Every community free of human trafficking
Since the beginning, it has been our aim to fight for the protection of the vulnerable, identify the exploited, and advocate for survivors on their path to restoration
Communities free of human trafficking
Since the beginning, it has been our aim to fight for the protection of the vulnerable, identify the exploited, and advocate for survivors on their path to restoration.
Clients served:
year to date
1,631 in 2024
Unbound Now was born when an ordinary group of people encountered exploitation and decided they could no longer sit on the sidelines.
Unbound Now is a national nonprofit with 24/7 services across Texas and Louisiana.
We are motivated by our faith and passionate about mobilizing communities, including local law enforcement, churches, and professionals across industries to identify and respond to human trafficking in their city.
Meet our leadership
Susan Peters
Founder & Interim CEO
Our Faith
We are motivated by our faith in Jesus and we are passionate about mobilizing the Church to fight human trafficking.
Our work is focused on the prevention and identification of human trafficking and our programs and trainings do not include information about religion or faith, unless it is appropriate to the environment.
Our values
Hope Driven
Amidst the darkness of human trafficking, there is hope. Our hope comes from three sources: our faith, our community, and the survivors we serve. We believe in a God of justice and restoration, who has called us to respond to this need. We are encouraged by a community ready to take action in the fight. And we are inspired by the strength, resilience and courage of the men, women, and children we serve.
Service Oriented
We actively seek to fill the needs and gaps in service in our community. As we serve survivors, we are also eager to serve our partners in law enforcement, hospitals, schools, and more.
Excellence Focused
Unbound Now is committed to maintaining excellence in the service we provide. By following best practices, staying up-to-date on research, training our teams, and providing evidence-based programs, we seek to offer the best service to our community.
Our story
Unbound Now started around a kitchen table as ordinary people came together, overwhelmed by the crisis of human trafficking.
Coming face to face with exploitation in her own neighborhood, Susan Peters had a nagging feeling that just wouldn’t let her go – no longer could she or more importantly, any of us, sit on the sidelines of this issue. There was simply too great a need. And so she gathered the men and women around her around a kitchen table as they strategized how they could start first in their backyard.
What started as knocking on the doors of McLennan County, Texas law enforcement has transformed into multiple locations in the U.S. and around the world, with world-class human trafficking prevention training, youth empowerment, and survivor advocacy programs.
Since 2012, Unbound Now survivor advocates have had the honor of serving over 4,600 survivors of human trafficking. Behind this number we celebrate, is over 4,600 stories of freedom from bondage, beauty from ashes, and hope for tomorrow.