Community in action: Fighting human trafficking
The Junior League of Charlotte has invited Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, to speak to its membership today about the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States and about how her office combating that crime in this area.
North Carolina ranks eighth in the country for human trafficking, primarily because of the two major interstates (I-85 and I-95) that run through the state.
The Junior League encourages its membership to ask their political leaders to pass a bill to create a North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission.
The Junior League of Charlotte is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community.For additional information, call (704) 375-5993 or visit the website.
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