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Kids take self-preservation classes at Frederick Douglass Community Center
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Kids take self-preservation classes at Frederick Douglass Community Center

According to human trafficking awareness website HTCourts.org, Ohio ranks 5th in the nation for human trafficking incidents. The data gathered shows nearly half of the victims in 2020 were kids. It’s one motivator for kids in Toledo to take their safety into their own hands. To help with that, 3N Combat and Survival hosts a…

Several Anti-Trafficking Bills Pass the Legislature Including Safe Harbor – Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery
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Several Anti-Trafficking Bills Pass the Legislature Including Safe Harbor – Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery

Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post/newsletter. Several Anti-Trafficking Bills Pass the Legislature Including Safe Harbor Below is a final report on the outcome of the 2023 Iowa Legislature. As you may recall, the 2023 legislation started with eight human trafficking bills. Of…

Symposium speaker calls human trafficking a public health crisis
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Symposium speaker calls human trafficking a public health crisis

By JULIE CARLE BG Independent News For Dr. Lara Wilken, human trafficking is not just a social justice issue, but it is a public health crisis. As the Ned E. Baker keynote speaker at Thursday’s Bowling Green State University Public Health Symposium, Wilken made the case that public service and healthcare professionals across the spectrum…

Truths about sex trafficking in Ohio – WTOL
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Truths about sex trafficking in Ohio – WTOL

From 2007 to 2021, The National Human Trafficking Hotline recorded 6,113 victims of human trafficking in Ohio. Mandie Knight is a survivor and this is her story. COLUMBUS, Ohio — From 2007 to 2021, The National Human Trafficking Hotline recorded 6,113 victims of human trafficking in Ohio. WTOL 11 had the chance to attend the…

Coalition continues to combat human trafficking in Monroe County
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Coalition continues to combat human trafficking in Monroe County

Law enforcement officers in Monroe County are being provided pocket field guides to help them spot indicators of human trafficking. Several of the guides were distributed last week during a joint meeting hosted by the Monroe County Anti Human Trafficking Coalition (MCAHTC) in observation of Human Trafficking Awareness Month. In attendance at the United Way…

Foundation built around ending human trafficking expanding efforts to help Toledo’s youth
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Foundation built around ending human trafficking expanding efforts to help Toledo’s youth

S.T.A.R.S. stands for Standing Together Against Real Slavery. Ex. Dir. Elesondra Deromano is a passionate advocate for youth who are victims of sex trafficking. TOLEDO, Ohio — The S.T.A.R.S. Foundation was created to bring resources and hope to the youth of Toledo who are experiencing or who are at-risk of falling victim to sex trafficking….

Charles Abood Obituary (1944 – 2022) – Sylvania, OH – The Blade – Legacy.com
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Charles Abood Obituary (1944 – 2022) – Sylvania, OH – The Blade – Legacy.com

News storyBy Mark ZaborneyBlade Staff Writer Charles D. Abood, a local judge for 22 years and a visiting judge for nearly as long afterward, and an author who in May published a novel inspired by real criminal cases, died Oct. 22 in a Redwood City, Calif., hospice. He was 78. He had gallbladder cancer and…

Elyria: Small group walks to bring awareness about huge human-trafficking problem
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Elyria: Small group walks to bring awareness about huge human-trafficking problem

Oct. 15—A mother-daughter team trying to bring awareness and help end human trafficking organized a march to bring awareness to the problem that now stretches to every corner of the world. Naomi Stiles and her mother Rene organized the A21 Walk for Freedom Elyria on Oct. 10, for the second straight year. The event is…

Expanding Our Anti-Trafficking Work into Ecuador – Love Justice International
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Expanding Our Anti-Trafficking Work into Ecuador – Love Justice International

“We have been praying for over 15 years to be able to do what we’re starting right now.” Melania Toledo, our new project manager in Ecuador, shared on a staff Zoom call the story of how her organization, Fundación Casa Mis Sueños, came to partner with Love Justice this year. Since modern slavery happens in…