Organizations Filed Purposes:
POLARIS COMBATS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN DAY SLAVERY AND RESTORES FREEDOM TO SURVIVORS.
DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM (DAP) - POLARIS SERVES AS A RESEARCH AND INNOVATION HUB FOR THE ANTI-TRAFFICKING FIELD AS A WHOLE, AND HAS BUILT ONE OF THE LARGEST DATA SETS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE U.S. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPS A DETAILED, DATA-DRIVEN UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVOLVING CRIME AND, WITH PARTNERS, GENERATES NEW IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO RESPOND TO, PREVENT AND DISRUPT TRAFFICKING. IN 2018, POLARIS RELEASED THE INTERSECTIONS REPORT, WHICH IDENTIFIED CRITICAL SYSTEMS AND INDUSTRIES THAT INTERSECT WITH, AND ARE USED BY TRAFFICKERS FOR THEIR CRIMES, ALONG WITH A ROADMAP FOR THE FUNDAMENTAL SHIFTS TO THESE SYSTEMS THAT WOULD PREVENT, DETECT, AND DISRUPT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
NATIONAL HOTLINE - IN 2019, POLARIS CONTINUED OPERATING THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE (NHTH), WITH FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (OTIP), THE TEXAS STATE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND PRIVATE DONATIONS. THE NATIONAL HOTLINE PROVIDES VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACCESS TO CRITICAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO GET HELP AND STAY SAFE, 24-7, IN MORE THAN 200 LANGUAGES ACROSS FIVE MODES OF COMMUNICATION -- PHONE, CHAT, TEXT, WEBFORM, AND EMAIL. CORE HOTLINE FUNCTIONS INCLUDE CRISIS RESPONSE AND SAFETY PLANNING, COLLECTING AND REPORTING TIPS, PROVIDING REFERRALS TO A NATIONAL NETWORK OF SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND SUPPORTING CALLERS IN SITUATIONS OR INDUSTRIES AT HIGH RISK FOR TRAFFICKING. THE NATIONAL HOTLINE IS THE CENTRAL HUB OF THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL COORDINATED RESPONSE TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND IS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR NATIONAL DATA AND TRENDS.
DISRUPTION STRATEGIES - POLARIS TRANSLATES DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS INTO CAMPAIGNS THAT COMBINE ADVOCACY, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND MULTI-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO TRANSFORM MARKET DYNAMICS. POLARIS SHARES DATA AND TRAINS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CIVIL AGENCIES ON EFFECTIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY VICTIM-CENTERED INVESTIGATIONS THAT TARGET TRAFFICKERS AND EXPLOITERS WHILE CONNECTING VICTIMS TO HELP, AND BUILDS COALITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO FIGHT FOR SMARTER LAWS THAT MAKE TRAFFICKING LESS LUCRATIVE AND MORE RISKY FOR THE TRAFFICKERS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, POLARIS WORKS TO BUILD A STRONGER, TRAUMA-INFORMED SAFETY NET FOR SPECIFIC TYPES OF TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS. IN 2018, POLARIS RELEASED A MAJOR REPORT ON ILLICIT MESSAGE BUSINESSES IN THE U.S.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Nancy Choi | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 50 | $195,700 |
| Bradley Myles | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 50 | $190,252 |
| Catherine Chen | CHIEF PROG. OFFICER-FROM 11/18 | 50 | $168,163 |
| Emily Tracy | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 50 | $165,123 |
| Caren Benjamin | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | 50 | $160,936 |
| Michelle Nicholson | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICE | 50 | $157,619 |
| Alfonso Wright | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 50 | $130,863 |
| Angel Nguyen Swift | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Boris Gartner | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Frederick Reynolds | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Jean Gilbert | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Greg Moore | BOARD MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| Gail Mackinnon | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Benenson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Roy Austin Jr | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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