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The Vital Role of Hotel Security in Combating Human Trafficking

October 24, 2024

Two people taking BEST Basics course Washington State Department of Labor & Industries

New BEST Basics Training Brings Human Trafficking Awareness to the Workplace

September 24, 2024

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The AAHOA Northwest Charity Golf Tournament Brings People Together for the Good of the Community

September 17, 2024

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Women Trafficked in Oregon and Washington Hotels

Auburn man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for human trafficking

StolenYouth Luncheon Raises $820K

Some 800 people packed the Sheraton Seattle Hotel’s grand ballroom for the annual StolenYouth lunch

Hotel Staff Training in SeaTac

Inhospitable to Human Trafficking Free Staff Training

Sign Letter to Support Important Legislation

Washington State legislators are currently considering a bill that aim to decrease the harm to people who are trafficked

2014 BEST Leadership Award Winners

Without our partners, BEST could not have created the level of change necessary to help prevent sex trafficking in our c

BEST Sparks Change

Researchers from the University of Washington completed an evaluation of BEST’s Inhospitable to Human Trafficking progra

Buyer Beware Launch

Law enforcement and community leaders from across King County, including BEST, have joined together to launch a major in

New Onsite Program for Hotels

Experts come to your lodging property to train your employees to identify and prevent human trafficking.

UW & BEST Measure Social Change

Three to five hundred children are prostituted on any given night in greater Seattle, WA and the majority of these crime

Child Labor and Chocolate

Are You Supporting Child Labor By Eating Chocolate?

400+ People Attend Training Events

Over the past year, BEST and local partners have hosted training for hotel employees and law enforcement officers in fiv

Motel Owners Adopt BEST Practices

A jury trial was averted in Sunnyside Municipal Court yesterday when the city of Sunnyside and motel owners Fred and Hel

BEST Practices Curb Crimes Impacting Hotels

Report crimes promptly. Ask guests for identification. Maintain a well-lit property.

Fed Changes Approach to Prostituted Persons

Across the country, newly formed task forces made up of local, state and federal law enforcement officers are starting t

100 Hotel Managers and Owners Trained to Prevent Human Trafficking

In May of this year, BEST and the Washington Lodging Association co-hosted the first Inhospitable to Human Trafficking T

The Washington Lodging Association Awards Sandip Soli and Mar Smith

At the Annual Conference of the Washington Lodging Association on October 7

Best Receives Grants to Scale Impact

Since May, BEST has received several grants totaling over $60,000 to enable us to expand our work throughout Washington

Employment for Survivors

BEST has partnered with the Organization for Prostitution Survivors (OPS) and Goodwill Industries to begin providing emp

Posters and Indicators Cards Raising Awareness

When Maria* came to Washington state to work as in a home, she found herself working in conditions that are akin to mode

“Not In My Hotel!”

“Not in my hotel! Not in my hotel!!” Over 100 lodging managers and owners from throughout the state chanted their commit

Homeland Security Investigations

Event: Homeland Security Investigations: Arresting Traffickers & Empowering Victims

Engaging Business: Human Trafficking

As business people, we sometimes experience a split between doing our jobs and contributing to the well-being of the wor

Inhospitable to Trafficking Training for the Lodging Industry in King County

In King County, 300-500 children are being prostituted on any given night.