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Nationally award-winning youth prevention curriculum.
🔸Survivor-informed
🔸Data-driven
🔸Presented by Freekind™

Check out our website: prevention-project.org

10/09/2026

🌿 Fair Trade Friday!

Today we’re spotlighting New Creation VA, a nonprofit fair trade shop working to creatively counteract human trafficking through survivor empowerment, ethical employment, awareness, and education.

We’re also grateful that New Creation VA partners with the Prevention Project™ program!

Supporting ethical businesses can be one small way we choose to support dignity, opportunity, and freedom.

Shop with purpose and check out New Creation VA to learn more about their mission and products.

👀 https://newcreationva.org/

10/07/2026

🚨 A NEW Prevention Project™ edition is coming!

We’re excited to announce the upcoming launch of the Prevention Project™ Juvenile Justice Edition, designed specifically to meet the unique needs and experiences of youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

Prevention education should meet young people where they are—and that means creating resources that are relevant, accessible, and responsive to their lived experiences.

The Juvenile Justice Edition will expand our ability to bring trafficking prevention education to youth who may face increased vulnerabilities to exploitation.

Stay connected for more details as we get closer to the launch! Follow along and help us spread the word.

10/06/2026

We’re so excited to partner with the Women’s Club of Newport News for their Annual Bottle Auction!

Come out and learn more about how the Prevention Project is working to prevent human trafficking among middle and high school students in Newport News** through education and awareness.

Your support makes a difference! Come learn, connect, donate, and get involved in the fight against human trafficking in our community.

We hope to see you there!

10/05/2026

One of the most important things we teach through the Prevention Project™ program is that trafficking doesn't always look like the stereotype.

Traffickers can be people a young person knows and trusts—including romantic partners, friends, or other people in their existing circles.

That’s why prevention education matters. Young people need to understand what healthy relationships look like, recognize warning signs, and know where to turn for help.

📚 Help us equip the next generation with knowledge that can help keep them safe. Learn more by visiting, www.prevention-project.org

10/03/2026

It’s Fair Trade Awareness Month! 🌎

The products we buy can have a story far beyond what we see on the shelf. Choosing ethically made and fairly traded goods can help support dignified work, fair wages, and communities around the world.

When we shop intentionally, we have an opportunity to support businesses that value people—not just products.

This month, we’re encouraging our community to learn more about where their purchases come from and look for businesses committed to ethical and fair trade practices.

🛍️ Shop intentionally. Support ethical businesses. Help create a world where people are valued and treated with dignity.

10/02/2026

This fall, let’s keep finding ways to DISCONNECT from technology and RECONNECT with the people around us.

🌶️ Host a chili competition.
🥧 Have a pie bake-off.
🍪 Start a cookie challenge.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Invite your friends and family and make an evening of it!

📵 Pro Tip: Make it a tech-free gathering. Have everyone place their phones in a basket when they arrive so everyone can be fully present, engaged, and enjoying the people around them.

These are just a few of the MANY ways to disconnect from tech and reconnect with real human beings this fall.

What would you host—a pie bake-off or a chili competition? 👇

09/30/2026

Join us for Freekind’s 9th Annual Celebrate Freedom Gala on November 7, 2026, at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort!

Celebrate Freedom brings our community together to raise awareness, celebrate progress, and support the work happening to prevent human trafficking and support survivors.

Your support helps make programs like the Prevention Project™ program possible bringing critical prevention education to young people and equipping them with knowledge that can help keep them safer.

✨ Come celebrate with us and be part of the movement!

🎟️ Get your tickets and learn more about Celebrate Freedom 2026!

Secure your seat at www.freekindva.org/celebrate

09/29/2026

A recipe for connection? Put the phones down and bake something together!

Fall is the perfect season for cozy kitchens, good food, and time with the people we love.

This week’s Reconnect Idea: Find a favorite fall baked-goods recipe and invite a friend over to bake it with you!

Laugh. Talk. Make a mess. Enjoy the finished product together.

📵 Pro Tip: Print the recipe instead of pulling it up on your phone. One less reason to reach for your screen—and one more opportunity to be present with each other.

Because sometimes the best connections happen when we’re not connected to our devices.

09/28/2026

“It’s impactful to know what relationships are unhealthy and healthy so I know when to leave…”

- Prevention Project™ Middle School Student

Knowing the difference between a healthy and unhealthy relationship is an important part of prevention.

Through the Prevention Project™ program, students explore healthy relationships, boundaries, red flags, grooming, and other important safety concepts in age-appropriate ways.

Because when young people have the knowledge to recognize unhealthy situations, they can be better equipped to make safe choices and seek help.

📚 Bring the Prevention Project™ program to YOUR school district today!

Visit our website at, www.prevention-project.org

09/23/2026

🍂 Put down the phone. Pick up the connection.

Fall is here—and with cooler weather, changing leaves, and plenty of opportunities to get outside, it’s the perfect time to DISCONNECT from technology and RECONNECT with the people around you.

This week’s Reconnect Idea:
Name your favorite outdoor fall activity and invite a friend or family member to join you!

Go for a hike. Take a walk. Visit a pumpkin patch. Play a game outside. Whatever you choose, make it about being together.

📵 Pro Tip: Leave your phones in the car so you can be fully present with each other.

Share what’s your favorite fall activity in the comments. 👇

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