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After Six Years, Catherine Chen Decides to Step Down as Polaris’s CEO

Blog Post — December 10, 2024
After six years in executive leadership, Catherine Chen has announced her intention to step down as CEO. The Polaris Board of Directors has appointed Jen Jinks and Taskeen Hamidullah-Bahl as interim co-CEOs to lead the organization while it undertakes a search for the next leader of Polaris.   Catherine joined Polaris as a Chief Program Officer … Continued

Meeting Our Mission With Hope

Blog Post — November 7, 2024
As our country  prepares to transition to the next presidential administration, a new Congress, and new local leaders, our organizational values that have grounded our work for the last 22 years remain unchanged. The mission at Polaris is clear: End human trafficking and support survivors on their journeys of freedom. We will continue to center … Continued

Left Outside: The Vulnerability of Survivors Facing Housing Instability

Blog Post — September 12, 2024
The reactions to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson are still rippling across the country. At the end of June, the Court held that arresting a person sleeping outside for lack of housing is not a violation of the Eighth Amendment, which protects against cruel and unusual punishment by the government. Although … Continued

Restoring Power to Our Guest Workers

Blog Post — October 27, 2023
Actions are needed to help mitigate H-2B workers’ vulnerabilities and empower them to secure their rights and pursue safe, justly compensated work in the U.S.

Strike Out Slavery with MLB

Blog Post — May 29, 2019

We're joining with Major League Baseball for the 2019 season to bring awareness about sex and labor trafficking to baseball fans in stadiums from coast to coast.

Polaris Names Catherine Chen as Chief Program Officer

February 6, 2019
Polaris announced that Catherine Chen, a longtime leader in the anti-human trafficking field and expert in international labor trafficking has joined the nonprofit as its Chief Program Officer.

New Bill Would Bring Transparency to America’s Work Visa System and Fight Human Trafficking

January 11, 2018

Polaris hailed legislation introduced designed to shed light on the poorly understood temporary foreign worker visa system.

This Summer Give Freedom

Blog Post — July 24, 2017

In 2016, reports of human trafficking cases in the United States to the Polaris-operated National Human Trafficking Hotline jumped by 37%. As awareness continues to grow, Polaris expects human trafficking reports to increase in 2017.

Five Reasons You Should Run Against Human Trafficking

Blog Post — May 26, 2017

Need more encouragement to run in our 5K next month? We can think of at least 5 reasons to dust off your running shoes.

VIDEO: Polaris Skoll Award 2017

Blog Post — April 5, 2017

Polaris combats human trafficking, and intervenes in specific industries with a coordinated data-centric approach to outreach and advocacy.

Polaris Selected as 2017 Skoll Awardee for Social Entrepreneurship

Blog Post — March 28, 2017

The Skoll Awards distinguish transformative leaders whose organizations disrupt the status quo, drive sustainable large-scale change, and are poised to create even greater impact on the world. 

Raising Awareness Today—and Every Day

Blog Post — January 11, 2017

This Human Trafficking Awareness Day, let’s channel our emotions into action.

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