Paving The Way Foundation educates and empowers communities to prevent our children from becoming victims of child trafficking.  

According to the National Trafficking Hotline, Florida has the 3rd highest number of calls in the country to the center, only behind California and Texas. Another eye-opening statistic is that the average age is 11-14 years old.  

The FBI reports that over 300,000 children in the United States are lured or coerced into sex trafficking every year. Florida Department of Children and Family Services reported that over 2,100 child human trafficking cases were reported between May of 2018 and May of 2019.  

Paving The Way Foundation, Inc, a Florida 501c3, is committed that the cycle of ignorance end, bringing educational programs to empower our youth with the tools to prevent them from becoming victims of sex trafficking, bullying or abuse. Our programs are thought provoking and engages the students in doing the critical thinking it takes to end this silent crime in our schools, educating them on what actions to take when the scenario presents itself and give them the confidence to disrupt it. 

Our training programs are cutting edge. We've trained over 14,000 children, teens, young adults and community members since January of 2017. We start with our Award Winning film, Trapped in the Trade, to disrupt what people think they 'know' about human trafficking. After the film we engage the audience in 'What if' scenarios and have them do the critical thinking, empowering them to prevent our children from being lured into this tragic life.

                                    We invite you to partner with us in ending trafficking here in Central Florida and beyond.
                                 Contact us here, we would love to come speak to your group or youth group!            

 Why we believe educating students is the
 key to disrupting the cycle of trafficking:   ​
 Police: Children recruiting other kids for human trafficking at schools

What parents and educators have to say about our programs:

"I have two girls and I had no idea this was happening in our neighborhoods. We will have a conversation to create a safe place for our girls to come tell us anything and that we will always be there for them. Thank you for showing your film and educating not only our students, but me as well."
Neil - Teacher at Celebration HS.

"One day our 13 year old son came home from school and said that he wanted to talk. He told us that he attended a presentation about human trafficking and that he now understood all the warnings we had given him previously about social media and gaming. The program reinforced the information we had provided him at home and provided him a deeper understanding of the hows; the wheres; and, the whys.  Most children don’t have this opportunity at home, and this program is invaluable for all of our young people – both at the middle school and high school level. It should absolutely be in all our schools. Thank you! 
Alyson - Attorney and mom ​

What our partners have to say: 

Interested in becoming one of our partners or collaborating?  Great!
Reach out  here.   To see who else we partner with click here.

We are proud to be part of these organizations fighting human trafficking and modern day slavery! ​

Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars

  Thank you for caring about our children and their future.
       See something - DO something 
Call the National Trafficking Hotline 888-373-7888 or
  Text INFO or HELP to 233733
 Paving The Way Foundation is a 501c3 - Tax ID #81-2373127