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Published September 16, 2008 @ 02:42PM PST
"What they (general public) don't understand is the girls that were on the street- that wasn't the problem, that was just a symptom of the problem. The biggest problem was what we went through when we were kids, what we went through that drove us to think that we needed to be out there and what drove us to keep us out there...that was the root of it."
-Sabrina*, Survivor of sex trafficking in the U.S.
The Barnaba Institute
*Name altered to protect her identity.
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Published December 22, 2008 @ 09:55AM PST
President Bush is expected to sign into law the William Wilberforce Act which will strengthen the current anti-human trafficking law and provide services and resources to trafficked persons. Read more. This is a reason to celebrate and just in time for the holidays!
Published August 12, 2008 @ 02:15PM PST
Read a recent article from this month's online Alive magazine about human trafficking with quotes from our Outreach Director, Jen Sheehan.
Published August 12, 2008 @ 02:04PM PST
The Barnaba Institute was recently interviewed by Crossroads Magazine and will appear on their broadcast show this coming Saturday. Program Details: Crossroads Magazine™ is broadcast Saturday morning at 10:30 on WTXX-TV The CW20 and Saturday at 10:30 p.m. on WCTX-TV MyTV9. (Connecticut) Raise awareness by inviting your friends and family to watch ... Read More
Published July 25, 2008 @ 08:16AM PST
We have been working for quite some time in one Connecticut city. As we have worked there we have seen so many young girls being bought and sold that it has staggered my mind. I personally have seen kids as young as 11 and women as old as mid-forties being pimped out in this city. One day when Frank and I were working we saw a young pregnant woman being... Read More
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