Our Approach
Human TraffickingsSurvivors are theTrue Experts
For many years, the anti human trafficking field has focused on “rescuing” victims from their trafficking situations and asking concerned citizens to “say something” if they “see something.” It’s past time to recognize that we can’t say something without knowing the true story from the survivors themselves. We have made it a mission at Polaris to put survivors first, as they are the true experts in the field. Survivors are more than just a story, they are the key to preventing human trafficking in the first place.
If you see something, say something.
Survivor Stories
Stories are powerful when they are told by the person who knows them best, the person who not only lived them at the time but lives with them ever after and so are always, in some way, reinterpreting their meaning.
Survivor Gallery
This section is dedicated to and driven entirely by the survivor community. Survivors are the engine of innovation and true progress in our field, whether they are working to fight human trafficking, supporting others, driving buses, writing poetry or raising kids.
