Saving The World, One Text At A Time

Saving The World, One Text At A Time

Salena Larson on Polaris Project, which started using text messages to save women and teens from human trafficking:

It was Marissa’s 18th birthday when she was rescued from an abusive pimp by a team of undercover police officers. A text message saved her life.

Marissa sent a text to the Polaris Project, a nonprofit organization that works to combat human trafficking in the U.S., and in just two hours the nonprofit and law enforcement officers coordinated a way to remove her from the dangerous situation.

According to Larson, Polaris Project is just one of many non-profits joining up with tech companies to do some truly incredible work. Great read.