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.
Want more information about child sex trafficking? Check out our Research & Resources.
Want to learn more about how to organize your community to fight child sex trafficking?
Our toolkit provides a layout on how to organize and galvanize community support to educate people on this issue. The toolkit gives an overview of our history and how we developed our model to fight trafficking. It has a variety of resources, including DVDs and handouts that can be personalized according to the needs of your group and community.
The toolkit can be purchased for $40 (plus $10 for shipping and handling). For more information, contact info@youth-spark.org.
