SAFE Santa Barbara County

We have reached almost half of our $100k Gift Matching goal! Please help us get over the line on #WorldDayAgainstTrafficking to end human trafficking in #SantaBarbaraCounty! Donations to SAFE support the 3 Year Strategic Plan brought together by 29 countywide experts with the knowledge of what needs to be done to build a #NoOneBoughtOrSoldSBC. Thank you so much. Learn more at safesbc.org or info@safesbc.org #AntiHumanTrafficking

Through strategic planning and coordinated efforts, the Santa Barbara County Human Trafficking Task Force has already begun to shift the trajectory of trafficking in #SantaBarbaraCounty to ensure a #NoOneBoughtOrSoldSBC. From school social worker trainings to the creation of a Care and Coordination Center for vulnerable women, the Task Force is working to address exploitation from all angles.   SAFE SBC exists to support the work of the Task Force through coordinated fundraising to build capacity for the work. If you'd like to learn more, we'd love to connect with you! You can reach us at info@safesbc.org or here on LinkedIn.   #AntiHumanTrafficking

Trafficking is not an isolated issue. Subject expert Lisa Conn Akoni speaks on the necessity of a unified front like SAFE to combat trafficking in the #SantaBarbaraCounty community. It takes a village to end trafficking. Learn more at https://www.safesbc.org/ or info@safesbc.org #NoOneBoughtOrSoldSBC #AntiHumanTrafficking

SAFE SB County is almost halfway to reaching our $1 million goal! Your contribution is allocated toward individuals and agencies engaging in boots-on-the-ground efforts to prevent and protect those who are at risk of, or experiencing trafficking in the #SantaBarbaraCounty community. Can you help us reach our goal to ensure a #NoOneBoughtOrSoldSBC ? Learn more at safesbc.org or info@safesbc.org

Strategic, coordinated efforts = better outcomes for those at risk of or experiencing trafficking in our community.   Thanks to the expert leadership of Dr. Jill Sharkey, the SB County Human Trafficking Task Force developed a 3-year Strategic Plan to address human trafficking countywide. A group of 29 key decision-makers in the Task Force gathered in January 2023 to evaluate the work of the past 10 years – to celebrate past successes and look ahead to future goals. Out of this careful analysis came the priorities SAFE SB County is seeking to fund today! You can read more about our priorities and goals here: www.safesbc.org.   Your gift to SAFE SB County directly supports the individuals and agencies working to reach these Strategic Plan goals. Your partnership is key to: -Helping school social workers and counselors in SB County schools learn to identify the risk factors for human trafficking and offer care to the youth they serve -Increasing survivor input and representation across all efforts -And developing a drop-in center for vulnerable women   The above isn’t possible without our whole community working together. Help us create a community that’s SAFE for all who live in it! #AntiHumanTrafficking #NoOneBoughtOrSoldSBC

Thank you Lisa Conn Akoni for your partnership with the County's Human Trafficking Task Force and SAFE Santa Barbara County to bring together the entire community to fight sexual exploitation in our county. Lisa has over 15 years of working directly with youth who have been trafficked in our county, and still works directly with youth and the team at CIYMCA Noah's Anchorage, a drop-in center and shelter for at-risk youth in Santa Barbara.    We are now able to raise funds and build capacity for our partners countywide to expand their work. As an example, we are about to launch a Care & Coordination drop-in center in North County to bring together dozens of partners to serve women experiencing homelessness and build an empowerment model to end human trafficking in Lompoc. This is only possible through the generous gifts of #santabarbaracounty community members who want to see #nooneboughtorsoldsbc.    If you have any questions - please reach out info@safesbc.org. Thank you!

Our organization Kingdom Causes Inc is serving as backbone support both for our County's Human Trafficking Task Force and SAFE Santa Barbara County – which is the movement-minded alliance of donors, community members, and service provider partners in Santa Barbara County. We are actively increasing prevention training, early intervention strategies, and more care and coordination for our local girls and boys, survivors of #humantrafficking in #santabarbaracounty. Kielle Lindsey serves on our SAFE SBC Executive Committee and has served on our Human Trafficking Task Force since its inception in 2013. We are so excited to have her on our team. We are about to launch several new initiatives locally in August of this year and we could use your financial support. We have a $33,000 matching gift on the table for the next three years, and we have thus far raised $11,000 to match this amount. Can you help us reach the remaining $22,000 match for three years?   You can donate here - https://lnkd.in/gqNrETgM. If you have any questions, please reach out with an email to info@safesbc.org. With your support we can build a #nooneboughtorsoldsbc together!

No one bought or sold in Santa Barbara County. This is the vision that drives our work through the Strategic Alliance to Fight Exploitation (SAFE) in Santa Barbara County in partnership with SB County's Human Trafficking Task Force. We know that people of all ages, identities, ethnicities, and life experiences are impacted by human trafficking right here in Santa Barbara County, and we believe that through strategic, collaborative efforts, we can combat human trafficking together and create a community that is safe for all who call it home. Are you or your organization captivated by the same vision? If so, you can join SAFE SB County as an Alliance Partner by joining the movement at www.safesbc.org/partner. SAFE SB County is also a way to financially support the work of the Task Force! Your contribution will make its way to those who are directly supporting survivors of trafficking, providing prevention education and care, and building sustainability for the Task Force for years to come. You can learn more at www.safesbc.org/makeagift. If you'd like to learn more, we'd love to connect with you! You can reach us at info@safesbc.org or here on LinkedIn. #nooneboughtorsoldsbc #antihumantrafficking #santabarbaracounty

We have a SAFE Santa Barbara page now - join our efforts to end human trafficking in #santabarbaracounty. No One Bought or Sold!