Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking

Fareway joins Secretary Pate's efforts to combat human trafficking in Iowa – Vinton Today
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Fareway joins Secretary Pate's efforts to combat human trafficking in Iowa – Vinton Today

Fareway Stores, Inc. announced today it has joined a statewide coalition to end human trafficking in Iowa. The Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking (IBAT) initiative is led by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. Fareway is a family-owned business based in Boone, Iowa. They are working with Secretary Pate’s office to find ways to prevent human…

Pieper Lewis’s Sentencing Places Spotlight on Need for Legislation
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Pieper Lewis’s Sentencing Places Spotlight on Need for Legislation

NAHT Asks For Your Help Once Annually on November 29th On November 29th, the annual GivingTuesday global fundraising campaign will be launched. This is a huge effort to promote donations to nonprofits such as the NAHT. Grassroots donors gave nearly $2 billion worldwide on GivingTuesday in 2021. We hope to inspire you to go to…

New training, laws take aim at human trafficking in Iowa | The Gazette
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New training, laws take aim at human trafficking in Iowa | The Gazette

A young woman pours red sand in the cracks of a Cedar Rapids sidewalk at a July 30, 2021, Chains Interrupted Red Sand Project event. The sand symbolizes the need to watch for human trafficking and for victims who have fallen through the cracks. New Iowa laws and training programs are raising awareness of the…

Manchester Iowa Man Sentenced to 45 Years
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Manchester Iowa Man Sentenced to 45 Years

Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post. Iowa Trafficker Sentenced to 45 Years Iowa Human Trafficking Summit: May 10th-11th Urgent Need to Pass Safe Harbor Bill 500 Organizations Join IBAT Ukrainian Refugees at Risk of being Trafficked Grassley Co-Sponsors legislation to Support Human…

11 Men Arrested in Sting Operation Targeting Human Trafficking through Prostitution in Dubuque
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11 Men Arrested in Sting Operation Targeting Human Trafficking through Prostitution in Dubuque

Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post. 11 Men Arrested in Prostitution Sting in Dubuque The NAHT Needs Your Help to Ensure the Iowa Legislature Passes the Safe Harbor Bill (HF 2464) New Human Trafficking Trainer at Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Iowa Faith-Based…