The Fight Against Human Trafficking

Despite recent and heightened publicity surrounding the human trafficking crisis, there remains widespread lack of knowledge and understanding its breadth, impact, and what can be done to combat it. 

2021 HUMAN TRAFFICKING SUMMIT 

Florida’s Human Trafficking Summit brings together local, state, and national leaders working to eradicate all forms of trafficking. Learning opportunities created at the Human Trafficking Summit will allow Florida to continue working to protect victims, prevent trafficking, and prosecute traffickers.

Project G.O.A.T.

The goal of Project G.O.A.T. is to bring much needed awareness and utilize the G.O.A.T. to raise funds to fight Human Trafficking and child sexual exploitation, a growing problem across the globe. Behind drug and arms trade, human trafficking is the 3rd largest organized criminal activity. It is only a matter of time before human trafficking becomes the leading contributor to criminal activity. 

Chris Godwin Nittany Goat

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Goat

Project GOAT was Launched in the lead-up to Super Bowl 55 in Tampa, 55 GOATs were created and will be sold to spread awareness to fight and prevent human trafficking & sexual exploitation of children. It aims to provide funding for organizations dedicated to rescuing & rehabilitating victims of human trafficking.

2021 Super Bowl LV in Tampa Bay

Large events, such as the Super Bowl, can lead to increased instances of human trafficking due to a high influx of visitors. And when it comes to the prevalence of commercial sex industries, Tampa rivals Las Vegas. 

Human trafficking is a major issue in Tampa Bay and the U.S.:

  • Children as young as 12 years old are being sold for sex in Tampa Bay, Florida, where the area’s tourism industry, adult entertainment industry and international seaports and airports create a lucrative, and highly accessible, environment for minor sex-traffickers.

  • Tampa, Florida ranks 12th of all American cities for the number of calls per capita to the National Human Trafficking Hotline (Polaris).

  • Florida as a state has the third highest rate of human trafficking cases reported (Polaris).