by Melinda Sampson | Apr 18, 2024 | Advocacy, Sexual Assault, Uncategorized
North Carolina cleared the rape kit backlog, finishing decades’ worth of rape kits on Tuesday, April 9. The Survivor Act, passed by the General Assembly in 2019, allocated funds to address more than 16,000 shelved tests, some of which were from the 1990s. Now...
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 | Apr 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
This month we welcome representatives from the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office, Venus Curry, community programs coordinator, and Sgt. Lee Darnell, public information officer, to discuss the amazing work the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office is doing to build...
by Melinda Sampson | Feb 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
….North Carolina ranks No. 24 according to the Safe House Project’s report “An Evaluation of Survivor Identification and Safe Housing by State.” This report outlines how well each state is at identifies survivors, provides emergency response,...
by Melinda Sampson | Jan 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Human trafficking and human smuggling are two different crimes that are often misconceived and inaccurately conflated. The best way to support any cause is to understand it thoroughly. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement defines human trafficking as a crime...
by Melinda Sampson | Jan 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security maintains that human trafficking victims are targeted because they are vulnerable in some manner. This vulnerability may stem from a variety of causes, including psychological, physical, and emotional issues. Traffickers...
