Statements

Mission

Our mission is to Rescue and Restore women and children from the bondage of human trafficking and addiction.

Background

NAHT began as a missional community out of a local church supporting several anti-human trafficking nonprofits in our community. With a desire to make an impact, this missional community began meeting regularly and soon had an opportunity to daily serve in an area of town known to be a hub for human trafficking. As a result of NAHT's presence on the ground, relationships with victims were established and trust was built. Outreach efforts produced increasing opportunities for NAHT to help victims leave the human trafficking industry, begin detox and rehab programs, and find housing in trauma-informed and sober living communities.

NAHT quickly outgrew the missional community model and shifted its efforts. Today, NAHT's strategy is to Rescue and Restore. Rescue through survivor-informed interventions. Restore through survivor-informed and survivor-led classes and curriculum and relational wraparound support to help survivors continue in their healing and progress on their way to becoming thrivers. In 2022, NAHT implemented Educate to Recognize, a program targeting the most vulnerable among us, middle and high school students. Educate to Recognize informs, supports, and mobilizes Tennessee communities at large to be aware of traffickers' grooming and predatorial tactics so that those targeted are informed and protected. In the fall of 2023, NAHT launched Sweet Daisy, a social enterprise, that will Resource survivors with jobs; train them to bake, decorate, ship and deliver delicious little cakes called petit fours for any of Nashville's celebrations.

Impact

2023 Impact:

Educate to Recognize:
Impacted 23,600 people through trainings and seminars:
o PSA campaign reaching 20,000 social media accounts.
o 33 presentations to schools, civic programs and law enforcement.
o 576 individuals participated in NAHT educational tours, volunteer and NARCAN trainings.

Rescue:
82 interventions with a 94% success rate, resulting in 77 rescues.
An increase over 2022 success rate of 90%, due to NAHT's growing reputation as a trustworthy, successful organization.

Restore:
The Restore program assessed 137 women, enrolled 54 survivors, ran 27 classes, held 37 member events.

Sweet Daisy:
o Sweet Daisy launched and employed its first survivor.
o Since opening on November 9, Sweet Daisy sold 3,020 petit fours to more than 100 customers, completely selling out.

Needs

In order to continue and increase on-the-ground intervention work and to care well for trafficking victims and survivors, NAHT needs:

1. Individuals to sign up for NAHT weekly newsletters to receive updates and critical needs requests. Individuals may sign up on our website.
2. Trained volunteers committed to providing essential friendship and relational support to survivors. Individuals may sign up for training on our website.
3. Monthly financial partners to support our programs. Individuals may sign up on our website.
4. Partnerships with recovery and treatment organizations.

CEO Statement

Human Trafficking is closer to each of us than we realize. Due in large part to the availability of the internet and mobile phones, human trafficking is flourishing in every zip code throughout Middle Tennessee.

It became evident to me that it would take an army of committed volunteers and professionals willing to take a stand and fight this battle to make a lasting impact on this rapidly growing and robust industry, one that is fueled by the enslavement of people for personal gain. Convinced that all people are made in the image of God and therefore have inherent value, worth, and dignity, we believe that the buying and selling and the sexual exploitation of people made in God's image is an abomination to the God who created them. That is why NAHT is committed to bringing the redemptive story of Jesus to victims and survivors of human trafficking. Through our survivor-led Rescue and Restore ministries, survivors are able to find lasting freedom and hope.

Service Categories
Primary Category:	Human Services  - Victims' Services
Secondary Category:	Public & Societal Benefit  - Citizen Participation
Tertiary Category:	-

Areas Served

NAHT serves victims and survivors throughout Nashville and the surrounding Middle Tennessee area.

TN - Davidson

TN - Williamson

TN - Cheatham

TN - Rutherford

TN - Montgomery

TN - Cheatham