Our History
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In 2009, the knowledge of an underage girl domestically sex trafficked in Toronto caused a team to form to help her in her unique situation. This team continued to meet and talk about sex trafficking issues in Toronto, and in 2012 began to reach out to areas where sex trafficking was known to occur, including the streets in the downtown core and strip clubs.
In the summer of 2012 the group grew significantly in number and committed to weekly prayer meetings surrounding the issue of sex trafficking as well as meeting every two weeks to plan ways to provide relief and support Currently, Fight4Freedom currently operates in different locations across Canada, with active teams going on outreach to strip clubs, massage parlours and on street visits. We have volunteer teams that regularly engage in outreach online and in the Canadian prison system. We are able to make contact with over 600 individuals each month through our various outreaches and are seeing survivors regularly leave their traffickers. |
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Our purpose is fight sex trafficking in our cities, nations, and world.
Mandate
To be an active voice and advocate of justice for individuals impacted by the sex industry and trafficking; and to further assist them in finding necessary support systems that will support their journey of healing, restoration, safety, and freedom.
Mission
Our mission is as follows:
- To seek out individuals affected by sex trafficking and connect them with support, premised on biblical principles of love, patience, and compassion
- To protect the rights and dignity of individuals who are impacted by sex trafficking
- To collaborate, engage in dialogue and partner with other national stakeholders and agencies that directly or indirectly have a passion to help individuals affected by sex trafficking
- To advocate for changes and support upcoming policies that directly or indirectly have an impact on seeing sex trafficking eradicated in the world
- To provide preventative measures that will help individuals understand their identity, value, and self worth as well as provide that support for those who are still in situations of trafficking/exploitation
Vision
Our vision is as follows:
- To see a radical change in policy incoherence
- To see individuals affected by sex trafficking adequately provided with necessary supports and services
- To see individuals affected by trafficking healed through the power of Jesus Christ, empowered to live a life in safety, and freedom and equipped to be a voice for other individuals impacted by trafficking
- To see passionate individuals take a stance in seeing sex trafficking eradicated through prayer, outreach, and advocacy
- To spread awareness about the scope of sex trafficking and provide a forum in which these individuals can be voice concerns and be agents of change
- To see a radical transformation in our law enforcement through education. We aim to see a balance between the prosecution of traffickers and sensitivity to individuals affected by trafficking.
Our Four Arms
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1) Education - raising awareness and training surrounding the issues of sex trafficking.
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2) Outreach - Fight4Freedom currently operates regular outreach in locations across Canada and the Philippines.
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3) Aftercare - engaging in strong rehabilitation strategies to assist those coming out of situations of sexual exploitation.
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4) Partnerships - collaborating with other agencies or partners to adequately provide the necessary supports and services to survivors.
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