WeCare@FGCU
A Survivor-Informed, Trauma-Aware Training Program
Developed in partnership between Christy’s Cause and Florida Gulf Coast University, WeCare@FGCU is the next evolution of nearly a decade of training and field-based learning.
Grounded in real-world application and survivor-informed practice, the program equips frontline professionals—across healthcare, education, law enforcement, hospitality, nonprofit, and university settings—to identify, respond to, and report trafficking and commercial child exploitation with compassion and clarity.
The Problem
sex trafficking and exploitation are booming industries
Billions
GENERATED IN PROFIT worldwide
49.6 Million
Victims of Human Trafficking World Wide
3.3 Million
children In forced labor
36.2 Million
reports related to SUSPECTED child sexual EXPLOITATION
*International Labour Organization, Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, Geneva, September 2022
**The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s Cyber Tip Line received over 36.2 million reports in 2023 related to child sexual abuse images, online enticement, sextortion, child sex trafficking and child sexual molestation.
traffickers find victims through
Social Networking, Home neighborhood, clubs & bars, internet, & school
through promises of
protection, love, adventure, home, & opportunity
traffickers use
fear, violence, intimidation, & threats
to ensure compliance & meet demand
Become a fighter
