What We Do
We help survivors find freedom through prevention, awareness, and restoration.
Prevention
Looks like education and outreach.
Awareness
Looks like community leader training.
Restoration
Looks like client care and alumni aftercare.
Education & Outreach
In collaboration with our partners, we equip thousands of youth every year to stand firm against trafficking and exploitation. Using our specially developed curriculum, our team visits middle and high schools to teach students how to protect themselves online and recognize the warning signs of manipulation.
- Over 10,000 young people educated and can identify signs of human trafficking
- 3 different counties reached
Training
Eradicating human trafficking starts with awareness. Through targeted training, we equip professionals, including first responders, social workers, healthcare and hospitality teams, to recognize and respond to human trafficking.
We inspire change across the community through presentations for churches, businesses, and civic organizations, empowering local leaders to become champions for freedom. From 2024-2026 alone, we saw:
- Over 1,700 community leaders trained
- Over 650 first responders trained
- Over 175 total training hours delivered
Client Care
Our care program offers safety and renewal for adult women and their families rebuilding their lives after human trafficking. Our program supports their healing journey with trauma-informed, whole-person care. Survivor-directed and structured in three phases, our program offers case management, education, and support that empower survivors to heal, rebuild, and thrive in freedom. Specifically, services consist of:
- Over 70 hours of care
- Ongoing services like equine therapy, career development, and case management
- Intensive outpatient high-touch support
- Step-down care for growing independence
- Alumni mentorship for lasting community
Child Welfare
In partnership with the Department of Social Services, we provide leadership development and peer mentorship for Monterey County youth impacted by commercial sexual exploitation. Our goal is to empower system-involved youth to heal, find their voice, and step confidently into leadership.
Get Immediate Help From the Safe House Project
Set Free Monterey Bay does not function as an emergency response or crisis shelter provider. Instead, we focus our energies on long-term restoration, education, advocacy, and support for survivors. If a survivor is in immediate danger or seeking safe housing right now, the Safe House Project is equipped to help. They operate a national network of emergency and transitional safe homes for trafficking survivors. They can initiate life‐saving support by filling out their referral form or calling for immediate assistance.