Education That Breaks the Cycle
Despite its widespread nature, human trafficking is vastly underreported. A lack of awareness among law enforcement, first responders, and the broader community — combined with the fear, trauma, and mistrust survivors often feel toward the systems meant to protect them — means that most cases never come to light. The result is a crisis that continues to grow in silence.
Education changes that. At FAIR Girls, we equip youth, professionals, and communities across Washington, D.C. with the tools to recognize warning signs, reduce vulnerabilities, and take action before exploitation happens. Through interactive workshops, community outreach, and advocacy, we work to prevent trafficking before it starts and create safer communities for everyone.
Ready to bring this training to your community? We offer a variety of trainings, outreach, and prevention education workshops — all tailored to your organization’s needs, audience, and goals.
In 2025, FAIR Girls reached 362 prevention education participants and 975 community members across the Washington, D.C. metro area.
These numbers tell a story far greater than statistics alone. They represent moments of awareness ignited, warning signs recognized, and lives that may never be exploited because someone knew what to look for. They represent communities that are safer, stronger, and more connected because people chose to show up and learn.
None of this would be possible without the unwavering support of our donors, partners, staff, and community members who believe — like we do — that every young person deserves safety, opportunity, and the chance to thrive. Thank you for standing with FAIR Girls and for being an essential part of this work.
” Tell Your Friends creates a safe space where our young people can build awareness, confidence and the skills to protect themselves and others. Our students leave feeling more empowered, informed, and ready to make safer choices in their relationships and communities.”
Human Trafficking 101/ Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) 101
These training presentations are intended for any direct service providers, law enforcement, first responders, foster care providers, juvenile justice system staff, faith-based groups, hotel and hospitality organizations, and community members who would like to learn more about human trafficking. These trainings can range from one hour to a full day, depending on the type of training requested, the audience level of knowledge/experience, and specific topics covered. This presentation takes an in-depth look at human trafficking, what it is…and what it is not. We cover topics such as risk factors, warning signs, statistics, definitions, misconceptions, and how to work with trafficking survivors in a trauma-informed and survivor-centered manner.
Tell Your Friends
Through educating high-risk girls and boys about their rights and resources in a school setting, the curriculum both empowers and motivates students with the knowledge, communication skills, and community resources to keep themselves safe from exploitation and trafficking and to become peer educators who will “tell their friends,” families, and communities how to do the same. Using video, drawing, and popular music, the curriculum is interactive and age-appropriate; it defines what human trafficking is, identifies risk factors for teen girls and boys, discusses healthy and unhealthy relationships, draws links between intimate partner violence and human trafficking, and provides a citywide resource guide to students to help them reach us and our community-based partners across the DMV area.
The curriculum is presented in a fun and interactive way that sparks healthy debates and allows vulnerable teens to learn ways to stay safe and how they can get help. After every workshop, we pass out note cards where students can anonymously ask questions for us to answer in the next session. Some recent questions we’ve received have been, “What can I do to help a friend who is being hurt and exploited?” and “I have an older boyfriend who is pressuring me to have sex and do things. Should I tell him I don’t want to or just give in?”
FAIR Girls has educated over 3,000 at-risk youth in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia to stay safe from trafficking. If you are interested in partnering with FAIR Girls to educate youth in your community, please ask about our partnership opportunities by contacting FAIR Girls at info@fairgirls.org
Community Events
FAIR Girls participates in community outreach and awareness events across the DMV in an effort to raise awareness on how to effectively identify and respond to victims of trafficking and CSEC and promote specialized services available to them.
If you are having a community event and are interested in FAIR Girls participating, please contact FAIR Girls at info@fairgirls.org.
FAQ
1. How long are your trainings?
Sessions typically last between one and two hours, depending on the needs of the group.
2. How much does a training cost?
Training costs can vary depending on the scope and needs of the request, but many of our trainings are offered at no cost. We’re also happy to work with organizations to explore funding opportunities when needed.
3. Where do these trainings take place?
Trainings can be held in person or virtually. For organizations located in the DMV region, our team may be able to come to your site. Virtual trainings are also available to accommodate a wider range of locations and schedules.
4. I don’t really like these training options. Do you offer anything else?
Yes! Contact us to find out more about how we can customize a presentation for you.
5. How do I request a training?
E-mail FAIR Girls at info@fairgirls.org or visit our Request a Training page. To expedite your request, please be sure to include the type of training you are seeking, the number of anticipated attendees, and a proposed date, time and location.