Human Trafficking Awareness Day

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Written By Jen Lucking

Our Executive Director is a columnist for the Christian Reformed Church’s Do Justice blog. She writes quarterly for them. Here’s an excerpt from her contribution in February.

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On February 22, 2018, Ontario’s Provincial Anti-Human Trafficking Coordination Office launched its first Human Trafficking Awareness Day. And this year – in 2020 – there is advocacy to recognize this day nationally. At Restorations Second Stage Homes, we use the opportunity to highlight a variety of other awareness days throughout the year to address issues or topics that intersect with human trafficking. However, having a national day dedicated specifically to the awareness of human trafficking is important for the following reasons: 

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To see the 3 reasons Jennifer believes a national day of awareness is important, head over to post found on the Do Justice blog!

Jen Lucking

Jennifer has been Executive Director of Restorations Second Stage Homes since 2018. She has worked closely with victims and survivors of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation since 2011 and was part of Restorations’ founding Board. Jennifer has a MA from Brock University (Social Justice & Equity Studies) where her research focused on the ways pimps and traffickers in Canada target, recruit, and condition women and girls for sexual exploitation. In her free time, Jennifer loves reading and having dance parties in her kitchen with her family.

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