About
Exploitation and trafficking is a real, felt issue in Santa Barbara County. In response, SBACT coordinates the SAFE SB Community Collaborative, a partnership between non-profits, government agencies, faith communities, and community members involved with fighting issues of local exploitation. Prevention efforts are focused around awareness, particularly with youth that are already at-risk.
The SAFE (Survivor Assistance & Fighting Exploitation) Santa Barbara Community Collaborative meets bi-monthly and has begun planning events to build awareness and prevention, as well as to come alongside and support local survivors.
The Facts
CA is one of the nation's top 4 destination states for human trafficking
There were 45 confirmed, unduplicated child survivors of domestic sex trafficking in SB County between 2012-2014 (see below)
80 children have been identified as "suspected" survivors in SB County
Of those interviewed, 80% indicated that their primary residence was SB County
Number of Confirmed Survivors of Domestic Child Sex Trafficking
General Resources:
Local info
What to do
Report suspicions of trafficking to law enforcement by calling 911 or the 24-hour National Human Trafficking Hotline line at 1-888-373-7888
Collaborative Documents:
All-Call Meeting Agendas:
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Partners
Steering Committee
Sharon Byrne, Board member, United Nations Association of Santa Barbara
Daniel "Sat" Colantonio, Executive Director, Hustlers for Humanity Santa Barbara
Alejandro Cortes, Youth Outreach Worker, Santa Barbara Unified School DIstrict
Wendy Guzman, Special Populations Coordinator, Standing Together to End Sexual Assault
Joseph Natale, Director, Intensive Heart Ventures
Jenny Peña, HR Director, CJ Affiliate by Conversant
David Pringle, Pringle Creative
Rich Sander, Executive Director, Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation
Yleana Velasco, Victim Witness Advocate, District Attorney of SB County's Human Trafficking Task Force
Deepa Willingham, Founder & Chair Emeritus, PACE Universal
The first shock to the system for all of us is that trafficking is happening locally and the survivors are our own local young men and women…