Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable…
Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Knowledge is power. Today we are facing an issue that is not new by any means but we have the ability to minimize the exploitation that happens in our small community. Our community can impact other community and before you know one person’s dedication can change a town, state, or nation.
The more you know about the issue of human trafficking, and how its affecting our community the more power you have to prevent it. Below are a list of resources that will help you understand and respond to the issue of exploitation. Speaking about this issue is one of the most powerful thing an individual can do. Please take the time to learn and share your knowledge with those around you. Silence creates the vacuum in which exploitation exists.
Resources for you
Below are some of the ways you can engage in training about sexual exploitation and the services Scarlet Road provides. Our aim for our trainings is to help increase awareness of what is sexual exploitation and increase access for survivors to wraparound care to leave their situation and find healing.

Youth Training
As a partnership to schools across the Kitsap Peninsula, serving 8th-12th grade students, our 2-day classroom takeover, called Unbroken Training, offers health and civics teachers the opportunity to dive deep into prevention and awareness around safe relationships and sexual exploitation of youth.
The 2-Day Classroom Training covers important topics such as:
- Healthy vs Unhealthy Relationships;
- Modern Challenges—Social Media and Social Stigmas;
- The Impact of Social/Emotional Skills
- Choice and Consent;
- Sexual Exploitation/ Human Trafficking basics;
- The Broad View of Exploitation (Nationally);
- A Local Perspective (Kitsap Peninsula)
- Predator’s Tactics/Behaviors;
- Safe Interception / Best Practices/ Safe Reporting for Youth.
Scarlet Road offers this gift to partnering schools:
- No Cost— 2 day interactive training for students, 8th grade to 12th grade;
- Education materials stemmed from the WA State Protocol for Response to Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children;
- Survivor created training with up to date examples;
- Scarlet Road facilitators included.
Scarlet Road also offers training for educators, school staff and youth professionals. Please contact us through our online speaker request form here to request a training.

Service Provider & First Responder Training
We provide comprehensive and customized trainings for the following industries:
- Law Enforcement
- Medical professionals
- Foster Care Staff and Parents
- Social Service Providers
- And more!

Community Awareness
We love speaking in different locations, raising awareness in the community. We speak in churches, community service groups like Rotary and Lion’s clubs, libraries, student clubs, professional networking groups, you name it.

Learn on your own
Recommended Films
The Life Story https://thelifestory.org/
Nefarious, Merchant of Souls nefariousdocumentary.com
Sex and Money sexandmoneyfilm.com
Recommended Reading
A Crime So Monstrous; Benjamin Skinner
Renting Lacy; Linda Smith
Sold; Patricia McCormick
Unspeakable; Raymond Bechard
The Slave Next Door; Kevin Bales
Disposable People; Kevin Bales
Terrify No More; Gary Haugen
Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery; TheresaFlores
Half the Sky; Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn