About Free the Captives

About Free the Captives

       Free the Captives is a theocentric anti-human trafficking 501(c)(3) non-profit.  Being theocentric is being God centered or God focused while being anthropocentric means that man is the central focus.  And while human trafficking, by definition is anthropocentric because actual people are being trafficked, we are committed to being focused and oriented on God.  Therefore, our focus is not about what man can do to fight the injustice of trafficking, rather our focus is on what God is doing and then seeking prayerfully about how we can be a part of His plan.

       Thus, the primary human trafficking objectives of Free the Captives includes: (1) educating the community, (2) preventing and intervening in the trafficking of at risk teens, (3) reducing the demand, and (4) pursuing legal remedies to combat trafficking.  Our members strive to follow the example of Jesus Christ, as He came to set the captives free in Isaiah 61.  The Free the Captives' Statement of Faith can be found here.

       Free the Captives is solely operated and managed by volunteers, as such, we do not have any job openings.  However, we are always seeking volunteers to be prayer support, work with at risk teens, reduce the demand, and help with awareness events. Our volunteer philosophy is to discover how God gifted you and then help you use your particular gifting in this fight. For a complete listing of volunteer needs, please click here. We believe that with other faith-based and secular organizations that we can positively effectuate change with God's guidance and direction. 

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FREE THE CAPTIVES FACT SHEET

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WHO WE ARE:            Free the Captives (FTC) is an interdenominational, evangelical anti-human trafficking 501(c)(3) non-profit that engages and mobilizes the Christian community and partners with non-profits, law enforcement, and government agencies in the fight against modern day slavery.

 

Located in Houston, TX—a hub for human trafficking—FTC was founded in January 2010 and is completely volunteer operated and managed.

             

WHAT WE DO:            Public Education

·      FTC actively engages in and regularly leads the local and national dialogue about human trafficking.

·      FTC organizes and hosts awareness events such as conferences and concerts, with an effort to reach ethnically diverse communities. Contact us for a human trafficking speaker.

·      FTC’s hosts an annual conference in Houston, which educates hundreds. (Next conference: Feb. 18, 2012, Houston’s First Baptist Church).

 

Prevention and Intervention for At-Risk Girls

·      FTC offers a weekly program, “4 Real,” to urban girls ages 12 to 18, who are at high risk for domestic minor sex trafficking. “4 Real” is designed to educate, empower and equip at-risk girls for a healthy future by focusing on decisions today.

 

Reduction of Demand for Sex Trafficking

·      Sex trafficking demand = supply problem. The greater the demand, the more motivated traffickers are to increase their supply (real, human lives!). FTC has launched a campaign targeting the demand side of trafficking. Buyers of sex with girls and women must be held legally accountable.

 

Legal Efforts to Combat Trafficking

·      FTC partners with the Harris County Attorney’s Office to train and recruit pro bono attorneys to shut down illegal sexually oriented businesses using civil remedies.

  

"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations,
forever and ever! Amen." -Ephesians 3:20-21

Isaiah 61:1-3

 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
       because the LORD has anointed me
       to preach good news to the poor.
       He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
       to proclaim freedom for the captives
       and release from darkness for the prisoners,

 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
       and the day of vengeance of our God,
       to comfort all who mourn,

 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
       to bestow on them a crown of beauty
       instead of ashes,
       the oil of gladness
       instead of mourning,
       and a garment of praise
       instead of a spirit of despair.
       They will be called oaks of righteousness,
       a planting of the LORD
       for the display of his splendor.

 
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by permission of Zondervan.

Psalm 146

1 Praise the LORD.
       Praise the LORD, O my soul.

 2 I will praise the LORD all my life;
       I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

 3 Do not put your trust in princes,
       in mortal men, who cannot save.

 4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
       on that very day their plans come to nothing.

 5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
       whose hope is in the LORD his God,

 6 the Maker of heaven and earth,
       the sea, and everything in them—
       the LORD, who remains faithful forever.

 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed
       and gives food to the hungry.
       The LORD sets prisoners free,

 8 the LORD gives sight to the blind,
       the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down,
       the LORD loves the righteous.

 9 The LORD watches over the alien
       and sustains the fatherless and the widow,
       but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

 10 The LORD reigns forever,
       your God, O Zion, for all generations.
       Praise the LORD.

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®.