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 Community Education Employment / Training Life Skills Training Preparing for Adulthood Family & Support Services Case Management Family Support Parenting & Caregiving
Health Services	Crisis / Safety Crisis / Safety / Prevention Emergency Preparedness Trafficking
Areas Served	State-Wide

Last Updated: 05/12/24