Published December 22, 2008 @ 09:55AM PST

President Bush is expected to sign into law the William Wilberforce Act which will strengthen the current anti-human trafficking law and provide services and resources to trafficked persons. Read more. This is a reason to celebrate and just in time for the holidays!

Published September 16, 2008 @ 02:42PM PST

"What they (general public) don't understand is the girls that were on the street- that wasn't the problem, that was just a symptom of the problem. The biggest problem was what we went through when we were kids, what we went through that drove us to think that we needed to be out there and what drove us to keep us out there...that was the root of it." -Sabrina*, Survivor of sex trafficking in the U.S. The Barnaba Institute *Name altered to protect her identity.

Published August 12, 2008 @ 02:15PM PST

Read a recent article from this month's online Alive magazine about human trafficking with quotes from our Outreach Director, Jen Sheehan.

Published August 12, 2008 @ 02:04PM PST

The Barnaba Institute was recently interviewed by Crossroads Magazine and will appear on their broadcast show this coming Saturday. Program Details: Crossroads Magazine™ is broadcast Saturday morning at 10:30 on WTXX-TV The CW20 and Saturday at 10:30 p.m. on WCTX-TV MyTV9. (Connecticut) Raise awareness by inviting your friends and family to watch too! Sincerely, Staff of the Barnaba Institute http://www.barnabainstitute.org/

Published July 25, 2008 @ 08:16AM PST

We have been working for quite some time in one Connecticut city. As we have worked there we have seen so many young girls being bought and sold that it has staggered my mind. I personally have seen kids as young as 11 and women as old as mid-forties being pimped out in this city. One day when Frank and I were working we saw a young pregnant woman being abused and hassled because she wanted to take a break and sit for a moment. Another time, with two of our volunteers, we saw a girl being dropped of by a “john” who was yelling, calling her a “Stupid b!#@h” She was distraught and yelled back in defense of herself. He then tried to drive at her with his truck. We have at times seen as many as 50 girls and women working in this city on a single visit, and have t... Read More

Published July 09, 2008 @ 01:55PM PST

This is a quick, interesting read about the men in positions of power who fight to uphold free speech in regards to pornography in order to fuel their own selfish, sexual desires.

Published June 27, 2008 @ 08:40AM PST

Recently Frank and I went to work in a Connecticut city.  We did not see that many teens and women working the streets. This is not common, but it does happen from time to time. On this day we saw only 6 teens and women who were being sold for sex. We often see at least 15-20, and sometimes up to 50 slaves in this particular city.   I have often wondered where the women and teens are when we can’t find them. Since they are being used for a cash crop, they must be somewhere. I would like to think that when I cannot see them they are safe. Since we have worked in this particular city for quite some time now, and we rarely see the same person twice, it seems unlikely that they have moved onward and upward to a better life.  Even with only 6 teens and women bei... Read More

Published June 23, 2008 @ 01:34PM PST

When I first went out on the streets with Frank in the fall of 2006, I didn’t know what to expect. I had some vague notions, between my own life and that of the Hollywood portrayal of prostitution, but I felt certain that that was not the entire truth of life in prostitution.  As far as human trafficking, I had vaguely heard of it, and assumed that it was something that took place somewhere else. Something that happened to those people over there, not to anyone I might know and certainly not to anyone around here.              As we drove through the city streets, I saw nothing. I saw nothing but people hanging around on the streets, and as far as I knew, enjoying the day.  But Frank encouraged me to look close... Read More

Published June 06, 2008 @ 11:46AM PST

End Internet Trafficking Coalition is a national coalition whose mission is to prevent sexual violence and human trafficking via the internet. The EITC achieves this by providing a platform for links between nonprofit, governmental, law enforcement, faith-based, and student grassroots agencies and individuals to advocate an accessible worldwide web where children, youth, and adults are better protected from human trafficking in all its forms. Join the discussion at https://www.eitcoalition.org/phpBB3/index.php and consider making a donation to the End Internet Trafficking cause today. Thank you for your support.

Published May 27, 2008 @ 08:19AM PST

The Barnaba Institute was recently featured in The Lymes Times, a local shoreline Connecticut newspaper. Read how the Barnaba Institute is helping exploited youth and young adults in Connecticut.