Chicago Alliance Against Sexualexploitation

Policy and Advocacy: CAASE advocates for legislative and policy reforms that will increase legal and social accountability for perpetrators of harm, especially sex traffickers, pimps, people who buy sex,and those who commit sexual assault. CAASE also promotes support for services and resources for survivors. CAASE advises law enforcement, policy makers, and other stakeholders on best practices relating to sex trafficking, prostitution, and rape.

Prevention: CAASE creates and implements educational curricula that encourages high- school-age men and women to work against sexual exploitation.

Community Engagement: CAASE works to prevent sexual exploitation by increasing public understanding of the harms inherent in the sex trade. CAASEs approach to engagement includes research and the arts. Additionally, CAASE develops toolkits for non-profits, faith-based groups, schools, businesses, feminist groups and other communities and individuals who would like to take action against sexual harm.