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Elam Featured on Cover of National Referral Mechanism Handbook
"I am so incredibly honored to be one of the many contributors and to also be featured on the cover of the updated National Referral Mechanism Handbook (NRM) Joining Efforts to Protect the Rights of Trafficked Persons: A Practical Handbook" stated Jerome Elam,...
Trafficking Hell
I was sexually abused by paedo ring for 7 years -- they killed my friend & I only got out by attempting suicide at 12 -- it was "trafficking hell" "The first time I was trafficked, I was given drugs and alcohol, handcuffed in a truck stop bathroom and molested by...
Elam Featured in World Day Against Trafficking In Persons
Elam Featured in World Day Against Trafficking In PersonsI am incredibly honored to have my story as a survivor of child sex trafficking featured by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime as a part of the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking Campaign. I...
Elam Featured in United States DoD Series “Survivor Voices of Human Trafficking”
Elam Featured by the United States Department of Defense in "Survivor Voices" Series Jerome Elam, President and CEO of Trafficking in America Task Force, was featured by the United States Department of Defense Combating Trafficking in Persons Program Management Office...
Elam Speaks On Applying Gender-Sensitive Lens to Effectively Tackle Trafficking
Elam Speaks On Applying Gender-Sensitive Lens to Effectively Tackle Trafficking Jerome Elam, President and CEO of Trafficking in America Task Force, was incredibly honored to be both a speaker at the online public event launch of and contributor to the Occasional...
Elam Honored With Senatorial Citation
Elam Honored to Receive Senatorial Citation from Ohio Jerome Elam, President and CEO of Trafficking in America Task Force, was honored with a senatorial citation in the state of Ohio for his work at the 12th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Summit. "I am incredibly...
PRESS RELEASE – The Task Force Expands Into the University of South Florida
PRESS RELEASEMarch 10, 2021 The aim of the USF branch is to educate students and Tampa residents on the realities of human trafficking in America. TAMPA, FLA. – The Trafficking in America Task Force founded a new student-run chapter at the University of South Florida...
Elam Appointed to the International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC)
Elam Honored to be Appointed to the International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC) Jerome Elam, President and CEO of Trafficking in America Task Force, was appointed to the International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC) formed by the...
PRESS RELEASE – Task Force Receives Sizable Donations
PRESS RELEASENovember 25, 2020 Just in Time for the Holidays: Task Force Receives Sizable Donation to Meet Needs and Bring Joy to Victims and Their Families Trafficking in America Task Force Inc. was honored to receive a significant donation of toiletries and toys...
Jerome Elam: The Story of a Child Abused and Trafficked
Jerome Elam featured in Podcast, "The Story of a Child Abused and Trafficked" I was incredibly honored to be a guest on the “Trafficked” Podcast with Cheryl Hunter. “Trafficked” chronicles the stories of sex-trafficking survivors as told to Cheryl Hunter, a kidnapping...
#Unscripted with @ShelleyZalis featuring Jerome Elam
Tune In on Linked In, #Unscripted with Special Guest Jerome Elam According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 1 in 7 endangered runaways are likely sex trafficking victims. How do we create a culture free of modern day slavery? Tune in with me...
Human Trafficking Survivor Urges Victims to Speak Up, Raise Awareness
Raising Awareness is so Critical for Any Human Trafficking Survivor The son of a teen mother who married a man who turned out to be a pedophile, Jerome Elam remembers when, as a 5-year-old, his stepfather made him the “property” of a pedophile ring. “My first time...
Ananke Presents: Navigating the Dark Web of COVID-19 with Jerome Elam
COVID-19 Impacts Run Deeper Than Just the Virus, Just Ask Jerome Elam Ananke is a non-profit, digital publication showcasing women trailblazers as role models. Documenting women achievements, the online publication covers a broad range of topics including gender...
The Most Disturbing Stories About Modern Sex Slavery
From abuses in foster care, the porn industry, and even high-profile celebrities, modern sex slavery is thriving Despite increased efforts to make information on the signs and dangers of sex slavery available to the public, it remains a profitable industry across the...
Increase in Child Exploitation May Lead to More Trafficking
Child Exploitation May Be More Exposed with Coronavirus As school districts across the country announced closings in mid-March, the FBI warned that children staying home from school could put them at greater risk for exploitation -- both because of an increased online...
FEATURED ADVOCATE: Michael Reagan; Child Abuse Victims
The Staggering Cost of Silence: Child Abuse Victims and Stolen Innocence The well-groomed neighborhood was lined with a green umbrella of trees that swayed in the warm winds of summer as the last remnants of a long, hard winter faded. The white house on the corner had...
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