How Do I Become a CSAT Partner?

Whether you are a convenience store owner, state association executive, industry supplier or community members, you can partner with CSAT to equip convenience stores to be the eyes and ears in our community to save lives!

Convenience Stores:

CSAT partners with convenience stores to provide training on human trafficking for employees and provide life-saving materials to post in stores. Read more about our training here.

Partnership Requirements:

Watch training video • Post Freedom Stickers in restrooms • Post Reference Sheets

Enhanced Partnership:

Host an in-person training • Issue a press release • Become a CSAT Sponsor

State Associations:

CSAT partners with state associations to inform members about human trafficking, engage in CSAT training, and promote goodwill for the c-store and petroleum industries across the state. Read more about our training here.

Partnership Requirements:

Host CSAT at trade show/conference • Feature CSAT in an article • Include CSAT training materials in member packets • Connect CSAT to member companies in your state

Enhanced Partnership:

Send sample materials to members • Issue press release • Hold a press conference • Become a CSAT Sponsor

Email juliana@inourbackyard.org to become a State Association Partner.

Industry Suppliers:

CSAT partners with convenience store suppliers to inform dealer companies about human trafficking, engage them in CSAT training, and promote goodwill for your business and the dealers you serve.

Partnership Requirements:

Feature CSAT article • Distribute CSAT Training materials • Make industry connections • Train staff using CSAT video • Invest in saving lives through a donation to CSAT

Enhanced Partnership:

Host a training • Issue press release • Hold a press conference

Community Partners:

We partner with groups including nonprofits, county task-forces, faith-based groups, schools, chamber of commerce and others to do volunteer outreach to local convenience stores in your communities. Groups visit stores to talk about human trafficking and ask owners to post Freedom Stickers and use CSAT training for their employees.

This grassroots canvassing effort is critical to our goal of engaging all of the nearly 155,000 convenience stores in the country. Single-store operators represent 63% of all convenience stores in the nation which means that we need to mobilize an army of volunteers to reach out to these community-based stores.

Partnership Requirements:

A lead/point person for your group who will complete the following:

Volunteer application • Phone interview • Train volunteers with IOB presentation • Track stores • Return unused materials to CSAT

Enhanced Partnership:

Host a speaker or training • Host a fundraiser to benefit CSAT

Have a Trucking Fleet?

Check out our partner organization, Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), to train your staff and receive their materials! With CSAT for your c-stores & TAT for your fleet or truck stops, your entire business can link arms to stop human trafficking in our communities! Click the image to learn more.

Invest in Lives Saved!

Interested in supporting the life-saving work of CSAT with a donation? Our materials are provided free-of-charge to ensure that all stores can partner in our mission. If you are able to make a donation or sponsor our work, please contact Juliana Williams (Juliana@inourbackyard.org) to discuss opportunities and benefits. In Our Backyard is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and all donations are tax-deductible.

CSAT is a no-cost program of national 501c3 nonprofit, In Our Backyard, and relies on generous donations and sponsorships. Please consider making a donation today!