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Current Needs |
As we expand our client
reach via workshops through
our personal and
professional
development programs, we are
finding the need for
new personal care items,
including
beauty and nutritional
products. If you have
any products or
gift-certificates to donate
please contact us at
doantions@btff.org.
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Opportunities |
We are currently
accepting applications
for grant
writers and
event
fundraisers. See
the
opportunities page
of our website for full
job descriptions. Send
in your application
today to help survivors
lead thriving lives
tomorrow!
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National Human Trafficking
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If you
have reason to suspect that
someone is a victim of human
trafficking, please call the
National
Human Trafficking Resource
Center hotline on
(1-888-373-7888).
Multilingual call specialists
are on standby 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. All calls are
confidential.
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Outreach
Opportunites |
Is your group or organization
interested in learning more
about modern slavery and BTFF's
work? BTFF is committed to
bringing awareness to the issues
of modern slavery and share our
amazing mission ensure survivors
empowered to lead thriving
lives.
Contact us today to schedule a
BTFF representative to speak at
one of your upcoming events.
Contact us at
info@btff.org.
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Dear Supporters,
It
was just a year ago that I wrote
the first Bridge to Freedom
Foundation (BTFF) year in review
letter and here we are again,
another year has quickly passed
and what a year it has been.
Last January we were amazed at
our progress to go from an idea
to an actual organization and
begin to achieve so much as we
began building BTFF, spending
most of the year laying the
foundation for our work. We are
still laying that foundation,
but it has grown larger and
stronger this past year and we
are increasing our capacity to
help human trafficking survivors
thrive!
I am continually amazed at what
BTFF has managed to accomplish
in such a short period of time,
as we currently remain 100%
volunteer led and thus often
have a limited as capacity.
However our success will be
worth every struggle we faced
and each hurdle we overcame. I
get excited each day when I
think about the possibilities
and the impact we are going to
make, and the lives we are going
to affect! Nonetheless our
growth is undeniable, this
summer we were privileged to
have an amazing nine Interns and
Fellows and their passion for
BTFF continues today as many
continue to do as much as they
can to promote BTFF. Luckily our
office moved, as did I, so that
BTFF could expand beyond the
tiny walls of my former studio
apartment where we started. We
are now blessed to have an
actual office in my new home and
to see if full of interns this
year has meant more than I can
even express.
The long journey for BTFF is
still new and each day continues
to be a milestone as we achieve
many more extraordinary firsts.
One of our biggest
accomplishments in 2010 was
receiving our 501c3
determination letter from the
IRS...a huge feat, as now we are
able to seek funding via grants
and corporate donors. Therefore
we were thrilled to build our
first corporate partnerships and
sponsors; Acumen Solutions,
Accelera Solutions, Webb Masson,
and Body Marinade. The launch
our new website, brochure and
the BTFF newsletter were also
exciting for us as we solidified
our image and began to see our
shift from a grassroots
organization. This year also saw
the inspiring launch of the
"Little Bird" products and we
are ending the year in style as
we just launched the BTFF
signature scents by Body
Marinade. However it is also the
support of the anti-trafficking
community and our growing
partnership with other
organizations which key to our
ability to provide sustainable
services.
Over the past year we have been
so blessed to expand our
supporter network and the words
of encouragement and support
never fail to inspire us, thus
we want to thank you as it is
essential, so that we can
provide these key services to
survivors to enable them to lead
the lives they choose. We look
forward to the New Year as we
begin to take on more client
work and workshops that will
empower more survivors to
thrive.
Wishing you a happy, healthy,
and prosperous 2011!!
Sincerely,
Cassandra
Clifford
Executive Director and
Founder
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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BTFF
Golf
Tournament
Join BTFF for our First
Annual
Golf
Tournament to April 18,
2011 from 7:30am - 12pm
and tee-off for freedom
this spring. Spread the
word and and get your
foursomes ready to join
us as we hit the course
for a day of fun.
Sponsorship are
available at a variety
of levels please click
here to select your
sponsorship level or
contact info@btff.org
for further information.
Register by January 31, 2010 and
pay only $89.99 per person, for
a savings of over $35!
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MODERN DAY SLAVERY NEWS
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New Legislation in
California
Starting January 2011, the new
legislation, SB677, will allow
courts to seize properties used
in human trafficking including
houses and vehicles. The law
will also allow courts to impose
penalties on traffickers up to
$25,000 on top of any criminal
sentence.
For more information:
Full Story and
Bill
DC Trafficking Bill
Fails to Pass Senate
The House passed
domestic sex trafficking bill,
but it was not passed Senate because
of the amendment attached to it,
which made it differed from the
Senate bill. The bill, if
implemented, would have established
shelters in six regions and provided
treatment and counseling to human
trafficking victims.
Full Story and
Bill
Ohio Governor Signs New
Human Trafficking Bill
The new legislation will provide law
enforcement to crack down on sex
trafficking and forced labor. It
will also make human trafficking a
second degree, stand alone felony
with stronger penalties.
For more information:
Full Story
and
Bill
International News
Philippines:
Governors proposed a bill to
punish pimps in the Philippines.
According to the report, the new
bill will decriminalize
prostitution and provide
medical, counseling, and
shelter, and legal services.
Ghana: The government
introduced anti-human
trafficking bill to strengthen
the fight against the crime. The
bill, if implement, will give
law enforcement the
tool to
prosecute human trafficking
facilitators with forged
documents.
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