Community

A community is a group of people who live or work in the same area and who share common interests, values, and goals. Communities can be small, such as a neighborhood, or large, such as a city or a country. The members of a community may be connected by social, economic, cultural, or other ties. Communities often have a sense of identity and may have shared institutions, such as schools, religious organizations, or community centers. The strength and vitality of a community can be an important factor in the well-being of its members.

Fresno’s ‘Made For Them’ used human trafficking survivors’ services without pay or support: Audit
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Fresno’s ‘Made For Them’ used human trafficking survivors’ services without pay or support: Audit

An external audit of ‘Made For Them’ has found that the Fresno nonprofit sensationalized sex trafficking and used the services of survivors without paying them. The audit by human trafficking research group ‘The Avery Center’ started at about the same time as investigations by police, the state labor commissioner, and the IRS. All are investigating…

Government of Canada announces funding for survivor-informed human trafficking prevention initiative for youth
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Government of Canada announces funding for survivor-informed human trafficking prevention initiative for youth

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Government of Canada announces funding for survivor-informed human trafficking prevention initiative for youth Aug 30, 2022 (PRNewswire via COMTEX) — Canada NewsWire MISSISSAUGA, ON, Aug. 30, 2022 MISSISSAUGA, ON, Aug. 30, 2022 /CNW/ – Human trafficking is a heinous crime that disproportionately…

Initiation into the street, challenges, means of survival and perceived strategies to prevent plights among street children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2019: A phenomenological study design

Initiation into the street, challenges, means of survival and perceived strategies to prevent plights among street children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2019: A phenomenological study design

Background: The life and health of street children are becoming a global concern. Push and pull factors i.e. poverty, family death, economic decline, child abuse, financial independence, and peer influence draw children into the street. The street lives by itself pushes them into sex work, and lack of shelter magnificent abuses, where both sexes have…

Man and woman arrested for human trafficking, use of child in sexual performance – WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm
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Man and woman arrested for human trafficking, use of child in sexual performance – WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — An Indian River County man and a Brevard County woman have been arrested for human trafficking and use of a child in sexual performance. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) arrested Marc Phillip Dinkels, 33, of Vero Beach on two counts of human trafficking and one…

Central Pa. organizations raise human trafficking awareness as Pennsylvania sees a rise in cases
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Central Pa. organizations raise human trafficking awareness as Pennsylvania sees a rise in cases

Experts say they identify an average of five new victims every month in just their Pennsylvania program. YORK, Pa. — The YWCA Greater Harrisburg has been providing human trafficking services and education in Pennsylvania through its Pa. Alliance Against Trafficking in Humans: Route 15 Projects (PAATH15) since 2014. “We have seen an upward of about…

Pastor Who Used Homeless as Forced Labor, Three Others Plead Guilty to Benefits Fraud
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Pastor Who Used Homeless as Forced Labor, Three Others Plead Guilty to Benefits Fraud

Victor Gonzalez and his wife Susan Christine Gonzalez. Photo via Facebook The former pastor of an Imperial County church that federal prosecutors say forced homeless people to surrender their welfare benefits and panhandle pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to commit benefits fraud. Victor Gonzalez, who headed Imperial Valley Ministries, pleaded guilty in San Diego…

Ascertain precise picture of suspected organ trafficking: Yomiuri Shimbun
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Ascertain precise picture of suspected organ trafficking: Yomiuri Shimbun

TOKYO (THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Cases of suspected organ trafficking have recently emerged with regard to overseas organ transplants mediated by a private organisation. The government must ascertain the precise picture and background of the mediation scheme to clarify the problem. A Tokyo-based nonprofit organisation (NPO) received nearly ¥20 million (S$201,920) for arranging…

Imagining a world beyond borders
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Imagining a world beyond borders

Borders no longer exist only along the confines of a territory – they are now embedded in our societies, rearing their head every time a medical professional checks a patient’s immigration status or a landlord asks for a residence permit. Borders create hierarchies within our communities which are harmful to us all, according to Gracie…

ECPAT Calls for Funding #1
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ECPAT Calls for Funding #1

We’re sharing what we know! Learn more about the latest calls for funding. In our ongoing efforts to support our members and recognizing that there are pressures on your time and resources, going forward, we will be sharing periodically the latest and most relevant calls for funding. Effective fight against trafficking in human beings   Deadline – 23…