Bus drivers and bus station employees are in a critical position to help combat human trafficking. Traffickers recruit victims at bus stops or bus stations and utilize buses in transporting them, either following an initial online recruitment—when they are using a bus to bring their victims to them—or using a bus to take their victims to and from places where they will be sold. When victims are able to get out, a bus or bus station may be the first place they’ll go to find safety or escape.
There are four critical steps that transit agencies and bus companies throughout the United States and Canada should take to support the recovery of victims and to help hold traffickers accountable. These best practices include:
BOTL’s free industry-specific training materials are designed to train bus drivers, terminal workers, maintenance staff, dispatch operators, ticket counter personnel, security guards, etc. on how to recognize and report signs of human trafficking they may be seeing in the course of their everyday jobs. Contact info@truckersagainsttrafficking.org for print materials. Click here to access BOTL materials in Spanish or French Canadian.
BOTL’s posters were designed in consultation with survivors of trafficking and are designed to reach victims with this life-saving information. All posters are available in English and Spanish.
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.
We could not do what we do without our amazing sponsors and donors. With your support, BOTL can continue to educate and empower members of the bus industry in the fight against human trafficking.
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.