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TRI-STATE COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
TRI-STATE COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING. In January 2022 a local coalition and a UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE faculty members were recognized for their efforts to stop human trafficking. Governor Kim Reynolds recognized a total of five with Outstanding Anti-Trafficking Service Awards as part of Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
The Tri-State Coalition Against Human Trafficking was founded in 2014 by five area congregations of women religious: [[SISTERS OF CHARITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (BVM), SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS OF THE HOLY FAMILY (OSF), SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (PBVM), Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters and SISTERS OF MERCY. Members did not have to be sisters of a religious order. The organization educated local residents about human trafficking.
Kim Hilby, a University of Dubuque assistant professor of sociology, taught a class each semester on human trafficking which was considered important for students going to such fields of work as nursing, social work, and law enforcement. (1)
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Source:
Reese, Kayli, "Group, UD Professor Honored for Anti-Trafficking Efforts," Telegraph Herald, January 15, 2022, p. 2A