• Ahava Kids Mission Statement
• Why 'Ahava?'
• More Information
• Ahava Kids Contact Info
• Meet Ahava Kids Founder
• What People Are Saying

At this very moment, there are more slaves in the world than at any other time in history; more than during the Pharos of Egypt, the Roman Empire, or the transatlantic slave trade of the colonial era. Modern day slavery takes many forms.

Established in 2004, Ahava Kids is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit human rights organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking in the United States and throughout the world. We advocate a comprehensive program of Intervention, Care and Prevention. This is the most effective method for removing young people from the numerous dangers of trafficking while giving them the best chance for survival and a decent life.

Intervention
Direct Street Intervention – Direct intervention is the very core of any rescue organization's effectiveness and impact. Intervention Specialists must regularly journey to the streets looking for trafficking victims, speaking with them, offering immediate rescue and care, or providing any help they need.

Cybervention – For online victims of trafficking, immediate intervention is their last, best hope. Ahava Kids’ Cybervention is an aggressive outreach program focusing on these special-case victims. Ahava Kids trains volunteers to reach out to potential victims online through the email addresses and phone numbers provided in individual listings. They offer any and all assistance including immediate rescue, safety, shelter, freedom, protection, healthcare, education, and a future with hope. See much more at the Stop Online Exploitation project.

Law Enforcement Training – Local, State and Federal law enforcement agencies, along with criminal justice officials, all have a need for immediate care and shelter of at-risk trafficking victims they have located or assisted. Ahava Kids conducts training sessions to those in the criminal justice system in order for them to more easily recognize victims. Read some of our Success Stories.

Care
Ahava Kids Rescue Kits – Stree Intervention Specialists often begin building relationships with trafficking victims working the streets of America by providing them with items they need to survive. This is a very effective method for establishing trust between victims forced or coerced into commercial sexual acts and those who are offering help. Along with the Toll Free telephone number for getting help, rescue kits contain new clothes, hygiene products, shoes, etc. In addition to providing Kits directly to victims, Rescue Kits can also be provided to law enforcement personnel so they can distribute them to victims they find in their work.

C.A.R.E.S. (Care And Rescue Emergency Services) – In partnership with volunteer doctors and nurses, it is imperative that any rescue program partner with health, rehabilitation and wellbeing programs in order to evaluate and treat victims of trafficking. Victims often have no identification or insurance, but they must be quickly assessed for their physical, mental, and emotional status, along with drug and STD testing.

Prevention
Law Enforcement Training Seminars – An educational program that brings the realities of human trafficking to the first-line of defense, local law enforcement and criminal justice professionals. Live seminars with experts in all fields and disciplines related to trafficking facilitate the seminars.

Corporate Zero Tolerance Initiatives – Corporate Social Responsibility is essential to effective community action against human trafficking. We must work together to enlist change agents in order to build partnerships and community collaborations with corporations of influence by providing training, protocol design and implementation, and zero tolerance criteria.