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Unbound Now – Waco gives businesses resources for human trafficking victims – KWTX
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Unbound Now – Waco gives businesses resources for human trafficking victims – KWTX

ByEyes on Trafficking News

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – January marks National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Each year more than 313,000 people are victims of human trafficking in Texas, according to a study by the University of Texas. In order to help reduce that number, Unbound Now – Waco hosted their annual “Not in My City” event on Saturday. From…

Unbound Now BCS, BCSO launch new human trafficking task force | kagstv.com
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Unbound Now BCS, BCSO launch new human trafficking task force | kagstv.com

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Nine counties will be covered by the new task force in effort to stop human trafficking in the Brazos Valley. BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas — This past October, the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office and Unbound Now BCS received a $1.5 million grant to create a regional human trafficking taskforce, and now they are getting ready to…

First Lady Cecilia Abbott launches new 'Can You See Me?' anti-human trafficking campaign
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First Lady Cecilia Abbott launches new 'Can You See Me?' anti-human trafficking campaign

ByEyes on Trafficking News

AUSTIN, Texas — First Lady of Texas, Cecilia Abbott, announced a new campaign against human trafficking in the state of Texas on Thursday. The ‘Can You See Me?’ campaign in a partnership with A21, a Fort Worth-based non-profit dedicated to providing education and resources against trafficking. On Thursday, Abbott explained the importance of human trafficking…

Human Trafficking awareness in the Brazos Valley
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Human Trafficking awareness in the Brazos Valley

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Kate Humphreys, the BCS Unbound Now Director of Development and Communications, said typically there are circumstances to be aware of that can increase the risk of human trafficking. “Drug abuse is involved or there is a lower socioeconomic statuses or unable statuses, those are some of the key factors that make someone vulnerable to being…

Advocates, law enforcement push to educate public on human trafficking as response efforts evolve
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Advocates, law enforcement push to educate public on human trafficking as response efforts evolve

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Kuykendall shared her story at a Bay Area human trafficking awareness and prevention event hosted by the Houston Airport System Nov. 4, part of renewed efforts by activists and law enforcement agencies to amplify signs of the crime and methods for preventing it. Human trafficking is the exploitation of individuals for forced labor or sex…