Call: 1-888-373-7888 
Text: 233733 
TTY: 711
Call: 1-888-373-7888 Text: 233733 TTY: 711
In certain situations, verbal communication may be impossible or unsafe. That’s where the “Hand Signal for Help” becomes a powerful tool. This discreet signal involves trapping your thumb to discreetly indicate that you need assistance without drawing attention.
Help us spread awareness about the hand signal for help. Share this information with your community, workplace, or social circles to empower individuals to seek and offer assistance when needed.
Remember, a small gesture can make a significant impact in creating a safer and mor
supportive environment.
Educate and Empower: Continuously train our staff and passengers to recognize and report signs of human trafficking.
Collaborate and Support: Work with law enforcement and community partners to aid anti-trafficking efforts and assist survivors.
Vigilance and Action: Maintain alertness across our services, swiftly reporting any suspicions and supporting victims seeking help.
Advocate for Change: Champion stronger policies to combat human trafficking and protect vulnerable individuals.
Educate and Empower: Continuously train our staff and passengers to recognize and report signs of human trafficking.
Collaborate and Support: Work with law enforcement and community partners to aid anti-trafficking efforts and assist survivors.
Vigilance and Action: Maintain alertness across our services, swiftly reporting any suspicions and supporting victims seeking help.
Advocate for Change: Champion stronger policies to combat human trafficking and protect vulnerable individuals.
Anyone can experience trafficking in any community, just as anyone can be the victim of any kind of crime. While it can happen to anyone, evidence suggests that people of color and LGBTQ+ people are more likely to experience trafficking than other demographic groups. Generational trauma, historic oppression, discrimination, and other societal factors and inequities create community-wide vulnerabilities. Traffickers recognize and take advantage of people who are vulnerable.
People may be vulnerable to trafficking if they:
You can make a difference by reaching out to the National Human Trafficking hotline if you or suspect someone you know is experiencing trafficking. Contacting the hotline is 100% free, confidential, and available 24/7.
Call: 1-888-373-7888 Text: 233733 TTY: 711
By sharing information about human trafficking, we can spread awareness in a way that invites everyone to become part of the solution. Each share has the power to educate and empower others, fostering a more vigilant and compassionate community.