John 8:32 – “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
In 2015, we commemorated the 150th anniversary of the 13th Amendment. Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI) is shining a light on the modern forms of slavery that still exist. Hundreds of secondary schools and school districts are currently participating in our Globalize 13 Education Initiative around the country. FDFI now brings its human trafficking education program to faith institutions across the United States through our new G13 Faith + Community initiative.
Sex trafficking and labor exploitation are corrosive influences in communities everywhere. Understanding the problem permits us to address it more successfully. We are confident that Leaders of every faith are uniquely positioned to effect change and protect our young people.
The Faith + Community project is an opportunity for faith leaders to bring more understanding to both their congregations and to their communities about the issue of human trafficking. It’s an interfaith project that will include human trafficking training for faith leaders, a faith framed curriculum for members of the congregation and suggestions for community outreach and awareness projects that can be implemented with the help of local anti-trafficking stakeholders.
Faith + Community is a national initiative that will provide training and education for faith leaders and their constituents as we confront the specter of sex trafficking and labor exploitation together. Leaders of all faiths and those individuals of faith determined to end human trafficking are encouraged to join us.
- Human Trafficking Training for Faith Leaders
- A Faith-Framed Curriculum for Youth and Other Congregation Members
- Faith-led Service Projects in the Community
- Join FDFI’s Nationwide Effort to End Slavery
If you are a faith leader or would like your place of worship to be involved, please fill-out the short form below:
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A: Our mission statement is based upon Frederick Douglass’ quote, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men” our mission is to repair those broken men so they may build whole children, strengthen homes, families and communities" — Kathryn McCool, Founder
A: We are a non-profit organization with a mission of ending the warehousing of human beings, i.e., inappropriate and unnecessary prison sentences and the ineffectiveness of our prison system. We have created a residential education community modeled after self-support. We believe we are enslaving husbands and fathers who, through participation in our program, will return home and their communities, becoming the leaders whose contributions to our society are evident through crime and social injustice.
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A: Reciprocity, Inc,.
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A: our Baptist church
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A: New Hope Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A
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