Human Trafficking

Presentation
Paul will provide a brief overview of the realities of sex trafficking in Lincoln and surrounding communities, including the impact it has on adults and our youth. He will also discuss the upcoming conference, Connect to Protect, the first conference in Lincoln that specifically addresses sex trafficking in Lincoln. 
 

Paul Yates is the Executive Director of I’ve Got a Name, a faith-based non-profit organization committed to eradicate sex trafficking in Nebraska. After 24 years working in the public and private sectors, Paul discovered a new passion within himself as he began to work for a non-profit fighting sex trafficking in Nepal. This new journey was foreign to anything he was familiar with, he will tell you it was a time in his life when “everything changed.” After 8 years protecting the “daughters of Nepal,” Paul felt called to focus his experience and passion on behalf of those threatened by sex trafficking here where we live, in Nebraska. Paul became I’ve Got a Name’s first Director in 2016. His message is simple, become aware, get involved, use your talents and gifts, take action and become a life-changer. Become the hope for those who see no hope in their future.