Trafficking education exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. Human trafficking conference coming up October 11th. Break the Cycle cyclists raised $65,000 for Hope for Justice.
Read more →Tuesday, July 30th, is World Day against Trafficking in Persons. US State Department releases annual report on Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Pakistani Christian girls were trafficked into China. Lebanese minister vows to change the labor system. A UK court rules in favor of trafficking victims. Congolese parents were tricked, resulting in their children being placed for adoption in Belgium. News from Shared Hope International.
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Today we are again calling for volunteers to sign up to distribute Iowa Human Trafficking Rescue Stickers in your community. Approximately 7,500 stickers have already been distributed since the Network launched this new statewide project last January.
Read more →Major cuts in Iowa funding for human trafficking prevention and survivor services. YSS Teens Against Human Trafficking Program Specialists will be laid off, but work continues. We are on Amazon Smile, support us as your chosen non-profit. Upcoming global conference on human trafficking.
Read more →Outreach Coordinator for the Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Service (TAPS) program has been hired. Governor signs two more bills to help fight human trafficking in Iowa. Disturbing news on the US immigration system. Human trafficking for health care workers training. Tips on how to discuss human trafficking with kids. Office on Trafficking in Persons’ releases Information Memo.
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Governor signs HF731, the Mandatory Reporter Training and Certification bill. Update from the ISU Student Network Against Human Trafficking. Existing to support organizations in the fight against human trafficking, Faithful Envoy wants to help any way possible. Information about the Tri-State Coalition Against Human Trafficking and Slavery. Break the Cycle 200 mile Iowa ride scheduled for June 28, 2029. Photos from Proclamation signings.
Read more →Our legislative update as we hit the final stretch. Update from the Iowa Collaborative Human Trafficking Service Network. Gridshock movie showings. Garden Gate Ranch announces purchase of rescue home. Davenport massage parlors shut down.
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May 21 Human Trafficking Conference for healthcare providers. Upcoming Gridshock movie showings. Hamilton County Mental Health and Trafficking Conference coming up May 17, 2019. Spotlight helps identify trafficking victims. Southwest Iowa Coalition On Human Trafficking held conference on March 20, 2019. A progress report from Siouxland Coalition Against Human Trafficking (SCAHT).
Read more →Gridshock Documentary Tour: A Film about Sex Trafficking in Iowa. Nine traffickers in Iowa sentenced to prison.
Read more →The National Human Trafficking Hotline Program, Polaris, estimates that 9,000 illicit massage businesses are in operation nationwide. Local regulations and standards create a clear separation between therapeutic massage and shady businesses that use massage as a ruse for prostitution and trafficking.
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