Announcing the two finalists for the 2026 Impact100 Metro Denver Impact Grant Award $56,800 grant each

The Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking

Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT) was founded in 2010 and works to improve how communities recognize, prevent, and respond to human trafficking through education, research, training, and a 24/7 hotline that provides cross-sector support. Human trafficking is often difficult to identify, with victims interacting with healthcare systems, schools, shelters, and community organizations without receiving the support they need. LCHT equips professionals and systems — including healthcare providers, law enforcement, educators, and community organizations — with the tools and knowledge to better identify and support victims of trafficking. Their work is grounded in research, data, and survivor-informed practices.

The vast majority of LCHT’s victims, survivors and program participants (i.e. healthcare workers, law enforcement, teachers etc) are located in the metro Denver area. However, the organization is recognized nationally for its decades-long research in human trafficking awareness and prevention. Its research and training models are shared across the country, and it is currently the only organization in Colorado focused specifically on this systems based approach to combating human trafficking.