1-888-373-7888
If you suspect trafficking please
CALL the NATIONAL HOTLINE:
■ Young girl with older ‘boyfriend’
605.878.2021
CONTACT US for MORE INFORMATION
or to SCHEDULE a presentation:
■ CONTINUE TO PRAY
Offer prayers for an end to
human trafficking - human
slavery.
■ Evidence of being controlled
■ New or unusual tattoos/branding
■ OFFER SUPPORT
Support legislation to stop
trafficking in South Dakota.
■ VOLUNTEER WITH US
Help us distribute materials and/
or assist in presentations and
workshops.
■ JOIN A COALITION OR GROUP
Become a member of a trafficking
coalition or of the Watertown HOPE.
Have one of our presentors speak
or hold a workshop at your
organization.
PRESENTATION
■ HOST A TRAINING/
■ BECOME INFORMED
Attend a human trafficking
presentation.
prevent traffi
fficking?
YOU
how can
■ Inappropriate, sexualized clothing
■ Fearful, nervous, depressed
■ Malnourishment, signs of fatigue
Some signs of trafficking include:
It is HUMAN SLAVERY.
Trafficking is the illegal trade of
HUMAN BEINGS. This is done
primarily for the purpose of
commercial sexual exploitation or
for forced labor.
TRAFFICKING?
what is
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with the combined
efforts & support of
local initiative to build
healthy communities
through the prevention
of sex trafficking
■ SUPPORTING policies and
legislation that promote a healthy,
violence-free society.
■ FOSTERING coalitions and
networks within the Watertown
area.
■ EDUCATING providers through
workshops, seminars and access to
resources.
■ PROMOTING community
education through forums,
presentations, workshops and
social media.
■ STRENGTHENING individual
knowledge and skills to be able to
recognize and report trafficking.
This purpose includes:
The purpose of the Watertown
Initiative to Prevent Sex Trafficking
is to build healthy communities by
preventing sex trafficking in the
greater Watertown area.
why the
for more information, to
schedule a presentation,
or to volunteer, contact us:
Sister Teresa Ann Wolf
[email protected]
605.878.2021
The Watertown Initiative began
by reaching out to a small group
of agencies and individuals, and
organized HOPE: Local Citizens
Against Human Trafficking.
This was a larger issue, though,
which needed the help of parents,
teachers, and the broader
Watertown community.
HOPE
it began with
"After being alerted to the reality
of trafficking, I vowed that we
Benedictine Sisters would do
something to prevent it."
At a national meeting of women
religious, Sister Marlene Minnaert,
the prioress of Mother of God
Monastery listened to horrendous
stories of women and children who
were sold into human slavery.
Jenna Moffatt
[email protected]
605.878.2021
This initiative is fully contingent
on community-based planning and
action and needs SUPPORT.
The grant was approved and the
Watertown Initiative to Prevent Sex
Trafficking began September, 2015.
In collaboration with civic and
religious groups, Mother of God
Monastery applied to Catholic
Health Initiatives for grant funding
for an initiative to educate about
and prevent sex trafficking in the
Watertown and surrounding area.
The work of the group HOPE soon
expanded and needed further
support and participation.
C OMMUNITY
it became a