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November 2023 Newsletter and Updates
Don’t miss out on the latest happenings at Cast. Our November newsletter has got you covered. Be in the know and stay informed by checking it out today. November Newsletter...
Cast Applauds LA Board of Supervisors Motion to Take a Public Health Approach to Human Trafficking and Mental Health and Housing for Survivors
Cast applauds recent motions by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors to address the housing and mental health needs of survivors of violence. We are encouraged by the County’s adoption...
PTSD and Survivors of Human Trafficking
Human trafficking can have long-term effects on survivors’ mental health. Additionally, many of the conditions that make people vulnerable to trafficking, such as poverty and discrimination, can also have long-term...
Let’s Go to the Movies: A List of Human Trafficking Movies Compiled by Survivors
In response to the Sound of Freedom movie, survivors of human trafficking have compiled a list of movies exploring broader aspects of trafficking that are often overlooked. This list is...
Join Us: Working Together Against Human Trafficking
Sunday, July 30th is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and this year’s theme is to leave no one behind. As people and organizations working to end human trafficking daily,...
Addressing homelessness in LA will help stop human trafficking
It seems like whenever human trafficking is in the news, we get a sensational view and not the full picture. A celebrity has been arrested for sex trafficking, and all...
2023-2024 Stanton Fellowship
The Durfee Foundation has announced that Kay Buck, CEO of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, is one of six recipients of the 2023-2024 Durfee Stanton Fellowship. The Fellowship...
Survivor Stories: Meet Daniela
Daniela came to the US to escape police brutality in El Salvador. She never expected to face even greater hardships. When Daniela entered Cast, she had been making good progress...
Open Letter to CBP on Trade Data Transparency
October 20, 2022 Below is a joint open letter to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) calling on CBP to demonstrate its continued commitment to combating forced...
Support Survivors on Labor Day
This Labor Day, Cast’s Managing Attorney shares an open letter about a special labor trafficking survivor, Gabriel. Dear Friend, Since I started as an attorney at Cast in 2017, Labor...
