MEET THE FOUNDERS

Errin Smith

Founder/Producer 756 DARK

756 Dark is a crossfit inspired impact event dedicated to bringing awareness and raising donations for anti-trafficking organizations in North Idaho and surrounding areas.

This non-profit organization was brought to life from Errin’s personal calling to do something more about the sex-trafficking problem in the US.

The FBI reports that 756,000 kids go missing every year, and this staggering statistic was the catalyst that brought 756 Dark to life.

As a crossfit enthusiast, Errin created 756 Dark to be “a movement that moves people“ in heart, mind and spirit. 756 Dark ignites action for The Innocent and Helping Captives by bringing the CDA community together in a bold, powerful way in effort to protect children from online predators/pedophiles and provide recovery services for those affected by sex trafficking and exploitation.

You can find Errin at the crossfit gym, cold plunging, wakesurfing, night-rucking, giving hugs to everyone she meets, and being the world’s best aunt to her 4 nephews who are her greatest loves.

Nate Lewis

Founder/CEO The Innocent

Nate Lewis is known to be a frontline humanitarian and ‘spearhead’ of expertise and impact in the anti-trafficking arena. As as the Founder of The Innocent, Nate leads crucial initiatives against child sex trafficking, exploitation and sexual assault inside the borders of the United states.

Prior to founding this nonprofit, Nate’s tenure as an Executive at one of the foremost global anti-trafficking organizations honed his skills in international and domestic operations, aftercare, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies across continents from Africa, Asia, and within the US.

Nate’s mission: To protect and preserve the innocence of children from child sex trafficking, online exploitation and sexual assault, focused 100% inside the United States, starting in Idaho.

The Innocent Team is built of active duty officers who are specialty trained in child sex crimes aiming to clean up local communities and keep local children safe from online predators and pedophiles through undercover operations.

With Nate’s training and technology, these efforts aim to increase the number of arrests, convictions, and maximum sentencing of sex predators.

The Innocent provides law enforcement with:

⇾ Hands-on live operation training

⇾ Sate-of-the-art technology and equipment

⇾ Digital investigation intelligence

⇾ Specialized training for departments to build small teams with big results

⇾ Training for prosecutors

Caleb Altemeyer

Founder/CEO Helping Captives

Helping Captives is a faith based anti-trafficking organization serving the Spokane Washington and Northern Idaho Regions. Helping Captives mission is to honor God by providing opportunities for freedom and safety to those exploited by sex trafficking through prevention, intervention and recovery services.

Helping Captives provides residential, trauma informed, therapeutic stabilization services to adult female victims of human trafficking by offering medical, spiritual, mental, and emotional care, 24-hour housing and food.

Helping Captives also offers education and resources to individuals, families, churches, schools, first responders, businesses, bikers, and anyone potentially coming into contact with survivors. Without our community of support, many sexually exploited women end up in lifelong abuse and addiction, some even die in the trafficking life. Helping Captives empowers people to fight trafficking and help survivors in our community.

Caleb has over a decade of ministry and non-profit Executive leadership. He is known for his massive heart and desire to serve, protect and lead. He is also a loyal father, husband, public speaker and leader in the community.