Booking safe, anonymous hotel rooms for survivors of crime, especially in an emergency, shouldn’t be difficult. It used to take hours to find available rooms, confirm booking, and convince the hotel to accept an alias or dismiss the need for photo identification upon arrival (something that our clients don’t always have.)

Because AO is a ReloShare member, we can book secure hotel stays with confidence, ensuring that clients don’t have to share their name or provide identification upon arrival in under 30 minutes.

Community members can donate directly to AO’s emergency shelter and housing efforts by purchasing gift cards through ReloShare’s secure website. Gift cards options start as low as $10 and every gift card purchased will make a difference in providing safe, reliable shelter to a survivor in need. Donate a gift card through ReloShare today.

Support us from your workplace. Advocating Opportunity is an approved charity through Community Shares of Northwest Ohio and Community Shares of Mid Ohio.

Once each year, enrolled employers conduct a campaign, providing employees with information and presentations about the approved charities they can support through regular payroll deductions. Employees who choose to give complete a pledge form indicating how much of each paycheck they wish to deduct for the charities they designate (including AO!).

For more information on how your employer may enroll with Community Shares, visit the website of the chapter in your area.

You can support the work that Advocating Opportunity does to help victims of human trafficking every time that you shop at Kroger by registering in the Kroger Community Rewards program.

To register:

1. Go to www.kroger.com

2. On the menu to the right side of the webpage, you can either log into your existing account or create an account if you do not have one.

3. Once you are logged in, scroll to the bottom of the page. Under “COMMUNITY,” click on “Kroger Community Rewards.”

4. On the Community Rewards page, click on the option “I’m a customer.”

5. Enroll to support ADVOCATING OPPORTUNITY either by name or by organization number TM588.

We have recently learned that Capital One Shopping can help you find even more savings on the things you buy. This is a free tool that compares prices among various retailers to ensure that you are getting the best deal possible while supporting survivors of human trafficking at the same time.

Visit Capital One Shopping to help support us.

Minted, an online marketplace of limited edition art, home decor, gifts, and stationery created by independent artists.

Through Minted’s Fundraising Program, simply enter:

FUNDRAISEADVOCATING

in the promo code box at checkout, to receive 20% off your order AND Minted will donate an additional 15% of your order to AO! Take pride knowing your Minted art, card and gift purchases helped put money back into our community.

You can help a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking. When shelters are full, staff may temporarily place survivors at secure hotel locations until safe, longer-term shelter is found. Using the SafeNight mobile app, you can make tax-deductible donations that pay for that safe shelter. Download the app at www.SafeNightapp.org and choose Advocating Opportunity to receive an alert when hotel funds are needed.