# BEST Alliance — Preventing Human Trafficking via Employer Education & Survivor Employment

> BEST (Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking) provides employer-focused solutions to train, consult, create awareness, and offer safe jobs to survivors, preventing human trafficking. Based in Seattle, WA. Last updated: 2025‑08‑18.

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## Core Overview
- Home: Offers employer training, consulting, awareness-raising, and survivor employment tools to tackle human trafficking. (https://www.bestalliance.org/)

## Organization Story & Mission
- Our Story: Launched in 2012 with a vision to prevent human trafficking via employer programs; timeline includes training rollouts (2013), Safe Jobs collaboration (2018), and leadership updates through 2023. (https://www.bestalliance.org/our-story)

## Programs & Impact
- Our Programs: Focus on Awareness, Consulting, Training, and Safe Jobs; has trained 219,744 people, provided 852 safe jobs, and seen 97% of trainees report improved ability to prevent trafficking. (https://www.bestalliance.org/our-programs)

## Issue & Training Details
- The Issue: Defines sex and labor trafficking, highlights victim demographics (e.g., average age 14 for sex trafficking), emphasizes urgency through employer engagement. (https://www.bestalliance.org/human-trafficking)
- BEST Basics: Industry-agnostic 30-minute training combining survivor stories, knowledge checks, and proactive steps—available in English and Spanish. (https://www.bestalliance.org/best-basics)

## Survivor Initiatives & Awareness
- Not Alone Campaign: Distributes posters in workplaces with hotline info for trafficking victims; supported by government and transit partners. (https://www.bestalliance.org/aboutnotalone)
- Our Partners: Includes organizations like Port Tampa Bay, AAHOA, BECU, Reverb, SAFE and Columbia Distributing. (https://www.bestalliance.org/our-partners)

## Leadership & Team
- Our Team: Leadership includes CEO Kirsten Foot, Executive Director Mar Brettmann (PhD), and a broad governance board with members from Microsoft, universities, and community leaders. (https://www.bestalliance.org/our-team)

## Resources & Engagement
- Donate: Encourages financial support via donations, corporate matching, and donor-advised funds; declares BEST as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. (https://www.bestalliance.org/donate)

## Contact & Legal
- Footer Info: Includes National Human Trafficking Hotline (1‑888‑373‑7888), newsletter signup, info@bestalliance.org, and terms/privacy links. (https://www.bestalliance.org/)

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