The Lantern works on 3 primary fronts; Education, Victim Identification, and Restoration. Education: Though training, speaking and educating individuals we seek to slow the tide of victims that can be easily exploited. The Lantern offers in-person, video, zoom and digital resources. Victim Identification: The Lantern has specific resources and training available for those who may encounter victims or work with those who are at-risk helping them identify and report. Restoration: The Lantern currently operates 3 safe houses (transitional) for survivors. These houses offer case-,management and access to therapy, job placement training and more. 

The Lantern is always looking for engaged, consistent volunteers. People can serve in all areas from event planning, social media/digital help all the way to survivor assistance. Each tier of volunteering requires different levels of training. 

The Lantern is always looking for engaged, consistent volunteers. People can serve in all areas from event planning, social media/digital help all the way to survivor assistance. Each tier of volunteering requires different levels of training. 

We have many ways for churches to be involved in the fight against trafficking.  Everything from doing donation drives to training at staff and having The Lantern do a security assessment. Churches can also become Lantern stations which shows a deeper investment in protecting your congregation and your community. We offer trainings for pastors, children’s workers as well as the general congregation. Churches can also be part of the justice week initiative in which a week of the churches time is devoted to prayer for an end of trafficking and educating themselves about its realities. Just this week is a great way to call attention to the issue and make a lasting impact!

At The Lantern, we believe local businesses are the backbone of our society and we offer for specific trainings for businesses to become what we call a Lantern station. A Lantern station is a symbol in the community of that businesses commitment to protecting its staff and its community. These simple trainings can be done remotely and not only offer vital information for businesses and staff, but show your commitment to shining a light for those in your community, who need it. Check out some of our other Lantern stations on our website.

Anyone that requires verification of our Safe House network or our kind of Trafficking efforts can email us at info@thelantern.net. we won’t be able to provide you materials from local law-enforcement as well as the district attorneys office validating our efforts as needed. 

One thing we always say is that the fight against Trafficking begins with Home. Before engaging in volunteering or connecting with us about our efforts, we encourage you to take time to review our resources and learn how to keep yourselves and your loved ones Safe. From there, you can reach out to us take a volunteer training or be part of an upcoming event. You can get involved in many different ways. The first step is reaching out to us and letting us know where you desire to help and we will plug you in as we are able.

You can click on the donate button above to give. All financial donations are tax deductible. There are other opportunities to give via gift cards specifically for gas and groceries to support our Safe House and our clients. If you like to mail a check, you can see our address in the website footer.

Absolutely! The Lantern is happy to come and share with your group about our work and how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. You can click on the connect tab to invite us to your event.

We can speak on any areas pertaining to Trafficking or online safety. We can speak about digital safety for children, general prevention, as well as any of the more in-depth elements of counter trafficking and the current landscape of human trafficking in our region and beyond. Let us know if there are specific areas you would like us to talk to you about and we can almost always accommodate.

A resource section has extensive information about protecting your family, down to how to secure individual devices. If something is lacking in our resource section, please reach out to us and we will gladly help.