[ad_1] Oregon’s first motel-turned-apartment complex will open for limited occupancy in March, five months after the state allocated $65 million to buy and convert motels into temporary homes for wildfire victims and others experiencing homelessness. A nonprofit, Options for Helping Residents of Ashland, will receive $4.2 million from the stateContinue Reading
[ad_1] (Felipe Cespedes/Pexels) By Gina Christian • Posted February 8, 2021 As the Catholic Church joins in prayer to end modern slavery, a Philadelphia-area ministry is rebuilding victims’ lives, one woman at a time. Since 2015, the Feb. 8 memorial of St. Josephine Bakhita has been designated by the VaticanContinue Reading
[ad_1] TAMPA, Fla. — Weeks before the Super Bowl, Tampa Bay’s Human Trafficking Task Force conducted multiple undercover operations aimed at nabbing sex traffickers and rescuing their victims. FBI agents working with Tampa Police, St. Petersburg Police and Homeland Security officers set up in rooms and staked out local hotels.Continue Reading
[ad_1] Sex trafficking is the fastest-growing illegal enterprise in California. The San Diego County District Attorney‘s office reports that in San Diego County alone there are an estimated 12,000 sex trafficking victims and survivors, with the average age of only 15. Children of the Immaculate Heart, a local ministry whichContinue Reading
[ad_1] Most criminal record relief laws for trafficking victims only cover prostitution or sex-related crimes, but victims are also commonly arrested for drug possession and theft while being trafficked. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images) Theresa Leonard-Rozyn’s mother left her at a hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut, after she was born and didn’t reappearContinue Reading
[ad_1] Cathy Dobson This is the second story in a two-part series on human trafficking Local residents skeptical that human trafficking is a real problem might be surprised by the role the Internet plays in targeting vulnerable women and girls, says the lead researcher of a sweeping new report. OverContinue Reading
[ad_1] There are an estimated 12,000 human trafficking victims and survivors in San Diego County, with an average age of only 15, according to the county. SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — After years of challenges, from litigation with the state to securing funding, a San Diego non-profit that helps victimsContinue Reading
[ad_1] There are an estimated 12,000 human trafficking victims and survivors in San Diego county, with an average age of only 15, according to the county. Author: cbs8.com Published: 10:53 PM PST February 4, 2021 Updated: 10:51 PM PST February 4, 2021 [ad_2] SourceContinue Reading
[ad_1] There are an estimated 12,000 human trafficking victims and survivors in San Diego county, with an average age of only 15, according to the county. SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — After years of challenges, from litigation with the state to securing funding, a San Diego non-profit that helps victimsContinue Reading
[ad_1] Authorities made hundreds of arrests and rescued dozens of adult and juvenile victims during an annual statewide operation to combat human trafficking, Los Angeles law enforcement agencies announced Thursday. More than 100 federal, state and local agencies, and task forces participated in “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild” across California, betweenContinue Reading