A Youth Group Event Kit · Vol. 01 · 60 Min · Presented by The Exodus Road

Freedom Day

One gathering. Real awareness. Real action.

Everything you need to lead one 60-minute gathering on human trafficking — honest, hopeful, and age-appropriate. No training required. Download the kit below and you're ready to host.

The night, in three moves
1 · Learn

The truth

What trafficking actually is — and what our faith says about the worth of every person.

2 · Avoid

The red flags

Bust the myths and learn the real signs, so students can keep themselves and their friends safe.

3 · Advocate

The response

Use your voice to drive awareness and support the fight for a more free world.

The download kit

Everything you
need to host.

Four files run the whole night. Preview both videos and confirm they fit your students' age before you host. Test your Wi-Fi and sound first — trust us.

Freedom Day Facilitator's Guide (PDF)

Facilitator's Guide

Run of show · message outline · activity · safety protocol · parent letter

The full 13-page leader playbook. Includes the minute-by-minute run of show, the "Set Them Free" message outline, the Myth or Fact activity, the disclosure & reporting protocol, and a ready-to-send parent letter.

Freedom Day Presentation Slides (PPTX)

Presentation Slides

Put it on screen · run the whole gathering from here

The on-screen deck for the night — the opening question, the data, the message slides, the Myth or Fact rounds with reveals, the giving levels, and the closing prayer. Edit the PPTX in PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides, or just present the PDF as-is.

Video: I Have A Name — the opener

Video 01 · I Have A Name

Play right after your intro

A short primer on what trafficking is and why it matters. Behind every number is a real person with a name.

Video: Kat's Story — a real story

Video 02 · Kat's Story

Cue during the message (guide, p.07)

CNN's coverage of Kat — trafficked in Thailand, cared for and freed through The Exodus Road's Freedom Home. This is what "ordinary hands" looks like in real life.

Pro tip: the full run order, video cues, and timing flexes all live in the facilitator's guide. Let students run the welcome and the videos — ownership beats audience.

One guide · everything inside

It's all one
document.

The run of show, the message, the activity, the safety protocol, and the parent letter all live in the single facilitator's guide PDF — nothing else to track down. Here's what's inside and where to find it.

  • 02–03 The plan & run of showMinute-by-minute flow for the full 60 minutes. Jump →
  • 06–07 The message outline"Set Them Free" (Luke 4), with the Kat's Story cue. Jump →
  • 08 Myth or Fact activityStatement bank + answer key for small groups. Jump →
  • 12 Safety & disclosure protocolWhat to do if a student discloses. Read before you host. Jump →
  • 13 Parent letter templateCopy, fill the blanks, send a week ahead. Jump →
Go further · together

Turn one night
into real freedom.

Awareness is where it starts — but your group can do something bigger. Set a goal, share one link, and fund the work that actually frees people. Here's what your group's giving makes possible:

$40

Funds a full night of investigation in the field.

So $200 = 5 nights of investigation

$150

Provides medical care for a survivor in aftercare.

So $750 = care for 5 survivors

$1,325

Can fully fund one operation that frees people from trafficking.

One group. One operation.

Pick your play — a few ways groups raise it:

Give-it-up challenge (skip eating out 2 weeks) Sponsored silence or fast Freedom Friday car wash or bake sale Everyone shares one link
Start your group fundraiser

Set a goal as a group, then run it for about two weeks. No one should feel pressured — every gift counts the same, and all of it fuels real anti-trafficking work.

Questions? Talk to our team

Hosting Freedom Day and want a hand, or not sure where to start? The Exodus Road team is here to help you plan your event, troubleshoot the tech, or think through anything before you host.

Email · info@theexodusroad.com

Call or text · 719-941-9755

In crisis, or worried about someone's safety right now? National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 (text "BeFree" to 233733). 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988. In immediate danger: call 911.

About this resource

About this resource. The Exodus Road is a secular 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered without religious affiliation. Freedom Day is offered as a ready-to-use resource for faith communities that have asked for content that fits their setting. The faith-based framing in this kit reflects that audience and is not a statement of religious affiliation by The Exodus Road. A secular version of this material is available upon request for schools and other groups.

Hosting organizations are independent. Churches, youth groups, and other organizations that download and host Freedom Day do so independently. Each hosting organization is solely responsible for its own event, including supervision of participants, the safety and disclosure protocol, communication with parents, and compliance with applicable laws. The Exodus Road does not organize, supervise, or attend these events and is not responsible for how materials are used.

Follow + share: @theexodusroad Freedom Day · A Youth Group Event Kit