2. WHAT IS SEX TRAFFICKING
(Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsuE88QTyzU
the trade in humans, most commonly for the purpose of sexual slavery, forced labor
or for the extraction of organs or tissues, including surrogacy and ova removal.
3. WHAT YOU DID NOT KNOW
•Human trafficking generates $9.5 billion yearly in the United States. (United Nations)
•Approximately 300,000 children are at risk of being prostituted in the United States.
(U.S. Department of Justice)
•The average age of entry into prostitution for a child victim in the United States is 13-
14 years old. (U.S. Department of Justice)
•A pimp can make $150,000-$200,000 per child each year and the average pimp has
4 to 6 girls. (U.S. Justice Department, National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children)
4. MYRTLE BEACH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkMQ_88Sf6I
Myrtle beach is becoming a popular area for many reasons!
1. Easy access…because we are so close to the coast line
2. Tourist City…People come from all over the US to visit the beach! Some come by
themselves
3. Prostitution/Strip Clubs…Living in Myrtle Beach you will see a lot of places that
have human trafficking and not know it.
8. TIME TO TAKE ACTION
Call Congress!
You can send premade emails for Polaris Project.com
Action Center
You can host informative sessions showing documentaries from real life
people. You can sign a petition to Congress.
Get Others Involved
The more educated you are about human trafficking the better you can help
with prevention.
9. KNOW YOUR RESOURCES
Polaris Projects
http://www.polarisproject.org/
(1-888-373-7888)
Counseling Services
(843)-349-2305
National Human Trafficking Resource Center
http://humantraffickingsearch.net
Women’s Resource Cooperative
(843)-349-5022
Coastal Carolina’s Public Safety
(843)-349-2911
