When building an army to fight a crime like human trafficking, the bus industry has a key role to fill. Through their sheer numbers, extensive travels, and the nature of their jobs, members of the bus industry—commercial and school—are uniquely positioned to provide an extra set of eyes and ears for law enforcement in recovering victims and arresting traffickers.
Human traffickers are counting on people not paying attention and not knowing the signs to look for or the questions to ask. If every bus driver and bus station employee could be trained to identify the signs of human trafficking and how to report it effectively, imagine how many victims could be recovered and, potentially, how many traffickers could be arrested!
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
• Be on the lookout for red flags and call the hotline (888-3737-888) to report suspicions.
• Train every bus driver—commercial or school—and all bus terminal employees with BOTL materials.
• Display BOTL materials in bus terminals and on buses, so that victims will see them and self-report.
• Assess loopholes in company policies on ticket purchases or travel of minors.
• Donate ticket vouchers to help victims escape or participate in the prosecution of their traffickers.
• Make sure your school has a protocol on child trafficking and that all school bus drivers know the steps to follow.
• Partner with law enforcement and government agencies to facilitate the investigation of human trafficking cases discovered through the bus industry.
• Provide BOTL with a platform within your association.
• Support this work financially by becoming a corporate sponsor or individual donor.
• Follow us on social media
DVDs of the training video can be requested by writing tat.truckers@gmail.com.
Many states require human trafficking training as part of CDL requirements. In order to complete the BOTL certification program, you must register, watch the video, and take a short quiz. Click here to get certified.
If you are 70 1/2 or older, you can make a Tax-Smart Gift to Support Truckers Against Trafficking with a “rollover” gift from your IRA directly to TAT.
YOUR BENEFITS
Support TAT’s Critical Mission
Satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). If you have not already satisfied your RMD, you can satisfy all or part of that requirement and make a gift to TAT at the same time.
Save on taxes. The funds you donate are not recognized as income for federal income tax purposes. You can enjoy tax benefits and still support TAT even if you do not itemize your deductions.
HOW TO MAKE AN IRA ROLLOVER GIFT TO TAT
Contact your IRA custodian to obtain the appropriate form to make an IRA charitable rollover. The form may refer to the rollover by its technical name, “qualified charitable distribution,” or QCD. On the form, specify the amount to be transferred to TAT, identify TAT by its full legal name, and include TAT’s tax ID no. 45-2696572.
The IRA plan custodian should make the check payable to TAT and mail it to:
Truckers Against Trafficking
Attn: Kendis Paris
PO Box 816
Englewood, CO 80151
Please instruct the IRA plan custodian to reference your name and address on the check; otherwise, it may be difficult to identify that you are the donor when the check arrives.
Questions: Please contact Kendis Paris at kparis@truckersagainsttrafficking.org
A member of the Truckers Against Trafficking team would love to speak with you about this option. Please send an email to kparis@truckersagainsttrafficking.org to get the conversation started.