

MEET CHRIS BATES
Independent Advisor & Advocate
Consultant
Impactful Speaker
Lived-Experience Expert
Since 2018, Chris has been an independent consultant working on projects in Massachusetts and beyond, focused on homelessness, exchanging sex to meet needs, and stakeholder engagement related-issues
Chris has become a nationally recognized survivor speaker on the issue of males that exchange sex to meet their needs
“I am a male survivor. As a kid growing up, I wanted to become a doctor, an architect, or engineer. I never once woke up and had aspirations to sell my body.”
-Chris Bates to Truckers against Trafficking
From strategic planning to innovative solutions, the focus is always on improving the quality of care for vulnerable and marginalized people.
SERVICES OFFERED
Lived-experience driven consulting on homelessness, exchanging sex to meet needs, and engaging key stakeholders
Overcome Exploitation Consulting works directly with governmental/non-governmental key stakeholders, agencies, organizations, programs, and systems