Domestic and Sexual Violence Service

Speaker: Sex trafficking not just an over there problem – Hays Post
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Speaker: Sex trafficking not just an over there problem – Hays Post

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Sister Margaret Nacke of U S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking speaks to a group Wednesday night in Victoria. Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays Post By CRISTINA JANNEYHays Post Although human trafficking is illegal in every country in the world, it is the fastest-growing criminal industry, worth more than $152 billion a year. Margaret Nacke, a Sister of…

County Conversation Podcast: Human Trafficking Awareness | News Center
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County Conversation Podcast: Human Trafficking Awareness | News Center

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Stacy Ziebell, program manager of the Countywide Coordination Team in Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, appeared on the Jan. 25 episode of the “County Conversation” podcast. The topic was human trafficking – a timely one since January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. However, according to the Polaris Project, human trafficking is a year-round problem. In…

Kansas AG announces grants for Hays-based Options
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Kansas AG announces grants for Hays-based Options

ByEyes on Trafficking News

TOPEKA — A Hays organization has been awarded nearly $77,000 in grants to provide services for victims of crime, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced last week. Options: Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Inc., was awarded grants to support the following programs in 18 area counties: $31,970 to provide survivor-centered services to those experiencing domestic…

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Human trafficking prevention bills assist local organizations in crime's hotbed – Fairfax Times

ByEyes on Trafficking News

  Recently passed human trafficking prevention bills have been seen as all-encompassing combatants to the crime amid high regional activity, Northern Virginia-based prevention and education groups say. The seven bills, signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) in Richmond at the first Human Trafficking Commission meeting June 8, look to “eradicate” human trafficking in Virginia, he…