ALIGHT (Alliance to Lead Impact in Global Human Trafficking)

ALIGHT is thrilled to share some big news - we are a winner of the MIT Solve Challenge! It is truly an honor to be recognized by a global panel of experts as an “innovator that leverages technology” to improve and scale resources for survivors. Over 10 years ago, while representing survivors in NYC with Sanctuary for Families and then working on trafficking issues in Eastern Europe with PILnet, our founder Marianna Kosharovsky recognized the critical and unmet need for legal services in survivors' recovery. The stories she heard from survivors led to ALIGHT’s founding, and have shaped our work ever since. For nearly a decade we have been on the front lines developing ethical technology that connects #humantrafficking survivors with attorneys who fight for their rights. This legal assistance helps remove barriers to employment, housing and even child custody. Winning the MIT Solve Challenge will enable us to scale our impact and assist even more survivors. This achievement is a direct result of our incredible team, tech partner Caravan Studios, a division of TechSoup, colleagues at National Survivor Law Collective (NSL Collective), attorney and law firm partners, provider partners, Board members, Advisors and community of supporters who believed in the vision of a more just world for survivors. We want to say thank you, most of all, to the Survivors who continue to fight for their freedom.  Congratulations to our incredible fellow winners! Collective Liberty Issara Institute EverFree I'll Go First® Thank you to the wisdom of our Survivor Advisory Council: Megan Lundstrom Rachel Niemiec DNP, FNP-C Grace Tang Bekah Charleston And thank you to the sponsors of this amazing competition: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation  The Anti-Slavery Collective  General Motors GSR Foundation The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Seeding The Future Foundation #MITSolve  #ALIGHTtheWorld #TechforGood #SurvivorLaw #NationalSurvivorLawCollective #JusticeforSurvivors

Human trafficking is a widespread issue, impacting hundreds of thousands across the U.S. in all 50 states, D.C., and U.S. territories. Legal assistance is essential for survivors' recovery, helping them overcome trauma and regain their freedom. This CLE program will explore how attorneys can use their skills to support survivors and other innovative legal service models, such as the ALIGHT model - developed by the Alliance to Lead Impact in Global Human Trafficking. This program is free with your ABA membership. 🧠 Learn more and register now: https://lnkd.in/gEzsiuXD Speakers: Maricarmen Garza (American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence), Caroline Ackerman (Amara Legal Center), Jessica-Wind Abolafia (Sanctuary for Families), Catherine L. (Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services), and Marianna Kosharovsky (Alliance to Lead Impact In Global Human Trafficking [ALIGHT]) Presented by the ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, Human Rights, and ABA Judicial Division #cle #freecle #humantrafficking

ALIGHT is honored to participate in the Human Trafficking Series to honor #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay. This CLE event is co-sponsored by the American Bar Association, with joint sponsors ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, ABA CDSV, and American Bar Association Center for Human Rights. It is open to non-members for $25, and free for ABA Members. Register here for PART II: https://lnkd.in/gA8Sa48B With Recht Kornfeld P.C., Thrive Family Law LLC and Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

There's still time to make a tax-deductible year-end gift that changes lives! Donate today for survivors of #humantrafficking: bit.ly/46jpVb2 #yearenddonation #ALIGHTtheWorld

#ALIGHT was thrilled to join an event on #WomenInPhilanthropy last month, generously organized by Colorado Ivy+ Women. We had the privilege of engaging with and learning from the audience and fellow speakers from The Denver Foundation, The Gathering Place, and The Women's Foundation of Colorado. The event highlighted the importance of fostering conversations across divides to build broader support for women's issues and the rights of #humantrafficking survivors. Thank you all for sharing your valuable insights!

ALIGHT is honored to participate in the Human Trafficking Series to honor #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay. This CLE event is co-sponsored by the American Bar Association, with joint sponsors ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, ABA CDSV, and American Bar Association Center for Human Rights. It is open to non-members for $25, and free for ABA Members. Register here for PART I: https://lnkd.in/gPtc9eFj. With Sanctuary for Families, Legal Aid Society Chicago & Amara Legal Center

Thank you to United Nations Association of Boulder County Chapter (UNA-BC) and UNADenver for inviting us to share our perspective on #humantrafficking in CO on November 13th. We enjoyed the exchange of ideas with co-panelists from Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking, Lumina Albert of CSU Center for Ethics and Human Rights, New Horizons House and Seeds of Exchange.

#COGivesDay is today! Will you help survivors fight for their rights and remove barriers to their freedom? Be the Spark to make a difference in the life of a #humantrafficking survivor. Make your tax-deductible gift of life here: https://bit.ly/46jpVb2

Announcing the speakers for the 2025 American Bar Association Human Trafficking Awareness Event on January 9th! Hear from #ALIGHT Survivor Advisor Grace Tang and legal experts Jamie Britt Paine of Thrive Family Law LLC, Emily Ellis of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and Rick Kornfeld of Recht Kornfeld P.C. on the skills and awareness necessary to represent survivors of #humantrafficking. With joint sponsors ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, ABA CDSV, and ABA Center for Human Rights.

Support #humantrafficking survivors to fight for their #freedom on #GivingTuesday. Donate today using this link to unlock the incentive fund and magnify your impact: https://bit.ly/46jpVb2 #ColoradoGives2024