What Hope for Justice does

Hope for Justice is a multi-national anti-trafficking non-profit founded in the UK in 2008 and now operating in the USA, UK, Australia, Ethiopia, and Uganda. The charity pursues a three-pillar model of identifying victims (through investigators working with police), supporting survivors (via residential and non-residential aftercare, Lighthouses shelters in East Africa, and the trademarked Independent Modern Slavery Advocate model), and preventing exploitation (via self-help groups reaching 10,000+ women annually in Uganda and Ethiopia, and training frontline practitioners). It has grown through the integration of six anti-trafficking organizations and now operates with 101–250 employees across its multi-entity structure: a 501(c)(3) in the USA, registered charities in England & Wales and Scotland, and an ACNC-registered entity in Australia.

The organization's portfolio includes the Hope for Justice Learning Academy (interactive online training for law enforcement, healthcare, financial institutions, and the public), Slave-Free Alliance (a wholly-owned social enterprise serving 100+ corporate members covering 1.2M+ employees), Break the Cycle (an endurance fundraising event series that has raised over $1.5M since 2019), the Freedom Wall digital survivor-story platform, and Lighthouses shelter programs. The technology layer is service-delivery rather than AI-native: interactive video courses, online learning portals, and a digital storytelling platform, with no proprietary AI/ML capabilities disclosed.

Revenue is generated through four streams: individual donations and tax-deductible charitable contributions (the dominant stream, supported by 501(c)(3) and equivalent charity statuses), professional training services sold to enterprises and government agencies (e.g., Bank of the West, DEA, HIDTA), recurring Slave-Free Alliance membership subscriptions, and fundraising events. Go-to-market is a hybrid of community-led grassroots mobilization, event-driven fundraising, and enterprise field sales for training engagements. The charity reports reaching 155,137 children and adults last year, holds a Charity Navigator three-star rating (85/100), a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency, and was named .ORG Impact Awards Charity of the Year in 2023.

Name

Hope for Justice

Legal name

Hope for Justice

Website

https://hopeforjustice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hope for Justice is a multi-national anti-trafficking charity that identifies victims, supports survivors, and prevents exploitation of modern slavery and human trafficking through direct services, training, and policy advocacy across the USA, UK, Australia, Ethiopia, and Uganda.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anti-trafficking and modern slavery services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Support Services (611710), Community Housing Services (62422), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Anti-trafficking charity
• Modern slavery prevention
• Survivor aftercare services
• Human trafficking training
• Supply chain protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Hope for Justice operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the USA, registered charity in England & Wales (no. 1126097) and Scotland (no. SC045769), and registered charity in Australia. All donations are tax-deductible in respective jurisdictions.
2. Fundraising Events: Break the Cycle endurance events generate fundraising revenue through participant pledges and sponsorship. Events include cycling rides (25-200 miles), runs, and walks with minimum $500 fundraising commitments.
3. Professional Training Services: Human trafficking training sold to law enforcement, healthcare professionals, financial institutions, government agencies, and businesses. Instructor-led training (in-person and virtual) and online courses through Learning Academy.
4. Slave-Free Alliance Membership: Wholly owned social enterprise providing services to organizations to protect operations and supply chains from modern slavery. Has over 100 members worldwide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Hope for Justice is a non-profit charity that identifies victims of human trafficking and modern slavery, provides world-class survivor aftercare (residential and non-residential), and prevents exploitation through education, community empowerment, and frontline professional training. The organization operates a portfolio including the Hope for Justice Learning Academy (online training), Slave-Free Alliance (corporate supply chain protection membership with 100+ members), Break the Cycle endurance fundraising events, IMSA advocacy model, Lighthouses shelters, and Self-Help Groups for economic empowerment of women in East Africa.

Product overview

Hope for Justice is a multi-national anti-trafficking charity offering a portfolio of programs and services focused on identifying victims, supporting survivors, and preventing exploitation of human trafficking and modern slavery. The core offering consists of direct victim identification and aftercare services (residential and non-residential) delivered across USA, UK, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Australia. Supporting this are the Hope for Justice Learning Academy (online training portal), Slave-Free Alliance (business-facing supply chain protection services with 100+ member organizations), Break the Cycle (endurance event fundraising series), IMSA Model (advocacy framework for UK survivors), Lighthouses (safe shelters in East Africa), Self-Help Groups (economic empowerment in Uganda/Ethiopia), and Freedom Wall (digital survivor story platform). The organization is not primarily a technology company but employs technology platforms to deliver training, engage supporters, and support survivors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Slave-Free Alliance: International social enterprise that supports businesses and organizations in working towards slave-free operations and supply chains, with over 100 members around the world collectively employing more than 1.2 million people.
• Break the Cycle
• Hope for Justice Learning Academy
• Lighthouses

Products and services

• Hope for Justice Core Programs A multi-disciplinary portfolio of anti-trafficking programs providing direct services to identify victims of human trafficking and modern slavery, support survivors through residential and non-residential aftercare, and prevent exploitation through education and community empowerment.
• Hope for Justice Learning Academy A dedicated online learning portal offering interactive training courses for the public and frontline practitioners including clinicians, law enforcement, and hospitality industry employees. Provides both free and paid courses on human trafficking awareness and response.
• Slave-Free Alliance Membership Subscription-based services to organizations to protect their operations and supply chains from modern slavery, with over 100 member organizations collectively employing more than 1.2 million people.
• Break the Cycle Endurance Events Endurance event series including 200-mile cycling challenges, 25/50/100-mile rides, and 5K runs in the USA and UK to raise awareness and funds for anti-trafficking programs, with a $500 minimum fundraising commitment per participant.
• Independent Modern Slavery Advocate (IMSA) Model Trademarked specialist independent advocacy model for survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking, covering both social and legal aspects of support.
• Lighthouses Safe residential shelters in Uganda and Ethiopia for boys and girls who have experienced modern slavery or intense vulnerability, offering shelter, trauma-informed care, counselling, medical interventions, education and play.
• Self-Help Groups Community-based economic empowerment groups in Uganda and Ethiopia that provide practical knowledge, skills, and confidence to help more than 10,000 women annually understand the risks of human trafficking and keep their children safe.
• Professional Human Trafficking Training Instructor-led human trafficking training (in-person and virtual) for law enforcement, healthcare professionals, financial institutions, government agencies, and businesses to identify and respond to trafficking.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 155,137 children and adults last year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ExigercoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 March 2026Exiger, a supply chain AI company, was named headline partner of Ethica '26: Human Rights in Supply Chains Leadership Summit, convened by Slave-Free Alliance and Hope for Justice, taking place March 17, 2026 in London. Exiger executives delivered keynote remarks on AI-driven forced labor detection.
• Slave-Free AlliancecoreOthersWholly owned social enterprise of Hope for Justice providing services to organizations to protect operations and supply chains from modern slavery. Has over 100 members around the world employing more than 1.2 million people.
• British Red CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop framework for accreditation of Independent Modern Slavery Advocates (IMSAs) in the UK, building on Hope for Justice's 8+ years of independent advocacy model development.
• Snowdrop ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Snowdrop Project to develop framework for accreditation of Independent Modern Slavery Advocates (IMSAs) in the UK.
• Bank of the WestmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDelivered human trafficking training to 10,000 Bank of the West employees across 600 branches to identify trafficking in-person and in financial transactions.
• HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) ProgrammajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvided training to counter-narcotics agents including Atlanta Carolinas HIDTA, New England HIDTA, and New Mexico HIDTA. HIDTA is a program of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
• DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTrained federal agents at DEA in New York, followed by invitations to provide human trafficking training at other DEA offices nationwide.
• A4ID (Advocates for International Development)minorOthersPartnership providing pro bono access to high quality legal support to further charitable aims.
• Run for CharityminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership enabling supporters to choose hundreds of races and fun-runs across the UK to run on behalf of Hope for Justice.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• A21: Global anti-human trafficking nonprofit operating across investigate/restore/prevent pillars in multiple countries; directly comparable program structure and global operational footprint to Hope for Justice.
• International Justice Mission: One of the largest global anti-trafficking and modern slavery NGOs, operating victim identification, aftercare, and prevention programs across multiple countries — directly comparable to Hope for Justice's integrated identify/support/prevent model and multi-jurisdiction footprint.
• The Freedom Network USA: US-based coalition of anti-trafficking service providers and advocacy organizations; comparable as a peer network focused on survivor services, policy work, and professional training in the anti-trafficking space.
• Polaris: US-based anti-trafficking organization operating the National Human Trafficking Hotline and survivor service programs; directly comparable in mission scope, victim identification/aftercare focus, and large-scale training and advocacy work similar to Hope for Justice's Learning Academy.
• Unseen UK: UK charity working to end modern slavery through survivor support, helpline services, and business awareness; comparable as a UK-based anti-trafficking peer with similar aftercare, helpline, and supply-chain training programs.
• Thorn: Nonprofit building technology and training to fight child sexual exploitation; comparable as a peer anti-trafficking NGO with strong digital training/awareness products aimed at law enforcement and frontline professionals, parallel to Hope for Justice Learning Academy.
• Exodus Cry: International anti-trafficking organization combining investigative work, aftercare, prevention, and training; directly comparable as a peer modern-slavery NGO with similar identify/support/prevent offerings to Hope for Justice.
• Anti-Slavery International: The oldest international human rights organization dedicated to ending slavery; directly comparable as a UK-rooted anti-slavery charity engaged in policy advocacy, survivor support, and supply-chain campaigning like Hope for Justice.
• Stop The Traffik: International anti-trafficking NGO focused on prevention, awareness, and community mobilization; comparable as a peer organization using awareness campaigns and global supporter networks in the modern slavery space.

Broad incumbents

• Covenant House: Large international NGO serving homeless and trafficked youth with residential shelters and wraparound services; comparable as a broader human services incumbent with youth-focused residential programs overlapping Hope for Justice Lighthouse model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hfj_us
• Facebookfacebook.com/hopeforjustice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-for-justice
• Instagraminstagram.com/hopeforjusticeintl

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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