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New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking

(201) 903-2111
Short Hills

New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking

The New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking’s mission is to unite the state’s communities to end human trafficking. We do this by organizing speaking events, outreach, educational programs, and policy advocacy.

We inform people of all ages about the physical, psychological, and financial effects of human trafficking and forced labor—and how they can help prevent or end it. We work with key professional groups, including healthcare providers, first responders, and hospitality staff, to ensure they have protocols in place to recognize and prevent human trafficking and to safely identify and treat those who’ve suffered from it. We also advocate for statewide legislation that protects survivors, identifies victims, and reduces demand for future victims.

What is human trafficking?
Human trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of forced labor or sexual exploitation. Any child under the age of 18 induced to perform a commercial sex act is automatically a victim of human trafficking—and force, fraud, or coercion does not need to be proven.

Age Groups
  • Children
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Community Services
Community
Employment / Training
Family & Support Services
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Crisis / Safety
Areas Served
  • State-Wide

Last Updated: 05/12/24