PARA Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition (BSCC)

What is PARA? PARA stands for: Prevention/ Prevencion Awareness/ Atencion Reporting/ Reportar Action/Accion

The Mission To better understand and educate people on how to indentify and serve victims of human trafficking

How can we accomplish each acronym?

THE PARA Project is a bilateral project of the BSCC spanning the U.S.-Mexico border to protect men women and children and others from the injustices of Human Trafficking and exploitation. PARA seeks to end trafficking through four major tenants:

1)Prevention: BSCC will partner with NCMEC in their CASE campaign to combat child trafficking and sexual exploitation, BSCC will advocate for victims rights, continue to do outreach and policy changes 2)Awareness: Getting the word out using media forums and conferences, about what trafficking is, and how to spot it

3) Reporting: Giving people the power to report their suspicions to authorities Through the BSCC emergency number and 211 will be provided cross disciplines County wide. Our responders will eliminate the fear of contact with police and federal agents; Our Hope poster will be distributed county-wide.

4) Action: PARA makes the case that there is no true reform without action. Through BSCC PARA project and its programs will bring together people from all ages, ethnicities, wage earners, genders, and political persuasions.

Prevention/Prevencion Through education:

Violence Interrupted Will be continued Be careful on the sites that you visit. Do not talk to strangers on the web. Think before you run away. Teen dating, violence and more. Don’t date at an early age Choose your friends wisely. Do not join any gang. Stay in school. Education is the key to success.

Be involved in extracurricular activities such as sports, art, and music; participate in community service, etc. Obey your parent (s)/ guardians). Educate the students and the people about human trafficking Give free presentations at elementary, high school, colleges, and universities about human trafficking. Be aware of your surroundings. Victims may just be right next to us, we just need to be more alert and aware.

Outcome Outreach 5,000 Students

Awareness/Atencion

Outreach Distributing fliers and human trafficking awareness cards Assist in curfew sweeps Have an art show/exhibit that illustrates and shine light upon the horrors and reality of human trafficking art by youth Create blogs contest and sites that supports anti-human trafficking efforts Provide Community Service for Youth in our Thrift store

Outcome Outreach 1 million people by utilizing media

Reporting/Reportar

Don’t hesitate to report, there is always someone who can help a human trafficking victim. Take as much information as you can, this can be crucial to rescuing trafficking victims.

Be safe at all times; be aware of your surroundings as well as the people that you interact with. Contact the emergency hotline of the authorities/police when in doubt or suspicion of a person’s situation. Human trafficked victims look just like the rest of us.

Do not put yourself in danger. Tell someone who is of authority or has more experience in rescuing victims about the information that you gather regarding a trafficked victim. Do not rescue or act by yourself. Make sure that the victim is safe.

Be proactive in reporting a crime. Always make sure that you are safe before you report what you know that involves human trafficking. Know the hotline. Call the Emergency Response Hotline of Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition: (619) ,211, National Hotline

Talk to your friends, acquaintances, and families about human trafficking. You may not know someone who is a victim, but they may know of victims.

Outcome Make sure that the victims and the person helping the victim are both safe through the process of getting help

Action/Accion

Take Action What fuels Trafficking is Money Help us help the victims by volunteering,donating, clothes and $ BSCC will create new studies BSCC will assist SD County in approaching the problem of HT in a holistic manner to include: International victims, labor, child trafficking, and the demand or consumers of prostitution and trafficking (sex and labor).

BSCC plans to have short - term emergency facility that will be able provide interim care both minors and adults.

Outcome To unify all efforts to end human trafficking and exploitation Above all the victims come first and politics out the door

PARA is the solution to assisting the battle against human trafficking. Please help us to achieve this goal for a brighter future and a safer world.