Partner

A partner is a person who is involved in a close personal or professional relationship with another person. In a personal context, a partner can refer to a spouse or romantic partner. In a professional context, a partner can refer to a member of a business partnership or law firm. Partners often share responsibilities, resources, and decision-making power in their relationship. The term partner can also be used more broadly to refer to any two people or organizations who are working together towards a common goal or objective.

Mission Success: What Onsite Staff Must Know About Human Trafficking in Multifamily
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Mission Success: What Onsite Staff Must Know About Human Trafficking in Multifamily

Human trafficking reached new levels during the health crisis across the world, with hotels and rental apartments being top choices for perpetrators because they’re easy to access. In the U.S., the Department of Defense recently called human trafficking the fastest-growing crime, overtaking drug trafficking. But the multifamily industry has the opportunity to step in and…

First Lady Abbott Relaunches Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign
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First Lady Abbott Relaunches Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign

January 26, 2023 | Austin, Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott today relaunched the statewide “Can You See Me?” human trafficking awareness campaign at the Governor’s Mansion in Austin. The multimedia campaign seeks to highlight the realities of human trafficking through a series of billboards displayed in public spaces and transportation hubs across more than 70…

Group brings awareness to human trafficking before Super Bowl – 12News.com
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Group brings awareness to human trafficking before Super Bowl – 12News.com

PHOENIX — Along with the parties, red-carpet events, and festivals that come to a host city during the Super Bowl, groups are also using the event to end the scourge of human trafficking. The Super Bowl isn’t the biggest human trafficking event in the world despite popular belief, evidence shows. However, organizations fighting against end…

Dept. of Children and Families: Encourages communities to talk about human trafficking
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Dept. of Children and Families: Encourages communities to talk about human trafficking

MADISON – In recognition of Governor Tony Evers proclamation declaring January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) is encouraging residents to continue the fight against human trafficking by raising awareness and reporting tips to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text 233733. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimates…

Traffic stop uncovers trafficking operation and leads to girl's rescue, Baldwin County SO says – WLOX
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Traffic stop uncovers trafficking operation and leads to girl's rescue, Baldwin County SO says – WLOX

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) – A traffic stop in Baldwin County on Wednesday revealed a human trafficking operation and resulted in the rescue of an 18-year-old victim, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies assigned to the Special Operations Unit conducted the traffic stop on Interstate 10 near the Florida state line. That traffic stop…

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month – Calvin University Chimes
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January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month – Calvin University Chimes

“The problem of human trafficking isn’t somewhere else: It’s part of our whole community, and it’s part of my community,” Rachel VerWys, CEO of Safe Haven Ministries and contributor to West Michigan’s Human Trafficking Coalition, told Chimes. In the last 10 years, research on trafficking has increased, according to Stacia Hoeksema, social work professor, and…

Baldwin County deputies rescue teen with serious injuries from 'human trafficking operation'
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Baldwin County deputies rescue teen with serious injuries from 'human trafficking operation'

A traffic stop in Baldwin County led to a horrifying discovery for deputies. Now, two people are facing charges in connection to what investigators believe was a human trafficking operation. “Human trafficking is a national and international issue, and the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is committed to doing our part to end this horrible crime,”…

‘It is critical’: Human Trafficking Prevention Act could make a real impact in Idaho
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‘It is critical’: Human Trafficking Prevention Act could make a real impact in Idaho

The Idaho Anti-Trafficking Coalition helped 242 people escape human trafficking in 2021. Numbers for 2022 are similar. BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Anti-Trafficking Coalition (IATC) is working alongside the Idaho Department of Transportation to post flyers in public busses with the IATC local crisis hotline. IATC created their local 24/7 hotline in August 2021, according…

Baldwin County interstate stop leads to human trafficking arrest
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Baldwin County interstate stop leads to human trafficking arrest

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) – A man and woman from California are under arrest in Baldwin County, charged with human trafficking. Deputies pulled over their vehicle on I-10 near the Florida line and made the disturbing discovery of an 18-year-old girl, beaten and scared. Investigators believe she was forced into prostitution. Twenty-two-year-old Breanna Marie Chanthanam…

AG Platkin Launches New Unit to Prosecute Human Trafficking – Insider NJ
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AG Platkin Launches New Unit to Prosecute Human Trafficking – Insider NJ

As crimes involving forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation continue to grow nationwide, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a new unit within the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) that will focus exclusively on investigating and prosecuting these types of human trafficking crimes in New Jersey. The newly established Human Trafficking Unit will spearhead…