Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post/newsletter. Outcome of May 31st Pieper Lewis Hearing Teenage Girls Reporting Sexual Abuse and Sex Trafficking Shouldn’t Have to Fear Being Prosecuted Rotary Raises $45,000 for Survivor Service Programs Ashton Kutcher Speaks
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Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post/newsletter. Safe Harbor Bill Passes Systems Fail Survivors Information, Articles, and Resources Several Anti-Trafficking Bills Pass the Legislature Including Safe Harbor Below is a final report on the outcome of the 2023
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Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post/newsletter. Pieper Lewis Sentencing Scheduled for May 31st Map of Adjudicated Trafficking Cases in Iowa Cedar Rapids Online Predator Billboards Iowa College Facing Federal Lawsuits Alleging Labor Trafficking Ottumwa, Iowa Couple Sentenced
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Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post/newsletter. Iowa Trafficking Legislation Update Pieper Lewis’ Attorneys Speak Out City/County Proclamations a Springboard Rotary Sponsors Human Trafficking Panel IBAT Named Finalist for National Award April is Sexual Assualt Awareness Month A
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Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post. Please Advocate for SF 340: The Iowa Safe Harbor Bill 2023 Iowa Outstanding Anti-Trafficking Service Awards “Pieper Lewis Deserves Better” An Address by Leland Schipper Chains Interrupted Will Change its Focus
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Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post. Child Trafficking Victim Could be Sentenced to 20 Years in Iowa Prison Grassley/Feinstein Legislation to Support Victims of Human Trafficking Passes Proclamation Signing for Iowa Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
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Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post. Proclamation Declaring January 2023 Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Iowa Anti-Human Trafficking Day of Prayer January 18th City/County Proclamations January 11th Wear Blue Day Hotel/Motel Employee Training Learn the Signs
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The Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery (NAHT) thanks all of our 1500 blog post/ newsletter subscribers for your support of our goal to end human trafficking/modern slavery in all its forms in Iowa. We wish you a joy-filled, healthy, and blessed holiday season and a happy and healthy
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November 29th is Giving Tuesday and we need your help. Pieper Lewis may face 20 years in prison at court hearing on January 18th. 50 million people are living in modern-day slavery around the globe. Statistics on reports of human trafficking in Iowa. The Siouxland Coalition Against Human Trafficking has partnered with the Woodbury County Attorney’s Office to put up five anti-trafficking billboards. The Tri-State Coalition Against Trafficking placed an ad encouraging people to use hotels that have participated in the hotel/motel anti-trafficking training.
Read more →On November 29th, the annual GivingTuesday global fundraising campaign will be launched: Support the Network! Safe Harbor legislation remains a top priority for the Network, as evidenced by the sentencing of Pieper Lewis. IBAT now has close to 600 members in 89/99 counties. A new coalition has emerged serving 12 North Central Iowa counties. The West Liberty, Iowa Children’s Festival/Fiesta Latino was held this fall and The Rotary Club of West Liberty invited Sara K. from Braking Traffik to have a booth and to speak. Watch “Tanya’s Story,” a human trafficking awareness video from a survivor’s perspective. Read a recently released report – Support Every Survivor: How Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality and Disability Shape Survivors’ Experiences, and Need. Snapchat has added a new Family Center Control.
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