Freedom Aviation Network
Our mission is to provide safe, efficient, and rapid air transportation for survivors of human trafficking and their advocates.
Somewhere between identifying that trafficking is occurring and the survivor seeking full restoration, there is currently no guaranteed, safe, and efficient way of transporting survivors or their advocates to and from a rescue operation, between rescue shelters, court appointments, or back home to their families. Often, the solution is putting survivors back onto some form of public transportation where they are subjected to chaotic travel environments and the risk of re-exploitation. Additionally, organizations who counter human trafficking need reliable methods of transportation to various locations for the purpose of conducting rescue operations, going to meet a potential client, or simply conducting networking activities for their organization.
The need is dire and supported by research conducted by The Polaris Project which says that 54 percent of survivors of human trafficking said transportation was a barrier to leaving their situation.
Freedom Aviation Network seeks to fill this transportation gap.
We provide these desperately needed services through two primary activities.
Survivor & Advocate Transportation
Survivor Transportation :
- Leaving Situation
- Shelter Relocation
- Home Visit
- Family Reunification
- Court Appointment
- Reintegration
Advocate transportation :
- Site Visits
- Survivor Interviews
Education & Advocacy
We aim to provide life-saving information to the general public and our volunteers on matters concerning human trafficking facts and mitigation tactics.
We educate pilots on trauma-informed methods for interacting with survivors in an aircraft and survivors’ advocates on intervention methods for de-escalation while in flight.