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A Future. Not a Past

Our initial work to end child sex trafficking was focused mainly on serving victims. Several years after Angela’s House was established, we realized that if you just save victims, there will always be a new victim to save. To truly protect children, you need to create a culture that will prevent further exploitation by pimps and buyers. So in 2007, we created A Future. Not A Past. (AFNAP), a landmark campaign designed to fight the demand for the prostitution of our children in Georgia. We address the issue through a four-tiered strategy of research, prevention, intervention and education.

Some of our accomplishments include commissioning research to quantify the extent of the problem in Georgia; training over 3,000 law enforcement officers; and successfully advocating for Georgia HB200, which modified and expanded the scope of Georgia’s Human Trafficking Law. A Future. Not A Past. has been replicated in states across the country.

Upcoming Events

May 3rd: Breaking the Shackles Benefit Concert

 

May 13th: Annual Legislative Wrap Up Breakfast

 

May 18th: Community Ambassador Training 

 

Check out the latest news stories on these issues.

 

youthSpark, Inc. is proud to be a part of the

Microsoft YouthSpark Global Initiative.

youthSpark, Inc. is proud to partner with the Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens on his newest initiative “Georgia’s Not Buying It” to hold men who seek to purchase sex from minors accountable for their actions.

As a result, youthSpark has been able to train several area hotels and official city Ambassadors on how to report suspicious activity. Check out this campaign’s official PSA with TNT Sportscaster Ernie Johnson and get the men in your life to sign the Georgia’s Not Buying it Pledge!

 

7200 men seek to purchase sex with adolescent girls in Georgia each month. Read more research here.

 

 

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