Like everyone, the little residential neighborhood appreciated the ability for children to play, socialize, and make lifelong friends safely. However, one neighbor noted something odd was starting to happen in the house across from her. Cars were coming and going at all times of the day and night, which was unusual. She soon realized that different people were entering and leaving home all day and night. Placing a call to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888, she reported the house’s unusual activity to the police. Through an investigation based on her observations, victims were rescued.

We are not safer by thinking that human trafficking is not our problem. Love Without Reason created a collaboration of those in Tennessee involved in the fight against human trafficking. Engaging leaders, executives from nonprofit organizations, law enforcement officials from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security to create a vital human trafficking awareness event.

People, Not Products aims to educate the public regarding awareness campaigns that fight human trafficking and patterns that feed human trafficking on the local, national, and international scale.

Why did people like this neighbor think to call the National Human Trafficking Hotline? Because of law enforcement officials’ and organizations’ education in an open public forum that shared insight and awareness into the crime of human trafficking.

Awareness education is a critical component in fighting this evil. Human trafficking happens in the United States, and the public has a significant impact on stopping it. Our everyday “super” skill to fight this crime is observation and intuitive red flags. This type of information made to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 can be one phone call that can save an innocent life.

Join People, Not Products, and together we can bring change for the neighborhood, community, city, state, country, and world.