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Part I of this blog post commended Florida for its nation-leading comprehensive approach to fighting child sex trafficking. In Part II, Selah highlights the efforts over the years of the state legislation to initiate laws to raise awareness and to combat human trafficking beginning in 2004. Prior to this time, Florida did not have criminal

On April 26 in Palmetto, Florida, a sexual monster lured a five-year old girl from a birthday party and took her to his home across the street where he forced her to watch child pornography and sexually battered her. Since his arrest, police investigators believe that 44-year-old Christopher Thompson may have sexually abused multiple other

We applaud Florida for its nation-leading comprehensive approach to fighting child sex trafficking. Sadly, the state still ranks third in the nation for calls to the national human trafficking hotline, only behind California and Texas. It is imperative that Florida must continue expanding its anti-trafficking efforts with urgency. Additionally, the threat to children has only

As we wrap up National Volunteer Week 2022 (April 17-23), Selah Freedom has had the opportunity to look back on the selfless acts of our amazing volunteers. We are grateful to have stellar volunteers in all five life-saving programs.   Each of our volunteers brings something different to the table, creating a beautiful team where

We’re living in a “resource-challenged” world.   Financial growth is always a challenge for nonprofit organizations throughout the US that must invent new ways to raise revenue every year. This is not an easy thing to do, as philanthropic donations are never enough to allow service-based organizations to continue to thrive and financially fuel their

Sex crimes in the US have become a pandemic and the country struggles to deal with them as 2 million children are sold each year through sex trafficking.   Nothing is more repugnant than sex crimes against children, and April Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month gives us a time to stop, reflect and bring a

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Selah Freedom is one of the nation’s leading anti-sex trafficking organizations that offer youth and adult prevention awareness. Childhood sexual abuse preys on the vulnerabilities of a young person. One out of 10 American children will experience sexual abuse before the age of 18, putting them at risk

As it is known, human trafficking thrives in chaos. The current global health crisis COVID-19 has created an even more vulnerable environment for people to be exploited by traffickers. Between schools closing, dramatic increases in unemployment and reductions of income, many major cities, like Texas, are seeing heightened risks of exploitation among its residents.  According

This past week an article was written regarding a 17-year-old boy who has been charged with trafficking a 14-year-old girl on social media. The 14-year-old girl had run away from home after having a dispute with her family.   Investigators interviewed the victim, and she told them after she left home, she was introduced to the

Over the course of the last few days the hashtag #SaveTheChildren has spread like wildfire across all platforms of social media. More and more people have begun to take interest after an anti-trafficking rally that was held in Hutchison County.     Save The Children rallies are part of a movement to help end the trafficking of minors, something