by Melinda Sampson | Aug 9, 2023 | Labor Trafficking
We have seen countless documentaries, news stories, and reports about forced labor in the global food supply chain. In the U.S., the government cringes at the thought of trading with other countries that condone forced labor. Recently the Department of Homeland...
by Melinda Sampson | Jul 26, 2023 | Advocacy, Legislation and Policy, Prevention, Resources
Every year, on July 30, human trafficking is acknowledged and discussed across the globe for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. In 2013, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution declaring a global day of awareness about human trafficking. The resolution...
by Melinda Sampson | Jul 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
What we believe, what we accept, and what think we know leaves a large swath of children unseen and unhelped. Those children are boys. The Trafficking in Persons Report released by the United States State Department notes that “boys represent the fastest-growing...
by Melinda Sampson | Jun 5, 2023 | Legislation and Policy
How much is a childhood worth? I learned about child trafficking at a missions conference in 2006, and like many people first learning about the issue, I understood two things: it was selling children for sex, and it happened in foreign countries. Since that time,...
by Melinda Sampson | May 4, 2023 | Advocacy, Mental Health, Prevention, Resources, Substance Use Disorders
This month we are recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month with our guests, Keith Letchworth, vice president of the Pitt County chapter of NAMI, and Derick Fields, secretary of the Pitt County Chapter of NAMI and certified NAMI Peer Support Facilitator. Join...
