighthouse Project
Brooke Tobble-Tibbetts
The Lighthouse Project Coordinator
