The Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking is the only counter-trafficking organization in upper East Tennessee that works to unite and equip our community to end modern-day slavery while providing survivors of human trafficking with individualized, relational care through our direct services program, Grow Free Tennessee.

Awareness

Knowledge is power, which is why we do everything we can to raise awareness about human trafficking in upper East Tennessee.

Training

We train and equip primary responders to ensure an efficient response to human trafficking cases in our community.

Intervention

Through the work of our locally focused task force, we collaborate with regional partners to mitigate human trafficking in our region.

Aftercare

Through our direct services program, Grow Free Tennessee, we provide survivors of human trafficking with individualized, relational care.

See what’s happening at the Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking and Grow Free Tennessee this year.

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THE GROW FREE STORY

As our capacity to serve the upper East Tennessee community has grown, so has our role in survivor services. Take a look at the Grow Free story and learn more about our response to human trafficking in upper East Tennessee.

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WE BELIEVE IN:

Love First

Love is a choice. Each day we do this work, we choose to love the survivors we serve relentlessly and unconditionally.

Power of Community

Our ability to grow and to serve survivors comes directly from the support of our community.

Survivor-Centered Care

The work that we do – awareness, training, intervention, aftercare – is driven by victims’ and survivors’ experiences.

Innovative Solutions

We seek to foster a collaborative, creative response to human trafficking and strive for innovation in our aftercare model.

Humility + Service

We are helpers; not heroes. We are here to serve, not to judge, and we serve with open ears, open hearts, and open minds.

Healing Takes Time

Each healing process is different, and each survivor’s path to restoration comes with its own challenges along the way.

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EMPOWERING SURVIVORS. FOSTERING CHANGE.

Interested in joining the movement to end human trafficking in upper East Tennessee? There is still much to do, and we want you standing with us! Whether you’re interested in awareness and outreach or survivor care, there are many ways to join the movement. Take a peek at our volunteer opportunities to see how you can get involved.

GET INVOLVED

What others are saying

“With the assistance of the nonprofit agency Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking, the fourth day of the operation focused on identifying potential victims of trafficking. One woman was cited and offered services, including housing and counseling. She took advantage of those services…”
TBI NewsroomAugust 2017

“…Trudell said in the past three years, the organization has helped more than a 150 women of all ages who have escaped human trafficking.
She said much of the sex trafficking begins on the internet. ‘We are seeing these crimes take place in homes, hotels, in parking lots at truck stops’…”
WVLTJanuary 2018