by Melinda Sampson | Aug 23, 2023 | Advocacy, Mental Health
This month we are talking about all things back to school with the Pitt County Schools Director of Student Services Karen Harrington. Pitt County Schools has made large strides in implementing trauma-informed practices for students and staff, and Mrs. Harrington is...
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,...
