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  • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • Events
    • Awareness Months >
      • Monthly Awareness
      • Human Trafficking Awareness - January
      • Teen Dating Violence Awareness - February
      • Child Abuse Awareness - April
      • Sexual Assault Awareness - April
      • Domestic Violence Awareness - October
  • Education
    • What is Abuse? Power & Control
    • High School & University Programs
    • How Abuse Affects Your Business
    • Boy's Town Common Sense Parenting
    • Request a Presentation & Materials
  • Resources
    • Alcohol Safety
    • 211 Helpline
    • SD Shelters
    • National Help
  • Services
    • Emergency Shelter
    • Protection Order Assistance
    • Accompaniment
    • Safety Planning
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Support Group
    • Community Outreach
    • I Care Vermillion
  • Donate
    • Wish List
  • Get Involved
    • Operation Innovation
    • Become a Guardian Angel
  • Newsletter
    • Blog
  • Family Connections
  • Español
    • Servicios
    • Ayuda de violencia doméstica
    • Agresión sexual
    • Trata de personas
    • Impacto en los niños
    • Poder y control
Quick Exit

Human Trafficking Is:

  • Modern day slavery
  • Exploiting a person through force, fraud, or coercion
  • Sex trafficking, forced labor, and domestic servitude
  • Happening everywhere, even in the US, even in Yankton. 
  • Can happen to US citizens of any nationality, age, socioeconomic status, or gender
  • Any person under the age of 18 involved in a commercial sex act
  • Many victims are trafficked by romantic partners, including spouses, and by family members, including parents.

Join our ambassador program!

Want to help spread the word about human trafficking or would like to volunteer? Join our ambassador program! This program is designed to have community members help spread the word about human trafficking around the town by handing out posters and pull tabs to help educate our community as well as help those who may need a way to call for help.