Campaign Against Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence-SouthShore – Fostering community and faith-integrated actions to end Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence in Hillsborough County, FL

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

CAHT’s mission is to support the fight against human trafficking and related domestic violence issues by providing educational awareness and prevention activities to schools and the community- at- large. The eleven-year nonprofit works with multi-cultural groups in providing short-term housing and other basic needs to families as well as mentoring, scholarships, and referral services. They also donate needed funding and/or tangible items to at-risk youth, law enforcement, regional anti-human trafficking nonprofits, and rehabilitation homes and centers. PO Box 5491, Sun City Center, Florida 33571, wwwsccblueheart.org

OUR TOOLS TO SUCCESS

Volunteers

Our Volunteers Who Create Awareness and Activities That Support Our Mission

Donors

Our Donors Who Make It Possible for Us to Fund and Educate

Partnerships

Our Partnerships in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Community Involvement

Our Community Involvement Makes Us a Strong Educated Force

DID YOU KNOW?

This year to date, CAHT's Victim Services Outreach team prepared 96 back packs! Over the past four years, they provided 535 back packs to Law Enforcement, Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Safe and Rehabilitation Centers, Healthcare Facilities, and Social Services Agencies

CAHT’s March Meeting

Our March meeting was well attended with 7 new attendees, 2 new members. Several of our puppeteers introduced themselves and had a discussion about bullying. Then, we premiered an excerpt from the new video.Deb Petrocelli presented her Social Media Safety 2.0 power point, and several people said how much they…

APRIL BINGO

Wellness On The Go! Presented by St. Petersburg College CANCELLED

TO BE RESCHEDULED. March 11, 2023, 9:00 am – 12:00pm –United Methodist Church, 1971 Haverford Avenue Rom 30, Sun City Center FloridaHosted by CAHT No Cost This two-hour orientation session is designed for advocates of victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, abuse, crime and other traumas. It was created to…

CAHT’s January 2023 General Meeting

CAHT RECOGNIZES JANUARY AS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH. The January Meeting of the Campaign Against Human Trafficking – South Shore will present a movie about sex trafficking in America. After the movie, a successful survivor of sex trafficking will be telling her story of hope. The meeting will be on…

CAHT Assists Abused Women

The Tampa Bay Times published an article praising Ann Garrison for meeting abused women in the parking lot of Big Lots and assisting them as they spoke to the authorities to report the abuse of a masseur.Click on the link below to read the entire article. Good Work Annie!

Introducing Deb Petrocelli

Deb is the Community Outreach Chairperson for the Campaign Against Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence, Southshore (CAHT). She is also a lion! Understanding the benefits and dangers of social media is important, and Deb makes educational presentations to students from middle school all the way to universities. Her message to…

May General Meeting

We had the biggest crowd ever at our last meeting of the season. The place was packed, with about 8 new people! The speaker, Special Agent Williger from Homeland Security, made an excellent presentation with a lot of interaction. In addition, the women’s club presented us with a check for…

CAHT Puppet Show at Shields Cares Day

The CAHT Puppeteers presented an anti-bullying Puppet Show at the Shields Middle School Cares Day Event.

Time to Shout BINGO!

Our Bingo event was a great success! And we all had fun!

Our April General Meeting

CAHT’s April 18 general meeting featured Hillsborough County Public Schools Board Member, Lynn Gray. She presented an overview of what the School Board’s role is in general and how the district views human trafficking and domestic violence and its impact on our youth. Member Gray is a strong advocate for building student relationships, early and…

Get Help. Report a Tip. Request Services.

1 (888) 373-7888 National Human Trafficking Resource Center SMS: 233733 (Text "HELP" or "INFO") Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week Languages: English, Spanish and 200 more languages Website: traffickingresourcecenter.org CAHT and its members do not discriminate against anyone for reasons of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, nationality, ethnicity, legal status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or expression, military status, in any of its activities or operations. CAHT complies with the Hillsborough County Human Rights Ordinance and Federal and State Non-discrimination regulations and laws.