IOFA is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization in the United States. IOFA was founded in response to a gap in programs and services for adolescents worldwide.
Training Front Line Social Service Providersand Law Enforcement Agents to Respond to Child Trafficking
IOFA offers survivor based, trauma-informed training on a broad range of topics tohelp professionals identify, refer, and serve child and youth survivors.
Educating Young People about Human Trafficking
IOFA works with young people to ensure that theyknow their rights and how to protect themselves from human traffickers.
Developing Innovative Outreach Strategies for Vulnerable Populations
IOFA works to educate and empower vulnerable children and youth to prevent human trafficking including those who are parentless, in foster care, orphaned, LGBTQ, juvenile justice involved, have disabilities, born to immigrant parents, living in poverty, or otherwise marginalized.
Building Multi-Disciplinary Responses to Trafficking
IOFA is a leader in bringing diverse stakeholders to the table to create effective coordinated community responses to trafficking including the development of task forces, safe harbor coalitions, and youth networks.
The International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA)
Youth: Their Rights. Our Responsibility.
IOFA is one of the first and most experienced non-governmental organizations addressing the trafficking of children and youth in the United States and around the world. Since 1999, IOFA has improved the ability of hundreds of partners across the globe to effectively address the trafficking and exploitation of young people. Our cutting edge services include:
Institutional Capacity Building
Training and Technical Assistance
Research, Education and Outreach
Collaborative Community Responses
Our Mission
IOFA’s mission is to eliminate human trafficking and exploitation of adolescents worldwide through innovative programming and solutions to empower and protect young people.
Our Vision
We envision a world where adolescents and youth are able to exercise their human rights and to realize their full potential as positive and productive members of society without fear of exploitation, violence, or neglect.
