A Message from Tomas J. Lares UA Founder/President June 1, 2021 Dear Friends, Partners & Abolitionists, As we near the halfway mark in 2021, it has truly been a year of restitution. So far this year, we have received 360 calls on our hotline, 85 individuals have been assisted and/or referred to programs, 294 services…
Content Notice: In our message today we discuss some troubling topics including sex trafficking & sexual assault. This is a notice for anyone with a sensitivity to these subjects. A Message from Tomas J. Lares, UA Founder/President December 1st, 2020 Dear Friends, Partners & Abolitionists, This has been a challenging year for everyone but especially…
The past month has been really important for United Abolitionists with the launch of the tricounty alliance against human trafficking, including coordination with the local transportation agencies LYNX and Sunrail Content Notice: In our message today we discuss some troubling topics including sex trafficking & sexual assault. This is a notice for anyone with a…
By KATE SANTICH ORLANDO SENTINEL | SEP 23, 2020 AT 3:54 PM A newly-renovated shelter for survivors of human trafficking opened its doors in Seminole County Wednesday, bringing what advocates say is a desperately needed safe house for those who escape a life of physical and psychological torture. “I have a list of people waiting…
By KATE SANTICH ORLANDO SENTINEL | AUG 22, 2020 AT 5:30 AM Human traffickers who typically use Central Florida’s busy tourism industry to camouflage their efforts are turning to other recruitment tools to lure victims amid the coronavirus pandemic, advocates warn. Especially vulnerable, they say, are the thousands of students spending long hours online. “That…
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard resigned late Tuesday from his namesake company amid allegations by nearly a dozen women that he sexually abused underage girls at his Bahamas mansion. “Recognizing the priority of the welfare of the thousands of Nygard employees, retail partners, loyal customers, vendors, suppliers and business partners, Peter Nygard has made the decision…
(CBS12) — Along with all the sports fans and VIPs, the media and red-carpet parties — the ugly truth is the Super Bowl brings a spike in human trafficking. During Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, the FBI reported 169 human trafficking-related arrests, and officials here in South Florida are bracing for more of the same.…
People gathered in Winter Park to raise awareness about human trafficking. Dozens of organizations partnered together for the 12th annual Human Trafficking Awareness Day and Film Festival at Calvary Orlando Church. “Florida has the third highest number of calls to the National Trafficking Hotline. Orange County has the highest number of cases, according to DCF,…
As an Abolitionist Partner, you’ll give $18 a month for all the 18th birthdays. #18fortheir18th As a Florida based non-profit, we fight human trafficking across the entire United States. Teenagers are targeted in the most “innocent” ways. This isn’t a life that discriminates. Imagine you have a 17-year-old niece named Stephanie. She loves dancing, movies,…
The University of Central Florida is teaming up with the non-profit organization United Abolitionists to train the future leaders of hospitality on how to combat human trafficking. The UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management will soon start training students on how to identify and report sex and labor trafficking through a series of three internship…
