Self-Learning Resources

Books

• Renting Lacy by Linda Smith, Shared Hope International
• Girls Like Us by Rachel Lloyd, GEMS
• The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking & Slavery in America Today by Kevin Bales & Ron Soodalter
• Walking Prey: How America’s Youth are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery by Holly Austin Smith
• The White Umbrella by Mary Francis Bowley
• Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing by Jay Stringer
• Awaken Bible Study by Mark Stephenson and the Church Engagement Team of Araminta Freedom Initiative

Film

• SEX + MONEY A National Search for Human Worth
• The Heart of Man Our brokenness is a bridge, not a barrier
• In Plain Sight Documentary: Stories of Hope and Freedom
• Demanding Justice Shared Hope International

Anti-Trafficking Organizations & Campaigns

Local:

• Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force
• Baltimore City Coalition Human Trafficking Collaborative
• Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention
• Just Ask Prevention (in Virginia)

National:

• Shared Hope International
• Polaris Project
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
• Justice Ventures International
• Rebecca Bender Initiative
• Faith Alliance Against Slavery and Trafficking
• Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS)
• Net Smartz, Resources for Kids and Parents
• RestoreOne

Research/Other

• The National Report on DMST, America’s Prostituted Children by Shared Hope International
• Trafficking in Persons Annual Report by U.S. Department of State
• A Closer Look at U.S. Citizen Victims by Polaris Project
• Araminta Prayer Guide, a resource to guide your prayers for the issue of child sex trafficking

Disclaimer: Resources provided as of February 2019 for personal study and use. Subject to change without notice. All materials are copywritten and may not be reproduced or distributed without permission from their respective owners. Araminta Freedom Initiative does not necessarily endorse all content and perspectives from other organizations and authors.