{"id":3344,"date":"2023-05-29T02:03:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T02:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infobymattcole.com\/?page_id=3344"},"modified":"2023-05-29T02:03:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T02:03:11","slug":"polaris-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/infobymattcole.com\/index.php\/polaris-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Polaris Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">There are 28 million people trafficked worldwide. <a href=\"https:\/\/polarisproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polaris<\/a> was founded in 2002, Polaris is named for the North Star, which people held in slavery in the United States used as a guide to navigate their way to freedom. Today we are filling in the roadmap for that journey and lighting the path ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project Polaris is offering a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/polarisproject.org\/training\/\">free introductory course<\/a>, Human Trafficking 101, to learn what human trafficking really is, how it happens, and how you can be part of the solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polaris has also created a National Survey Study, providing a scientifically rigorous research project developed in full partnership with survivors of human trafficking to gain insights that we can use to push for real and impactful change. 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