IN OUR BACKYARD

Race with a purpose! This year, over 1,000 Oregon Students received IOB's Teens Against Trafficking presentation by volunteers!

She said she wished she had received this presentation while she was still in school. With the right information and support, she believes, “my life might have ended up a lot different.”

That is why this work matters. Will you join the Pink Duck 5k to help protect all children for a lifetime through prevention?

Prevention starts with awareness. And every student deserves access to information that could change, or even save their life.

Visit www.InOurBackyard.org to register before Sunday!

Human trafficking in our backyard is happening wherever there is internet access, and awareness helps prevent it before it starts. In 2025, 113,500 child trafficking cases were reported to the NCMEC Cyber Tipline. Check out their report below!

Run, walk, roll, or waddle with courage to talk about it! Every race registration raises awareness and supports In Our Backyard’s work to help find missing children faster and empower students to keep themselves and their peers safe.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s 2025 report reminds us that child s*xual exploitation is a crisis on a massive scale, enabled and accelerated by technology. That is why prevention, education, and community awareness matter.

Prevention Starts with Awareness.
Everyone can make a positive difference.
$30 Race with T-shirt anywhere, or in Bend, OR, June 7th!
Register at www.InOurBackyard.org

NCMEC 2025 Report https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/impact

GO 🌎
Step out into your community and help create pathways to safety for vulnerable children this summer.

GROW 🌱
Grow your awareness by learning the warning signs of trafficking, exploring prevention resources, and helping educate your family and community about how to help protect missing and at risk children.

GIVE 💛
Volunteer your time either remotely through our Command Post or in person during community outreach events in Santa Clara County.
Together with Safety for the Bay and South Bay Coalition, volunteers will help distribute awareness materials to convenience stores throughout the community while supporting missing children outreach efforts connected to World Cup season activities.

Outreach Dates
📍 June 6th
Unity Missionary Baptist Church
Sunnyvale, CA

📍 June 13th
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Saratoga, CA (new location)
🖥 Command Post Volunteer Opportunities
May 30th, June 7th, and June 8th
Remote or local participation available

Every volunteer helps spread awareness.
Every conversation can create hope.
Every action can help protect a child.

Learn more and sign up at www.inourbackyard.org

Did you know most Android phones do not automatically turn on safety protections for children?

DIRTY DOZEN 2026: Android

“An Android device used by a minor looks and behaves like a regular adult device, with no automatic content filters, app rating restrictions, or communication protections on at setup.”
– NCOSE Researcher

While Apple now automatically enables many child safety settings for minors, Android still relies heavily on parents to find and turn protections on themselves.
That means many children and teens are left exposed to harmful content, s*xtortion, and unsafe interactions online.

Companies should never put the burden of child safety entirely on families.

Yet too often, prevention is treated as optional instead of essential.

This is where YOU come in.

Take action by linking arms with NCOSE:
https://advocacy.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?isid=2765

Your voice matters.
Change happens when we demand it.