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Shine a Light.

Take an active stand against human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Become a beacon of light that safeguards yourself, your loved ones, and your community.

Available Training

Explore our comprehensive courses designed to equip you with the knowledge to identify and prevent exploitation.

The Lantern Training: Identification & Awareness
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The Lantern Training: Identification & Awareness

Learn to recognize the subtle signs of human trafficking in your community. This comprehensive course covers the basics of identification, safe reporting, and how to become an effective beacon of light.

The Empowered Parent: Online Safety
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The Empowered Parent: Online Safety

Protect your children in the digital age. Discover how predators operate online, how to secure devices, and how to have critical conversations with your kids about internet safety.

Lantern Station Certification
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Lantern Station Certification

Become a certified safe point in your community. This course trains business owners and organizations on how to serve as a Lantern Station—a refuge and resource center for those in need.

Fighting on Three Fronts

The Lantern Project combats human trafficking through a comprehensive approach focusing on education, identification, and restoration.

Education

Equipping individuals and communities with the knowledge to recognize and prevent exploitation before it happens.

Identification

Training professionals and citizens to spot the signs of trafficking and safely intervene.

Restoration

Supporting the healing journey of survivors through resources, community, and specialized care.

The Truth at a Glance

It Can Happen To Anyone

Human trafficking and exploitation are happening everywhere. Trafficking has been reported in All 50 states in the US. It’s in small towns, big cities and everywhere in-between. It can happen to anyone.

LESS THAN 1%

Less than 1% of victims are ever identified once trafficked.

88%

88% of sex trafficking cases are internet based. (Source: poweroverpredators.org)

10 MINS

It takes less than 10 mins for a child to form a lasting bond with a predator. (Source: icmec.org)

UNTOLD STORIES

Victims don’t often share their experiences or ask for help and tend to suffer alone.

SOLICITATION

Children are being solicited at an unprecedented rate through social media, websites, and even video games.

How do I become a Lantern Station?

The only prerequisite to becoming a Lantern Station is completing The Lantern Training, a short series of videos (30-40 minutes) that will provide a foundation of knowledge on the subject of human trafficking.

After finishing the training, you can sign up to become a Lantern Station below. This will signal to us that your organization is ready to become an official Lantern Station and we will equip you with the digital and physical resources from there.

*Remember, your donations go toward fighting trafficking and exploitation right here in the USA and you’ll receive regular updates about what we’re able to accomplish!

Be a Part of the Fight

Protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community from the horrors of human trafficking.