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Transit Employees Can Help Prevent Human Trafficking

Bus in city, public transit

Transit Employees Can Help Prevent Human Trafficking

Bus in city, public transit

Transit Employees Can Help Prevent Human Trafficking

Bus in city, public transit

Transit Employees Can Help Prevent Human Trafficking

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How BECU Strives to Prevent Human Trafficking with BEST

February 26, 2025

BECU staff with You Are Not Alone posters

How BECU Strives to Prevent Human Trafficking with BEST

February 26, 2025

BECU staff with You Are Not Alone posters

How BECU Strives to Prevent Human Trafficking with BEST

February 26, 2025

BECU staff with You Are Not Alone posters

How BECU Strives to Prevent Human Trafficking with BEST

February 26, 2025

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BEST on I Heart Radio

Catherine Manney, Program Manager for BEST, and Steve Esau of Passport Unlimited, member of the BEST Employers Alliance

BEST on I Heart Radio

Catherine Manney, Program Manager for BEST, and Steve Esau of Passport Unlimited, member of the BEST Employers Alliance

BEST on I Heart Radio

Catherine Manney, Program Manager for BEST, and Steve Esau of Passport Unlimited, member of the BEST Employers Alliance

BEST on I Heart Radio

Catherine Manney, Program Manager for BEST, and Steve Esau of Passport Unlimited, member of the BEST Employers Alliance

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

In one 24-hour period in Settle, an estimated 6,847 people solicited sex on one of the 100+ available websites

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

In one 24-hour period in Settle, an estimated 6,847 people solicited sex on one of the 100+ available websites

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

In one 24-hour period in Settle, an estimated 6,847 people solicited sex on one of the 100+ available websites

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

In one 24-hour period in Settle, an estimated 6,847 people solicited sex on one of the 100+ available websites

Upcoming Event: Sex Trafficking and the Tech Industry

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) is hosting a morning conference in Seattle on May 10, 2016 to enga

Upcoming Event: Sex Trafficking and the Tech Industry

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) is hosting a morning conference in Seattle on May 10, 2016 to enga

Upcoming Event: Sex Trafficking and the Tech Industry

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) is hosting a morning conference in Seattle on May 10, 2016 to enga

Upcoming Event: Sex Trafficking and the Tech Industry

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) is hosting a morning conference in Seattle on May 10, 2016 to enga

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

A peak time people are procuring sex online is 2:00pm, when most people are at work.

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

A peak time people are procuring sex online is 2:00pm, when most people are at work.

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

A peak time people are procuring sex online is 2:00pm, when most people are at work.

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

A peak time people are procuring sex online is 2:00pm, when most people are at work.

uniquelyHR joins BEST Employers Alliance

uniquelyHR is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance.

uniquelyHR joins BEST Employers Alliance

uniquelyHR is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance.

uniquelyHR joins BEST Employers Alliance

uniquelyHR is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance.

uniquelyHR joins BEST Employers Alliance

uniquelyHR is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance.

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

What is sex trafficking?

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

What is sex trafficking?

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

What is sex trafficking?

Tuesday Trafficking Tidbit

What is sex trafficking?

VIDEO: Impact of Sex Trafficking and Sex Buying on Your Business or Organization

Watch this short video to understand the issues of sex trafficking and how it can impact your business or organization.

VIDEO: Impact of Sex Trafficking and Sex Buying on Your Business or Organization

Watch this short video to understand the issues of sex trafficking and how it can impact your business or organization.

VIDEO: Impact of Sex Trafficking and Sex Buying on Your Business or Organization

Watch this short video to understand the issues of sex trafficking and how it can impact your business or organization.

VIDEO: Impact of Sex Trafficking and Sex Buying on Your Business or Organization

Watch this short video to understand the issues of sex trafficking and how it can impact your business or organization.

Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition Joins BEST Employers Alliance

The Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coaliation (BAATC) is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance.

Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition Joins BEST Employers Alliance

The Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coaliation (BAATC) is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance.

Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition Joins BEST Employers Alliance

The Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coaliation (BAATC) is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance.

Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition Joins BEST Employers Alliance

The Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coaliation (BAATC) is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance.

React Mobile Joins BEST Employers Alliance

React Mobile is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance. The Seattle-based company is an innovative provider of

React Mobile Joins BEST Employers Alliance

React Mobile is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance. The Seattle-based company is an innovative provider of

React Mobile Joins BEST Employers Alliance

React Mobile is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance. The Seattle-based company is an innovative provider of

React Mobile Joins BEST Employers Alliance

React Mobile is the newest member of the BEST Employers Alliance. The Seattle-based company is an innovative provider of

Sex Buyers are Putting their Employers’ Reputations at Risk

Very few people living in the Seattle area will have failed to hear about the law enforcement operations that took place

Sex Buyers are Putting their Employers’ Reputations at Risk

Very few people living in the Seattle area will have failed to hear about the law enforcement operations that took place

Sex Buyers are Putting their Employers’ Reputations at Risk

Very few people living in the Seattle area will have failed to hear about the law enforcement operations that took place

Sex Buyers are Putting their Employers’ Reputations at Risk

Very few people living in the Seattle area will have failed to hear about the law enforcement operations that took place

Hotels Become Inhospitable to Human Trafficking

To date, BEST has provided Inhospitable to Trafficking training for over 700 people at over 100 different hotels in the

Hotels Become Inhospitable to Human Trafficking

To date, BEST has provided Inhospitable to Trafficking training for over 700 people at over 100 different hotels in the

Hotels Become Inhospitable to Human Trafficking

To date, BEST has provided Inhospitable to Trafficking training for over 700 people at over 100 different hotels in the

Hotels Become Inhospitable to Human Trafficking

To date, BEST has provided Inhospitable to Trafficking training for over 700 people at over 100 different hotels in the

Survivor Pursuing a Safe Career

Last December we introduced you to "Teresa,"* a brave survivor of sex trafficking who wanted to pursue a career in cosme

Survivor Pursuing a Safe Career

Last December we introduced you to "Teresa,"* a brave survivor of sex trafficking who wanted to pursue a career in cosme

Survivor Pursuing a Safe Career

Last December we introduced you to "Teresa,"* a brave survivor of sex trafficking who wanted to pursue a career in cosme

Survivor Pursuing a Safe Career

Last December we introduced you to "Teresa,"* a brave survivor of sex trafficking who wanted to pursue a career in cosme

Cross-Sector Collaboration to End Human Trafficking

Listen to Kirsten Foot, Ph.D., author of "Collaborating Against Human Trafficking: Cross-Sector Challenges and Practices

Cross-Sector Collaboration to End Human Trafficking

Listen to Kirsten Foot, Ph.D., author of "Collaborating Against Human Trafficking: Cross-Sector Challenges and Practices

Cross-Sector Collaboration to End Human Trafficking

Listen to Kirsten Foot, Ph.D., author of "Collaborating Against Human Trafficking: Cross-Sector Challenges and Practices

Cross-Sector Collaboration to End Human Trafficking

Listen to Kirsten Foot, Ph.D., author of "Collaborating Against Human Trafficking: Cross-Sector Challenges and Practices

BEST Launches First Public/Private Partnership to End Sex Trafficking and Buying

Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) today joined King County business leaders and national employers for th

BEST Launches First Public/Private Partnership to End Sex Trafficking and Buying

Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) today joined King County business leaders and national employers for th

BEST Launches First Public/Private Partnership to End Sex Trafficking and Buying

Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) today joined King County business leaders and national employers for th

BEST Launches First Public/Private Partnership to End Sex Trafficking and Buying

Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) today joined King County business leaders and national employers for th

Sex Trafficking Is Bad For Businesses

The recent scandal involving former Subway spokesperson, Jared Fogle, highlights the harm that sex trafficking poses not

Sex Trafficking Is Bad For Businesses

The recent scandal involving former Subway spokesperson, Jared Fogle, highlights the harm that sex trafficking poses not

Sex Trafficking Is Bad For Businesses

The recent scandal involving former Subway spokesperson, Jared Fogle, highlights the harm that sex trafficking poses not

Sex Trafficking Is Bad For Businesses

The recent scandal involving former Subway spokesperson, Jared Fogle, highlights the harm that sex trafficking poses not

Polaris Project Publishes Report on U.S Citizen Victims of Sex Trafficking

Sex Trafficking in the U.S.: A Closer Look at U.S. Citizen Victims provides crucial insight into the realities of sex tr

Polaris Project Publishes Report on U.S Citizen Victims of Sex Trafficking

Sex Trafficking in the U.S.: A Closer Look at U.S. Citizen Victims provides crucial insight into the realities of sex tr

Polaris Project Publishes Report on U.S Citizen Victims of Sex Trafficking

Sex Trafficking in the U.S.: A Closer Look at U.S. Citizen Victims provides crucial insight into the realities of sex tr

Polaris Project Publishes Report on U.S Citizen Victims of Sex Trafficking

Sex Trafficking in the U.S.: A Closer Look at U.S. Citizen Victims provides crucial insight into the realities of sex tr

A New Report by the Urban Institute

A new report by the Urban Institute finds that legal loopholes and lax enforcement enable labor traffickers to commit cr

A New Report by the Urban Institute

A new report by the Urban Institute finds that legal loopholes and lax enforcement enable labor traffickers to commit cr

A New Report by the Urban Institute

A new report by the Urban Institute finds that legal loopholes and lax enforcement enable labor traffickers to commit cr

A New Report by the Urban Institute

A new report by the Urban Institute finds that legal loopholes and lax enforcement enable labor traffickers to commit cr

BEST Partners with Carter Center

Executive Director, Dr. Mar Brettmann, pictured with former President Jimmy Carter, was honored to facilitate a working

BEST Partners with Carter Center

Executive Director, Dr. Mar Brettmann, pictured with former President Jimmy Carter, was honored to facilitate a working

BEST Partners with Carter Center

Executive Director, Dr. Mar Brettmann, pictured with former President Jimmy Carter, was honored to facilitate a working

BEST Partners with Carter Center

Executive Director, Dr. Mar Brettmann, pictured with former President Jimmy Carter, was honored to facilitate a working

Presidential Proclamation

Presidential proclamation on Slavery & Human Trafficking.

Presidential Proclamation

Presidential proclamation on Slavery & Human Trafficking.

Presidential Proclamation

Presidential proclamation on Slavery & Human Trafficking.

Presidential Proclamation

Presidential proclamation on Slavery & Human Trafficking.

Women Trafficked in Oregon and Washington Hotels

Auburn man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for human trafficking

Women Trafficked in Oregon and Washington Hotels

Auburn man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for human trafficking

Women Trafficked in Oregon and Washington Hotels

Auburn man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for human trafficking

Women Trafficked in Oregon and Washington Hotels

Auburn man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for human trafficking

StolenYouth Luncheon Raises $820K

Some 800 people packed the Sheraton Seattle Hotel’s grand ballroom for the annual StolenYouth lunch

StolenYouth Luncheon Raises $820K

Some 800 people packed the Sheraton Seattle Hotel’s grand ballroom for the annual StolenYouth lunch

StolenYouth Luncheon Raises $820K

Some 800 people packed the Sheraton Seattle Hotel’s grand ballroom for the annual StolenYouth lunch

StolenYouth Luncheon Raises $820K

Some 800 people packed the Sheraton Seattle Hotel’s grand ballroom for the annual StolenYouth lunch

Hotel Staff Training in SeaTac

Inhospitable to Human Trafficking Free Staff Training

Hotel Staff Training in SeaTac

Inhospitable to Human Trafficking Free Staff Training

Hotel Staff Training in SeaTac

Inhospitable to Human Trafficking Free Staff Training

Hotel Staff Training in SeaTac

Inhospitable to Human Trafficking Free Staff Training

Sign Letter to Support Important Legislation

Washington State legislators are currently considering a bill that aim to decrease the harm to people who are trafficked

Sign Letter to Support Important Legislation

Washington State legislators are currently considering a bill that aim to decrease the harm to people who are trafficked

Sign Letter to Support Important Legislation

Washington State legislators are currently considering a bill that aim to decrease the harm to people who are trafficked

Sign Letter to Support Important Legislation

Washington State legislators are currently considering a bill that aim to decrease the harm to people who are trafficked

2014 BEST Leadership Award Winners

Without our partners, BEST could not have created the level of change necessary to help prevent sex trafficking in our c

2014 BEST Leadership Award Winners

Without our partners, BEST could not have created the level of change necessary to help prevent sex trafficking in our c

2014 BEST Leadership Award Winners

Without our partners, BEST could not have created the level of change necessary to help prevent sex trafficking in our c

2014 BEST Leadership Award Winners

Without our partners, BEST could not have created the level of change necessary to help prevent sex trafficking in our c

BEST Sparks Change

Researchers from the University of Washington completed an evaluation of BEST’s Inhospitable to Human Trafficking progra

BEST Sparks Change

Researchers from the University of Washington completed an evaluation of BEST’s Inhospitable to Human Trafficking progra

BEST Sparks Change

Researchers from the University of Washington completed an evaluation of BEST’s Inhospitable to Human Trafficking progra

BEST Sparks Change

Researchers from the University of Washington completed an evaluation of BEST’s Inhospitable to Human Trafficking progra

Buyer Beware Launch

Law enforcement and community leaders from across King County, including BEST, have joined together to launch a major in

Buyer Beware Launch

Law enforcement and community leaders from across King County, including BEST, have joined together to launch a major in

Buyer Beware Launch

Law enforcement and community leaders from across King County, including BEST, have joined together to launch a major in

Buyer Beware Launch

Law enforcement and community leaders from across King County, including BEST, have joined together to launch a major in

New Onsite Program for Hotels

Experts come to your lodging property to train your employees to identify and prevent human trafficking.

New Onsite Program for Hotels

Experts come to your lodging property to train your employees to identify and prevent human trafficking.

New Onsite Program for Hotels

Experts come to your lodging property to train your employees to identify and prevent human trafficking.

New Onsite Program for Hotels

Experts come to your lodging property to train your employees to identify and prevent human trafficking.

UW & BEST Measure Social Change

Three to five hundred children are prostituted on any given night in greater Seattle, WA and the majority of these crime

UW & BEST Measure Social Change

Three to five hundred children are prostituted on any given night in greater Seattle, WA and the majority of these crime

UW & BEST Measure Social Change

Three to five hundred children are prostituted on any given night in greater Seattle, WA and the majority of these crime

UW & BEST Measure Social Change

Three to five hundred children are prostituted on any given night in greater Seattle, WA and the majority of these crime

Child Labor and Chocolate

Are You Supporting Child Labor By Eating Chocolate?

Child Labor and Chocolate

Are You Supporting Child Labor By Eating Chocolate?

Child Labor and Chocolate

Are You Supporting Child Labor By Eating Chocolate?

Child Labor and Chocolate

Are You Supporting Child Labor By Eating Chocolate?

400+ People Attend Training Events

Over the past year, BEST and local partners have hosted training for hotel employees and law enforcement officers in fiv

400+ People Attend Training Events

Over the past year, BEST and local partners have hosted training for hotel employees and law enforcement officers in fiv

400+ People Attend Training Events

Over the past year, BEST and local partners have hosted training for hotel employees and law enforcement officers in fiv

400+ People Attend Training Events

Over the past year, BEST and local partners have hosted training for hotel employees and law enforcement officers in fiv

Motel Owners Adopt BEST Practices

A jury trial was averted in Sunnyside Municipal Court yesterday when the city of Sunnyside and motel owners Fred and Hel

Motel Owners Adopt BEST Practices

A jury trial was averted in Sunnyside Municipal Court yesterday when the city of Sunnyside and motel owners Fred and Hel

Motel Owners Adopt BEST Practices

A jury trial was averted in Sunnyside Municipal Court yesterday when the city of Sunnyside and motel owners Fred and Hel

Motel Owners Adopt BEST Practices

A jury trial was averted in Sunnyside Municipal Court yesterday when the city of Sunnyside and motel owners Fred and Hel

BEST Practices Curb Crimes Impacting Hotels

Report crimes promptly. Ask guests for identification. Maintain a well-lit property.

BEST Practices Curb Crimes Impacting Hotels

Report crimes promptly. Ask guests for identification. Maintain a well-lit property.

BEST Practices Curb Crimes Impacting Hotels

Report crimes promptly. Ask guests for identification. Maintain a well-lit property.

BEST Practices Curb Crimes Impacting Hotels

Report crimes promptly. Ask guests for identification. Maintain a well-lit property.