{"id":32402,"date":"2018-01-12T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-observes-human-trafficking-awareness-month\/"},"modified":"2018-01-12T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T17:30:00","slug":"kent-observes-human-trafficking-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-observes-human-trafficking-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent observes Human Trafficking Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and Kent has joined the effort.<\/p>\n
Kent Youth and Family Services (KYFS) – in association with Kent Police – is raising awareness throughout the community with programs and events. The campaign aims to better educate and inform schools, service clubs and health care clinics about the problem.<\/p>\n
KYFS – in conjunction with city leaders – is proclaiming Jan. 23 as Kent’s Human Trafficking Awareness Day. A formal proclamation is expected to be made at the Jan. 16 City Council meeting.<\/p>\n
MOD Pizza at Kent Station, 417 Ramsay Way, Suite 105, hosts a fundraiser on Jan. 23, of which 20 percent of the proceeds will support the agency’s human trafficking prevention efforts.<\/p>\n
KYFS also is organizing online donation drive through Facebook.<\/p>\n