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- [Familial Trafficking- January Issue 2025](https://inourbackyard.org/2025/01/22/familial-trafficking-january-issue/) - Dear Parents, I hope you had a lovely holiday season with those most dear to you! Here at In Our Backyard,we have enjoyed reflecting on this last year and all that came with it. We are back at it this January, looking for opportunities to advocate, learn, and protect those in our own backyard from
- [Sextortion? Do I really need to think about this happening to my kid? - September Issue](https://inourbackyard.org/2024/09/20/posts-in-our-backyard/) - https://www.wdbj7.com/video/2024/09/04/parents-jordan-demay-say-time-is-now-momentum-builds-protect-kids-online/https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/sacramento/news/sextortion-a-growing-threat-preying-upon-our-nations-teenshttps://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/scams-and-safety/common-frauds-and-scams/sextortion/sextortionhttps://mashable.com/article/how-to-talk-to-teens-about-sextortion?utm_campaign=Thorn%20Newsletters&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8130xRYDsMUSca_carjBUVJcC9AshUK_r3BAPn3l33BSVBoSDaGWsYPAJYunYityrqxI52Z4xhrptshB6nm6hD_AvU6Q&_hsmi=322176292&utm_content=322176292&utm_source=hs_emailhttps://info.thorn.org/navigating-deepfake-nudes?utm_campaign=Thorn%20Newsletters&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ZOQqBBnK-JMd1DFsfBU5hVB4TFC9qSsLvzhPhgYQ79MUtsPL_AcnueZMrNnlB4HSofL6tYI5NHnPgcf4dsgA8QJHQZg&_hsmi=322176292&utm_content=322176292&utm_source=hs_email
- [MMIW- Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women- October Issue](https://inourbackyard.org/2024/10/19/mmiw-missing-murdered-indigenous-women-october-issue/) - MMIW- Missing & Murdered Indigenous WomenOctober Issue Dear Parents,A few months ago, I took two of my daughters to the Yakama Nation. We spent a week withthe people there, serving the elders and learning about their beautiful culture and history. Wetoured boarding schools, sat in talking circles, and harvested tule reeds for weaving crafts. Itwas
- [Parents Matter- Knowing Statistics and Resources- November Issue](https://inourbackyard.org/2024/11/27/parents-matter-knowing-statistics-and-resources-november-issue/) - Dear Parents and Care Givers,If you are paying attention at all, you have noticed a few things in the last few years:● An increase in personal electronic devices in children.● The invention and increase of AI use in general.This Parent Corner is about how these things are currently affecting our kids, specifically in the use
- [LET’STALK ABOUT MODELING-May Issue](https://inourbackyard.org/2024/05/20/parent-corner-newsletter-september-issue/) - LET’STALK ABOUT MODELINGDear Parents,Last Saturday, I called IN OUR BACKYARD’sExecutive Director, Cheryl Csiky, and askedher what trends she is seeing in ourcommunity and around the country. I amalways looking for relevant information toshare with you and asked her what parentsneed to know this month. She brought to my attention a trafficking tactic that is being used
- [WHO GETS TRAFFICKED?- June Issue](https://inourbackyard.org/2024/06/18/parent-corner-who-gets-trafficked/) - Dear Parents,This month is Pride Month. It is also themonth that holds the commemorativeholiday recognizing the freedom ofenslaved people, Juneteenth. June 21st isNational Indigenous Peoples Day. And allof these landmarks on the calendar makeme think about who among us is at highestrisk for being taken advantage of? Who should we look after?Of course, the answer

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- [Home](https://inourbackyard.org/) - LINKING ARMS ACROSS AMERICA IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING GiVE HERE Count me in here! Sign UP! Get involved & see next events Next events · Volunteer sign-ups · Donation needs · Contact us WE FIGHT FOR THE ONE Even one victim of human trafficking is too many. Our seven awareness and prevention programs
- [Get Involved](https://inourbackyard.org/get-involved/) - Get Involved Volunteer Remote or In Person Train to serve 10+ hours at the Command Post Join real-time operations that make a difference. Trainings are available throughout the year. Email info@inourbackyard.org Check Here TEN WAYS TO FIGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING! What we can do as parents, teachers, and adults to protect our kids: 1. Educate your
- [Contact Us](https://inourbackyard.org/how-we-work/contact-2/) - Our Approach About Our Founder And President Board Of Directors Leadership Team Buy The Book Contact Us Contact Us Subscribe to Our NewsletterOffice InformationEmail: info@inourbackyard.orgPhone number: (541) 639-5008Mailing address: 45 NW Greeley Ave. Bend, OR 97703 Office Garden Entrance is located at 105 Greeley Ave. Questions?Please email us or fill out the form below. Thank you! Name*
- [Convenience Stores Against Trafficking](https://inourbackyard.org/our-impact/convenience-stores-against-trafficking/) - REGISTER YOUR STORES TODAY FREE MATERIALS / TRAINING BECOME A PARTNER ENDORSEMENTS SPONSORS ORDER BOOK Convenience Stores Against Trafficking Join CSAT for Free! – click to CSAT sign upThe Convenience Stores Against Trafficking (CSAT) program engages the convenience and petroleum industries to play a vital role in the fight against human trafficking. IN OUR BACKYARD
- [Board Of Directors](https://inourbackyard.org/how-we-work/board-of-directors/) - Our Approach About Our Founder And President Board Of Directors Leadership Team Buy The Book Contact Us Board of Directors Nita Belles: Founder & President, Board of Directors, MemberNita is the Founder and Executive Director of IN OUR BACKYARD (IOB). Nita contributes greatly to the vision of IOB. She spends much of her time speaking,
- [Parent Corner Newsletter](https://inourbackyard.org/parent-corner-newsletter/) - Parent Corner Newsletter Familial Trafficking- January Issue 2025 January 22, 2025 Dear Parents, I hope you had a lovely holiday season with those most dear to you! Here at In Our Backyard, we have enjoyed reflecting on this last year and all that came with it. We are back at it... Read More Familial Trafficking-
- [Freedom Stickers](https://inourbackyard.org/our-impact/freedom-stickers/) - Click to join ht101:training on youtube Training and Mobilization Freedom Stickers Teens Against Trafficking Convenience Stores Against Trafficking Super Bowl Legislative Advisory Survivor Advocacy Media & Publications Keep Kids Safe from HT 10 Ways to Fight Human Trafficking Freedom Stickers Freedom Stickers save lives!Over 500,000 Freedom Stickers containing the National Human Trafficking hotline are strategically
- [Ordering](https://inourbackyard.org/ordering/) - Ordering Stickers If you would like to request Freedom Stickers you must be 18 years of age or older, or have permission from a parent of legal guardian. Ordering Stickers Place your Freedom Sticker order here. Name of organization/individual*Email* Phone*Mailing Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal
- [Ordering Stickers](https://inourbackyard.org/ordering-stickers-2024/) - If you would like to request Freedom Stickers you must be 18 years of age or older, or have permission from a parent of legal guardian. Ordering Stickers Place your Freedom Sticker order here. Name of organization/individual*Email* Phone*Mailing Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican
- [Leadership Team](https://inourbackyard.org/how-we-work/our-team/) - Our Approach About Our Founder And President Board Of Directors Leadership Team Buy The Book Contact Us Leadership Team Nita BellesNita Belles is an author, speaker and leading national expert in the antihuman trafficking movement. Her journey as a tireless crusader against human trafficking began in 2006 when she witnessed the cruelty of this atrocity
- [Super Bowl](https://inourbackyard.org/our-impact/super-bowl/) - Training and Mobilization Freedom Stickers Teens Against Trafficking Convenience Stores Against Trafficking Super Bowl Legislative Advisory Survivor Advocacy Media & Publications Keep Kids Safe from HT 10 Ways to Fight Human Trafficking Super Bowl Read Full Report! In connection with our year-round anti-trafficking work, IN OUR BACKYARD (IOB) has worked for the last 15consecutive years
- [Donate](https://inourbackyard.org/donate/) - Your gift will help STOP Human Trafficking In Our Backyard Donate Invest in… Education – Prevent youth from being trafficked and educate key sectors on the realities of human trafficking Mobilization – Equip individuals and businesses with training and tools to recognize and report human trafficking Partnership – Collaborate with survivors, law enforcement, nonprofits, and
- [What is Human Trafficking?](https://inourbackyard.org/the-issue/what-is-human-trafficking/) - ht101 training on youtube What is Human Trafficking? Indicators for HT Learn More What is Human Trafficking (HT)? Education on what human trafficking is and how to recognize it is one of the most important actions we can take to stop this atrocity.Sex Trafficking: Commercial sex act induced by force, fraud or coercion, or in
- [Media & Publications](https://inourbackyard.org/our-impact/media-publications/) - IN OUR BACKYARD BOOK In Our Backyard: Human Trafficking in America and What We Can Do to Stop ItBy Nita BellesBUY FROM OUR MERCHANDISE PAGEPurchase the Teens Against Trafficking Resource Guide here ARTICLES Triumph: Child Sex Trafficking Survivor to lead Bend, OR Anti-trafficking groupSubaru of Bend makes big donation to IN OUR BACKYARDIn Our Backyard
- [Keep Kids Safe from HT](https://inourbackyard.org/our-impact/keep-kids-safe-ht/) - Training and Mobilization Freedom Stickers Teens Against Trafficking Convenience Stores Against Trafficking Super Bowl Legislative Advisory Survivor Advocacy Media & Publications Keep Kids Safe from HT 10 Ways to Fight Human Trafficking Tips For Keeping Kids Safe Parental Controls on Phone Apps and Social Media ClicK here for library What we can do as parents,
- [Teens Against Trafficking](https://inourbackyard.org/our-impact/teens-against-trafficking/) - Training and Mobilization Freedom Stickers Teens Against Trafficking Convenience Stores Against Trafficking Super Bowl Legislative Advisory Survivor Advocacy Media & Publications Keep Kids Safe from HT 10 Ways to Fight Human Trafficking Teens Against Trafficking Teens Against Trafficking is centered on giving students the information and tools to identify and define what human trafficking is, steps
- [Training and  Mobilization](https://inourbackyard.org/our-impact/mobilization-and-training/) - Training and Mobilization Freedom Stickers Teens Against Trafficking Convenience Stores Against Trafficking Super Bowl Legislative Advisory Survivor Advocacy Media & Publications Keep Kids Safe from HT 10 Ways to Fight Human Trafficking Training and Mobilization GET TRAINED NOW: HT101 on YOUTUBE IN OUR BACKYARD TRAININGSBelow is a list of training options we provide. Whether an
- [Auction Donation Form](https://inourbackyard.org/auction-donation-form/) - Auction Donation Form Donor Representative* First Last Donor Company Name*Address for pickup Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte
- [Volunteer](https://inourbackyard.org/volunteer/) - VOLUNTEER Do you have a passion to end human trafficking? Are you looking for a way to get involved in the movement? If you answered yes to both questions and you live in Central Oregon, please consider volunteering with In Our Backyard. Please fill out our Volunteer Application Name* First Last Email* Phone*Address* Street Address
- [CSAT](https://inourbackyard.org/csat/) - Hang on, we’re taking you to CSAT!
- [Learn More](https://inourbackyard.org/the-issue/learn-more/) - What is Human Trafficking? Indicators for HT Learn More Recommended Reading In Our Backyard, Nita BellesProstitution and Trafficking in Nevada, Melissa FarleyAnd Life Continues, Wendy BarnesStolen: The True Story of a Sex Trafficking Survivor, Katarina Rosenblatt PhDCompelled, Tomi GroverThe Slave Next Door, Kevin BalesWalking Prey, Holly SmithDisposable People, Kevin BalesThe Locust Effect, Gary HaugenThe Johns,
- [Survivor Advocacy](https://inourbackyard.org/our-impact/survivor-advocacy/) - Training and Mobilization Freedom Stickers Teens Against Trafficking Convenience Stores Against Trafficking Super Bowl Legislative Advisory Survivor Advocacy Media & Publications Keep Kids Safe from HT 10 Ways to Fight Human Trafficking Survivor Advocacy Freedom Stickers were created in collaboration with survivors to give victims of human trafficking a message of freedom and hope in
- [Legislative Advisory](https://inourbackyard.org/our-impact/legislature-advisory/) - Training and Mobilization Freedom Stickers Teens Against Trafficking Convenience Stores Against Trafficking Super Bowl Legislative Advisory Survivor Advocacy Media & Publications Keep Kids Safe from HT 10 Ways to Fight Human Trafficking Legislative Advisory IN OUR BACKYARD has been active with both state and national legislative advising since 2012 concerning sex and labor trafficking. While
- [Angie's Story](https://inourbackyard.org/angies-story/) - Angie’s Story To her neighbors, Angie was just a young mother who loved her children and struggled to provide for them. To her trafficker, C-Note, she was a reliable source of income. In reality, Angie is a normal, smart, and kind human being who was being sold for sex by C-Note to anyone who’d pay,
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- [Get Help](https://inourbackyard.org/the-issue/get-help/) - What is Human Trafficking? Indicators for HT Learn More If you are in danger and are seeking help: If this is an emergency dial 911If you are being hurt and need help either dial 888-3737-888 or text 233733 and text the word HELP, someone will respond immediately, or INFO if you are seeking information about
- [10 Ways to Fight Human Trafficking](https://inourbackyard.org/our-impact/10-ways-to-fight-ht/) - Training and Mobilization Freedom Stickers Teens Against Trafficking Convenience Stores Against Trafficking Super Bowl Legislative Advisory Survivor Advocacy Media & Publications Keep Kids Safe from HT 10 Ways to Fight Human Trafficking 10 Ways to Fight Human Trafficking 10 things you can do to fight human trafficking REPORT IT: Put the National Human
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- [Training](https://inourbackyard.org/training/) - What is CSAT Training? Community Heroes: C-Stores Stop Human Trafficking Training PreviewCSAT provides training for c-store employees on how to recognize and safely report human trafficking. Access the full training video—at no cost and with no strings attached—through our training partner RTO HERE.If you are already using RTO, please click here to contact your Account Manager to have this important
- [Training & Mobilization](https://inourbackyard.org/training-mobilization/) - Training and Mobilization IN OUR BACKYARD (IOB) is one of the leading anti-human trafficking organizations in the movement. IOB’s Founder and Executive Director, Nita Belles, is available to train and speak locally and nationally on many aspects of human trafficking and how to stop it. Many of the trainings can be tailored to fit your
- [Request a Speaker](https://inourbackyard.org/request-a-training/) - Training & Speaking Requests Thank you for your interest in having Nita Belles or one of IN OUR BACKYARD’s trainers speak at your event. For more information about types of training we offer, click here. Please fill out the following form and we will contact you very soon! Contact Name* First Last Contact Email* Contact
- [Buy The Book](https://inourbackyard.org/how-we-work/buy-the-book/) - Our Approach About Our Founder And President Board Of Directors Leadership Team Buy The Book Contact Us Buy The Book Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
- [About Our Founder And President](https://inourbackyard.org/how-we-work/about-our-founder-and-president/) - Our Approach About Our Founder And President Board Of Directors Leadership Team Buy The Book Contact Us About Our Founder Nita Belles is an author, speaker and leading national expert in the anti-human trafficking movement. Her journey as a tireless crusader against human trafficking began in 2006 when she witnessed the cruelty of this atrocity
- [Our Approach](https://inourbackyard.org/how-we-work/our-approach/) - Our Approach About Our Founder And President Board Of Directors Leadership Team Buy The Book Contact Us Our Approach Our VisionWe are fighting to create a world where all people are empowered to live in FREEDOM.Our MissionIN OUR BACKYARD links arms across Oregon and America to fight human trafficking through education, mobilization, and partnership. Our DNA
- [Indicators for HT](https://inourbackyard.org/the-issue/indicators-for-ht/) - What is Human Trafficking? Indicators for HT Learn More Recognizing the Signs Are you or someone you know being trafficked? Is human trafficking happening in your community? Knowing the red flags and indicators of human trafficking is a key step in identifying more victims and helping them find the assistance they need.To request help or
- [Get Involved](https://inourbackyard.org/get-involved-2/) - 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

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