FULL STORY – Seattle Times – U.S. House Should Pass Anti Sex Trafficking Bills, Crack Down on Backpage.com The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote as early as Tuesday on several anti-sex trafficking bills. With broad support from members of both parties, these sweeping measures ought to have no problems getting passed off the floor […]
Traveling Sex Offenders Pose Significant Risk to Destination Countries
By: Eion Oosterbaan In May 2014, the United States Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium hosted a strategy meeting focused on information-sharing regarding traveling sex offenders (TSOs), who play a large role in the ever-growing presence of International Sex Tourism and Human Trafficking. Eion Oosterbann attended as an observer on behalf of Shared Hope. […]
In Congressional Briefing, Panelists Discuss Exploitation of Vulnerabilities That Lead to Child Labor
By: Elizabeth Clapp On Tuesday, April 8, a Congressional Briefing was held on Capitol Hill, entitled “Combating Exploitative Child Labor.” In attendance was Senator Tom Harkin, along with a panel of activists and professionals working within the anti-child labor trafficking movement. These individuals are on the front lines, helping young children who have been exploited by […]
Shared Hope Director, Nancy Winston, Receives Maryland Governor’s Service Award
By Melanie Mah Twenty-seven Maryland residents were selected as recipients of the 30th Annual Governor’s Service Award, honored on November 4, 2013. Nancy Winston, Senior Director at Share Hope International, was honored with the Governor’s Service Award as a Special Honoree. This prestigious award is given to individuals who display an outstanding record of volunteerism […]
Seattle Chosen Premiere Summary – Sept. 26, 2013
Guest post by: Jo Lembo With the Seattle Aquarium as the backdrop, guests of Shared Hope International heard, many for the first time, that sex trafficking is real and it’s here in our neighborhoods. The Seattle Premier showing of Chosen drew a registration of over 300, many of them sponsored youth from the Puget Sound […]