Category Archives: Victims of Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking Awareness Month

January is Human trafficking awareness month, shining light on an issue impacting some of the most vulnerable communities in our nation and state.  According to the Human trafficking Hotline, Florida ranks third in U.S. in human trafficking cases reported. LSF’s Trafficking Victim Assistance Program works with trafficking victims to help them rebuild their life and get a new start, like was the case for J.M. – a survivor of human trafficking here in Florida who we first met three years ago.

2019 Human Trafficking Awareness Day

January 11th marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, a day to shine light on an issue that has devastating impacts on communities as close as in our own neighborhoods.  In fact, Florida ranks 3rd in the nation for the number of active criminal human trafficking cases, with 367 cases reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline as of June 30, 2018.   Workers