January 11th is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Human trafficking - especially sex trafficking - is one of the most egregious violations of human rights and dignity happening in our world today. We must be tireless in working to advocate for changes that support...
Human Trafficking is modern day slavery, and it is a major issue plaguing our country. The International Labour Organization estimates that there are currently 40.3 million modern day slaves around the world. One in four of these victims are children and 71% are...
On June 11th, Senate Bill 60, The Buyer Beware Act: Combating Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania, passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee thanks, in large part, to the support of the prime sponsor, Senator Kristin Philips-Hill (R-York). Not only was Senate Bill...
On Friday, February 22, Tom Shaheen, Vice President for Policy for Pennsylvania Family Institute, was part of a roundtable discussion this morning (Friday, February 22nd) to discuss the topic of human trafficking, centered on Rep. Seth Grove's Buyer Beware Act...
https://www.facebook.com/PAFamily/posts/10156710790486469 Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. It's an evil business, one that largely operates underground. Its victims are real and have to live with the dire consequences. And it happens...
Pennsylvania's 2017-2018 legislative session has come to a close. Here are three notes on legislative items we were following: Pennsylvania becomes a Safe Harbor State. Senate Bill 554 passed unanimously and will now provide specialized services to victims of sex...
If you are interested in riding a bus to the March for Life Friday, January 19th, please contact the local bus captain for more specific information. As indicated, some buses are heading to the Youth Rally happening the day before. If you know of a bus not on this...
The top story on CBS 21 last night was HB 262 - a bill that would help end sex trafficking in Pennsylvania. Here's the story: Attorney Randall Wenger: "Adult businesses can be a place to find sex trafficking. That's been pointed out by the FBI, by Health and Human...
Here is the list of State Representatives that have shown their support for helping to end sex trafficking in Pennsylvania by c-sponsoring HB 262 (78 total sponsors as of 6/22/15): BAKER, BLOOM, BISHOP, BENNINGHOFF, V. BROWN, O'BRIEN, KAUFFMAN, KNOWLES, D. COSTA,...
If you could save a girl from being trafficked in Pennsylvania, would you do it? I trust your answer is yes. So now the bigger question: How? First, consider the following: There were 81 reported cases of sex trafficking in Pennsylvania last year alone. The FBI...