Veterans For Child Rescue (V4CR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in April 2017. The team is made up of military professionals, former and current law enforcement, senior intelligence-community veterans, survivors, and people willing to do whatever it takes to end trafficking in the United States.
Our strategy
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Raise awareness
Expose how trafficking operates in all fifty states through the Contraland documentary, media interviews, public speaking, community events, the volunteer program and the weekly radio show, Defending Our Children.
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Arrest and convict offenders
An investigative team of former military and law-enforcement professionals plans and supports joint operations with local and federal agencies and district attorneys, then stays with each case through conviction.
Operations and outcomes - 03
Rescue and support survivors
Most survivors have never known an ordinary life, and without support many drift back to the people they escaped. V4CR works with vetted allies to give survivors safe homes, legal advocates, therapy and help resetting their lives.
What happens to survivors
The founder
Craig "Sawman" Sawyer is a veteran Navy SEAL and U.S. Marine. His experience at the highest level of military special operations, his years as a federal criminal investigator, and his drive to protect the vulnerable make him unusually suited to this mission. The V.I.P.R. team he built is made up of former operators who share one standard: protect the vulnerable, without exception.
What your support funds
- Exposing the problem. Social media and content, the radio show, television appearances, documentaries, media interviews, events and awareness campaigns.
- Investigations. The slow, careful work of vetting leads, gathering intelligence and building cases that hold up in court.
- Training. Programs that teach communities and agencies what trafficking looks like, what to do with information, and how to be part of the solution.
Strategic allies
- Sold No More: awareness training and prevention education.
- Soul Survivor: removing tattoos and other reminders of a painful past.
- Rancho Milagro: a sanctuary of healing in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- SWAT Ministries International: fighting trafficking worldwide.
- The Ranch and United 2 One: empowering communities to defend youth.
V4CR is listed on GuideStar and GreatNonprofits. Tax ID 82-1243908.
Explore
Founder
Craig "Sawman" Sawyer
The founder of Veterans For Child Rescue: Craig Sawyer's career from the U.S. Marine Corps to SEAL Team One, DEVGRU and the Federal Air Marshal Service, and why he started V4CR in April 2017.
Team
The people behind V4CR
Meet the Veterans For Child Rescue team: founder Craig Sawyer, the board of advisors and the board of directors.
Operations
Operations and outcomes
Arrests, warrants and convictions from the joint operations Veterans For Child Rescue has supported with law enforcement, with dates, partners and official sources.
Judgements and orders
Judgements and orders
Court judgements and orders in matters involving Veterans For Child Rescue, available as PDF downloads.
Financials
Financials
Annual Form 990 filings for Veterans For Child Rescue, 2017 to 2024, with the organization's Tax ID and charity-rating profiles.
Press kit
Press kit
Press kit for Veterans For Child Rescue: brand assets, social handles, hashtags, the Contraland documentary, the radio show and how to request an interview.
Media and interviews
Media and interviews
Interviews, podcasts, articles and broadcast appearances featuring Veterans For Child Rescue and founder Craig Sawyer, listed by year from 2018 to 2024.
Radio show
Defending Our Children
Defending Our Children, the weekly radio show and podcast from Veterans For Child Rescue: where to listen, the live schedule and stations, and archived episodes.
Events
Events
Veterans For Child Rescue events, including the Power 2 Protect fundraiser in Oro Valley, Arizona.
Contraland
Contraland
Contraland, Veterans For Child Rescue's free documentary on trafficking in the United States: the full film, the 35-minute abridged cut, two law-enforcement editions, and Spanish and French subtitled versions.