You deserve to feel safe, supported, and heard.
Growing up can be complicated. Young people navigate relationships, social media, school, family, and difficult situations every day. Sometimes it can be hard to know when something isn’t right—or what to do when it isn’t.
You don’t have to figure it out alone.
At Central Valley Justice Coalition, we work alongside young people to build awareness, strengthen protective factors, and create connections with trusted adults and supportive resources. Through prevention education, mentorship, advocacy, and community partnerships, we help young people recognize exploitation, make informed choices, and know where to turn for help.
Learn
Prevention starts with knowing your worth.
Our youth education programs give young people practical tools to recognize unhealthy or exploitative situations, understand vulnerabilities, build healthy boundaries, and look out for themselves and their friends.
Cool Aunt Series
No Lectures. No Judgement. Just Real Talk.
A one-day prevention course that keeps it real — helping you spot red flags, understand human trafficking, and know how to stay safe and strong.
Get real-world tools, support, and confidence to protect yourself and others.
Red Flags & Fine Lines is a youth-focused presentation that explores the warning signs of exploitation and human trafficking—and the sometimes blurry line between healthy and unhealthy relationships.
Topics include:
- What exploitation and human trafficking can look like
- Understanding vulnerability
- Red flags in relationships and situations
- Healthy boundaries and relationships
- Creating a personal safety plan
- How to find help and move forward
- How to advocate for yourself and others
Interested in bringing Red Flags & Fine Lines to your school, youth group, or organization?
Not a Number is a multi-session prevention curriculum designed to help young people recognize their own value, identify vulnerabilities, develop healthy relationships, and build skills for protecting themselves and advocating for others.
Through discussion and interactive activities, young people explore topics such as:
- Healthy relationships
- Personal strengths and vulnerabilities
- Exploitation and human trafficking
- Safety and decision-making
- Self-advocacy
- Community and support systems
Want to bring Not a Number to your youth group or school?
Email info@justiceco.org
Connect
Everyone needs someone in their corner.
Sometimes education isn’t enough. A young person may be dealing with housing instability, family challenges, unhealthy relationships, exploitation, school difficulties, or other circumstances that make it harder to feel safe and move forward.
Our Youth Advocacy and Mentorship Program provides individualized support to young people who need someone to walk alongside them.
Depending on their needs, support may include:
Mentorship
A consistent, caring adult who listens, encourages, and helps young people identify their strengths and goals.
Advocacy
Support navigating systems and communicating with schools, service providers, and other community partners.
Case Management
Help identifying needs, setting goals, accessing resources, and connecting with appropriate services.
Practical Support
Assistance with transportation, basic needs, housing resources, and other barriers that can get in the way of stability.
Connection
Referrals and connections to trusted community organizations and services.
Our goal isn’t to tell young people what their future should look like.
It’s to walk alongside them as they build it.
Need Help?
You don’t have to be sure it’s trafficking to ask for help.
Maybe someone is pressuring you to do something you don’t want to do.
Maybe someone is controlling where you go, who you see, or what you do.
Maybe someone you trusted has crossed a boundary.
Maybe you’re worried about a friend.
You don’t have to have all the answers before you reach out.
Our team can listen, help you understand what is happening, and connect you with resources and support.
If you or someone you know needs support:
Call or text CVJC:
559-216-6694
You can also contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline:
1-888-373-7888
Text 233733 (BEFREE)
If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
Looking Out for Each Other
You can make a difference.
You don’t have to be an expert to help someone who may be experiencing exploitation.
Start by listening without judgment. Believe people when they tell you something feels wrong. Help them connect with a trusted adult or supportive resource.
And remember:
You are not responsible for fixing everything for your friend.
You can be a safe person, listen, and help them find support.
For Parents, Educators & Youth Professionals
Want to learn more about how to recognize and prevent exploitation among young people?
We provide trainings, educational resources, and consultation for schools, youth-serving organizations, churches, and community partners.
