Your year-end gift by December 31 will be matched—doubling your impact for survivors of human trafficking.
Help close the $1.2 million year-end gap today.
Unbound Now is ending human trafficking by identifying victims, supporting survivors, seeking justice, and leading system change.
In 2022, the Louisiana Legislature passed ACT 662, which provided state funds to contract with Unbound Now to provide Advocacy services for minor victims of human trafficking.
We saw our first clients in July of 2023. To date, we have served 308 clients in Louisiana with complete long-term case management services, and we have helped numerous other victims.
By late 2025, we had provided advocacy services to victims 15,512 times, provided emotional support and safety 2,202 times, and provided criminal justice assistance 204 times.
Unbound Now in Louisiana is a partner in the Louisiana Human Trafficking Collaborative, which also includes the Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention (OHTP), the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS), the Louisiana Alliance of Children’s Advocacy Services, the Louisiana State Police, and BCFS Common Thread. The Collaborative’s mission is to create a continuum of care and promote safety for all child victims of human trafficking through leadership, education, and advocacy.
Unbound Now provides specialized trauma-informed and victim-centered advocacy services for child sex trafficking victims identified by law enforcement, DCFS, healthcare professionals, school counselors, or other community service providers. Our advocates provide both 24/7 on-call crisis response and ongoing case management for survivors.
According to the Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention:
Unbound Now is set apart as a key leader in anti-human trafficking work in our state.
Our staff is also available for trainings and outreach regarding the prevention and identification of human trafficking. For more information, contact leadership or a local office.
Holly has served as the Louisiana Advocacy Director since the start of Unbound Now in Louisiana and oversees our offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. She was appointed to Governor Landry’s Louisiana Human Trafficking Prevention and Commission Advisory Board in 2024.
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Ellen has spent two decades helping youth in the education field and through administration and development in non-profits serving mental health and foster care. She is a Louisiana native and LSU alumni who is happy to be home after many years in Texas.
[email protected]Baton Rouge office: 225-577-5597
New Orleans office: 504-826-3560
Whether you suspect someone you know is being trafficked or you think you may be a victim of human trafficking, please call our referral number.
We can connect you with the right resources to take next steps.
Baton Rouge parishes we serve:
East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, Iberville, & Pointe Coupee parishes
Baton Rouge 24/7 Crisis Response & Referral Line
New Orleans parishes we serve:
Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard
New Orleans 24/7 Crisis Response & Referral Line
Every day, survivors of human trafficking are finding safety, healing, and hope through Unbound Now.
Your generosity makes this possible. And now, through the $180,000 Challenge Grant, every dollar you give by December 31 helps close the $1.2 million year-end funding gap… and will be matched to double your impact for survivors of human trafficking.