{"id":9301,"date":"2018-04-10T13:42:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T17:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebw.tv\/?p=9301"},"modified":"2018-04-24T14:18:52","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T18:18:52","slug":"port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Huron Kiwanis brings Attention to Second Leading Crime in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/joannwine.com\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>Sponsored by: JoAnn Wine &amp; Associates<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Written by Audrey Sochor<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0On Monday the Kiwanis Club of Port Huron brought Theresa Flores, founder of the S.O.A.P Project and bestselling author, to town to discuss human trafficking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cWe just want people to know that it exists &#8211; it exists in our community &#8211; and what they can do to keep our kids safe,\u201d said Rick Collins, president of Port Huron Kiwanis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0A form of modern slavery, human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labor or sexual exploitation. Flores\u2019 talk focused on the latter, especially when it comes to children and teenagers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0Herself a survivor of human trafficking right here in Michigan, Flores talked about what trafficking really is, the misconception of it being prostitution, and the signs people should look out for and recognize as trafficking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cFor many years I didn\u2019t know what happened to me was called human trafficking,\u201d Flores said. \u201cAnd so I think it\u2019s really important for teachers, for students, for nurses \u2013 every professional \u2013 to notice the signs of it, because this is the second leading crime in the United States and in Michigan. And we really want to help these kids and these women get out of it.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0Many victims of trafficking are vulnerable kids, Flores said. Maybe from a separated family with not a lot of supervision, or they or their family is on drugs. It could also be those living in poverty or are homeless. Or it could just be a child wanting attention with someone waiting to exploit that and trick or blackmail them into slavery. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0Flores added there has been a huge increase in human trafficking because of the internet and not doing enough to fight the demand for it. \u201cThere\u2019s a huge demand for sex for sale,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s everywhere around us. The penalties for someone buying another person in Michigan are not very high, so because of that it\u2019s rising.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0But she also thinks statistics are on the rise because more people are noticing the signs and reporting it to the police. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cThis is happening everywhere,\u201d Flores said. \u201cIn Port Huron, not just Detroit. It\u2019s happening all across Michigan and we really need to get better at seeing it and helping these victims.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0Collins said the Port Huron Kiwanis is serious about creating awareness for human trafficking and has partnered with Michigan Abolitionist Project to make a lot of resources available. To learn more about how to fight human trafficking, visit kiwanisporthuron.org or soapproject.org.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 \u00a0If you know of someone being trafficked or have a suspicion of trafficking call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsored by: JoAnn Wine &amp; Associates Written by Audrey Sochor \u00a0 \u00a0On Monday the Kiwanis Club of Port Huron brought Theresa Flores, founder of the S.O.A.P Project and bestselling author, to town to discuss human trafficking. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cWe just want people to know that it exists &#8211; it exists in our community &#8211; and what [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":9303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-feature","et_post_format-et-post-format-video","et-has-post-format-content"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Port Huron Kiwanis brings Attention to Second Leading Crime in Michigan - Thumbcoast.tv | ebw.tv - Serving Port Huron and the Thumbcoast<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Port Huron Kiwanis brings Attention to Second Leading Crime in Michigan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Written by Audrey Sochor \u00a0 \u00a0On Monday the Kiwanis Club of Port Huron brought Theresa Flores, founder of the S.O.A.P Project and bestselling author, to town to discuss human trafficking. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cWe just want people to know that it exists - it exists in our community - and what they can do to keep our kids safe,\u201d said Rick Collins, president of Port Huron Kiwanis. \u00a0 \u00a0A form of modern slavery, human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labor or sexual exploitation. Flores\u2019 talk focused on the latter, especially when it comes to children and teenagers. \u00a0 \u00a0Herself a survivor of human trafficking right here in Michigan, Flores talked about what trafficking really is, the misconception of it being prostitution, and the signs people should look out for and recognize as trafficking. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cFor many years I didn\u2019t know what happened to me was called human trafficking,\u201d Flores said. \u201cAnd so I think it\u2019s really important for teachers, for students, for nurses \u2013 every professional \u2013 to notice the signs of it, because this is the second leading crime in the United States and in Michigan. And we really want to help these kids and these women get out of it.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0Many victims of trafficking are vulnerable kids, Flores said. Maybe from a separated family with not a lot of supervision, or they or their family is on drugs. It could also be those living in poverty or are homeless. Or it could just be a child wanting attention with someone waiting to exploit that and trick or blackmail them into slavery. \u00a0 \u00a0Flores added there has been a huge increase in human trafficking because of the internet and not doing enough to fight the demand for it. \u201cThere\u2019s a huge demand for sex for sale,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s everywhere around us. The penalties for someone buying another person in Michigan are not very high, so because of that it\u2019s rising.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0But she also thinks statistics are on the rise because more people are noticing the signs and reporting it to the police. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cThis is happening everywhere,\u201d Flores said. \u201cIn Port Huron, not just Detroit. It\u2019s happening all across Michigan and we really need to get better at seeing it and helping these victims.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0Collins said the Port Huron Kiwanis is serious about creating awareness for human trafficking and has partnered with Michigan Abolitionist Project to make a lot of resources available. To learn more about how to fight human trafficking, visit kiwanisporthuron.org or soapproject.org. \u00a0 \u00a0If you know of someone being trafficked or have a suspicion of trafficking call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Thumbcoast.tv | ebw.tv - Serving Port Huron and the Thumbcoast\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bluewatertv\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-04-10T17:42:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-04-24T18:18:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-10-at-1.40.34-PM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"639\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"468\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"JoAnn Wine &amp; Associates\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Port Huron Kiwanis brings Attention to Second Leading Crime in Michigan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Written by Audrey Sochor \u00a0 \u00a0On Monday the Kiwanis Club of Port Huron brought Theresa Flores, founder of the S.O.A.P Project and bestselling author, to town to discuss human trafficking. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cWe just want people to know that it exists - it exists in our community - and what they can do to keep our kids safe,\u201d said Rick Collins, president of Port Huron Kiwanis. \u00a0 \u00a0A form of modern slavery, human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labor or sexual exploitation. Flores\u2019 talk focused on the latter, especially when it comes to children and teenagers. \u00a0 \u00a0Herself a survivor of human trafficking right here in Michigan, Flores talked about what trafficking really is, the misconception of it being prostitution, and the signs people should look out for and recognize as trafficking. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cFor many years I didn\u2019t know what happened to me was called human trafficking,\u201d Flores said. \u201cAnd so I think it\u2019s really important for teachers, for students, for nurses \u2013 every professional \u2013 to notice the signs of it, because this is the second leading crime in the United States and in Michigan. And we really want to help these kids and these women get out of it.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0Many victims of trafficking are vulnerable kids, Flores said. Maybe from a separated family with not a lot of supervision, or they or their family is on drugs. It could also be those living in poverty or are homeless. 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Flores\u2019 talk focused on the latter, especially when it comes to children and teenagers. \u00a0 \u00a0Herself a survivor of human trafficking right here in Michigan, Flores talked about what trafficking really is, the misconception of it being prostitution, and the signs people should look out for and recognize as trafficking. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cFor many years I didn\u2019t know what happened to me was called human trafficking,\u201d Flores said. \u201cAnd so I think it\u2019s really important for teachers, for students, for nurses \u2013 every professional \u2013 to notice the signs of it, because this is the second leading crime in the United States and in Michigan. And we really want to help these kids and these women get out of it.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0Many victims of trafficking are vulnerable kids, Flores said. Maybe from a separated family with not a lot of supervision, or they or their family is on drugs. It could also be those living in poverty or are homeless. Or it could just be a child wanting attention with someone waiting to exploit that and trick or blackmail them into slavery. \u00a0 \u00a0Flores added there has been a huge increase in human trafficking because of the internet and not doing enough to fight the demand for it. \u201cThere\u2019s a huge demand for sex for sale,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s everywhere around us. The penalties for someone buying another person in Michigan are not very high, so because of that it\u2019s rising.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0But she also thinks statistics are on the rise because more people are noticing the signs and reporting it to the police. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cThis is happening everywhere,\u201d Flores said. \u201cIn Port Huron, not just Detroit. It\u2019s happening all across Michigan and we really need to get better at seeing it and helping these victims.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0Collins said the Port Huron Kiwanis is serious about creating awareness for human trafficking and has partnered with Michigan Abolitionist Project to make a lot of resources available. To learn more about how to fight human trafficking, visit kiwanisporthuron.org or soapproject.org. \u00a0 \u00a0If you know of someone being trafficked or have a suspicion of trafficking call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.","twitter_image":"http:\/\/ebw.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-10-at-1.40.34-PM.png","twitter_creator":"@EbwtvNews","twitter_site":"@EbwtvNews","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"JoAnn Wine &amp; Associates","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/"},"author":{"name":"JoAnn Wine &amp; Associates","@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/#\/schema\/person\/2b1bc6ad80673534512dc96ac161070d"},"headline":"Port Huron Kiwanis brings Attention to Second Leading Crime in Michigan","datePublished":"2018-04-10T17:42:18+00:00","dateModified":"2018-04-24T18:18:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/"},"wordCount":463,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2733.jpg","articleSection":["Feature Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/","url":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/","name":"Port Huron Kiwanis brings Attention to Second Leading Crime in Michigan - Thumbcoast.tv | ebw.tv - Serving Port Huron and the Thumbcoast","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2733.jpg","datePublished":"2018-04-10T17:42:18+00:00","dateModified":"2018-04-24T18:18:52+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2733.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_2733.jpg","width":4032,"height":3024},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/port-huron-kiwanis-brings-attention-second-leading-crime-michigan\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Port Huron Kiwanis brings Attention to Second Leading Crime in Michigan"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/","name":"ebw.tv - Everything Blue Water Television Network","description":"The Blue Water Area&#039;s Positive News Network!","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/#organization","name":"Blue Water Television Network","url":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/198.71.233.36\/999.6a1.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropped-ebw-blue.png?time=1625864790","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/198.71.233.36\/999.6a1.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropped-ebw-blue.png?time=1625864790","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Blue Water Television Network"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bluewatertv\/","https:\/\/x.com\/EbwtvNews","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ebw.tv\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/#\/schema\/person\/2b1bc6ad80673534512dc96ac161070d","name":"JoAnn Wine &amp; 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