Homelessness

Homelessness is the condition of people without a permanent place to live. This can include people who are staying in shelters, transitional housing, or on the street. Homelessness can affect people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds, but it is often associated with poverty, mental illness, addiction, and other challenges. Governments and organizations provide a range of services to people who are homeless, including emergency shelters, housing assistance, and social services. Addressing homelessness is a complex challenge that requires a combination of short-term solutions, such as providing shelter, and long-term solutions, such as addressing the underlying causes of homelessness.

Fight against sexual exploitation in Brandon relies on community connection, conference hears
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Fight against sexual exploitation in Brandon relies on community connection, conference hears

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Sexual exploitation and trafficking is a problem that often goes unnoticed in Manitoba’s second-largest city — and it’s one that needs to be addressed through a community effort, a conference in Brandon heard Friday. “People think of us as a small town with small-town problems, but we’re not — we’re a small city with big-city…

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Prevalence of Familial Sex Trafficking in the US
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Prevalence of Familial Sex Trafficking in the US

ByBilly Joe Cain

The study “Domestic Minor Familial Sex Trafficking: A National Study of Prevalence, Characteristics, and Challenges across the Justice Process” aimed to explore the prevalence, characteristics, and challenges associated with domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) by family members.

El Dorado County supervisors vote 3-2 to dissolve Human Rights Commission – Tahoe Daily Tribune
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El Dorado County supervisors vote 3-2 to dissolve Human Rights Commission – Tahoe Daily Tribune

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Despite overwhelming opposition from the public Tuesday morning, El Dorado County took another step toward disbanding its Human Rights Commission.  In a divisive vote, the Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to make an amendment to an ordinance that established the commission to state that it has been terminated. Some board members previously expressed concerns regarding…

Local organizations receive more than $1M to combat homelessness in Port Arthur
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Local organizations receive more than $1M to combat homelessness in Port Arthur

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Published 12:40 am Saturday, March 18, 2023 The City of Port Arthur this week approved the disbursement of more than $1 million to four local organizations working to limit the number of residents experiencing or facing homelessness. James Gilleylen with J-Quad Planning Group said in December his organization submitted an allocation plan to the U.S….

URI professor discusses worsening child labor in the United States
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URI professor discusses worsening child labor in the United States

ByEyes on Trafficking News

KINGSTON, R.I. – March 13, 2023 -In recent weeks, the issue of child labor in the United States – particularly among migrant children – has come under new scrutiny. In mid-February, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a release detailing a $1.5 million penalty paid by Packers Sanitation Services Inc., one of the largest food…

Atlanta businesses join First Lady Marty Kemp in the fight against human trafficking
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Atlanta businesses join First Lady Marty Kemp in the fight against human trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Advocates fighting to end human trafficking joined Georgia’s First Lady Marty Kemp to unveil new data that could change the way these cases are investigated. Atlanta still has one of the highest human trafficking rates in the U.S. Keisha Head is from the west side and was just 16 when her life as a foster…

'I had nowhere to go': Labor traffickers are taking advantage of the Massachusetts housing crisis
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'I had nowhere to go': Labor traffickers are taking advantage of the Massachusetts housing crisis

ByEyes on Trafficking News

For eight months, Julio worked as a landscaper in Western Massachusetts, hauling rocks, digging ditches and pulling weeds about 70 hours a week, earning less than two dollars an hour. At night, tired and hungry, the Guatemalan immigrant would be driven back to his employer’s suburban home, where he would head down to the basement…

An activist artist explores caste discrimination and how to fight it – Los Angeles Times
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An activist artist explores caste discrimination and how to fight it – Los Angeles Times

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Tuesday, Feb. 14. I’m Suhauna Hussain, a reporter on the L.A. Times business desk. I write about issues affecting workers. I have a heavy topic to cover today: Dalit caste discrimination. Formerly known as untouchables, Dalits fall at the bottom of a centuries-old South Asian…

New Life Center receives $50K United Way grant to combat human trafficking
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New Life Center receives $50K United Way grant to combat human trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

“Human trafficking is an enormously prevalent form of human rights abuse happening in the United States right now,” said Myriah Mhoon, CEO of New Life Center, one of Arizona’s largest domestic violence and sexual assault shelters. “It takes many forms including forced labor, debt bondage, domestic servitude, forced child labor, sex trafficking and child sex…