Local organization creating safe haven for trafficking victims

Women, even young girls, as well as some men and boys, are trapped in the dark world of sex and human trafficking.

Some locals, including at least one sex trafficking survivor and victor, are fighting back and you can help.

- if you have a daughter, sister,- aunt, mother, friend - any- woman in your life you care - about - listen closely.

- women, and yes, even young girl- - as well as some men and boys - are trapped in the dark world o- sex and human trafficking - - right here in south mississippi- however, some locals, including- at least one sex trafficking- survivor and victor - are - fighting back - and you can - help.

- news 25's toni miles shows us - how.- if you have a daughter, sister,- aunt, mother, friend - any woma- in your life you care about - - listen closely.

- woman in your life you care - about - listen closely.

- - sharon robbins, founder & - executive - director, jubilee havens: "well i am a survivor of- trafficking-many, many- years ago.

I've had 17 years of- counseling- healed, delivered - and set free and ready to - help those who are still in the- mess."

It's a crime that hits close to- home for south mississippian- sharon robbins and is happening- right here in plain sight every- day.- sharon robbins, founder & - executive director, jubilee - havens: "it's more of a problem than some people- realize.

Hotels, casinos, major- corportations.

There's- the street trafficking, the - middle trafficking and the- high-class trafficking."

Interstate ten has been - - - - identified as a major corridor - mardi gras and other coast- festivals-common venues - for human trafficking, but- sharon robbins, and others like- debra brown, with jubilee - havens, want to provide an- alternative for these victims-a- safe place to land-and the- non-profit is reaching out to - the community to make an- investment-to help them build - south mississippi's - first-ever human trafficking- - - - shelter.

Sharon robbins, founde- & executive director, jubilee - havens: "even while we've been putting this home in- process, we've actually been- - - - sending girls to locations that- have already been established."

Debra brown, jubilee havens - board president: "we have an opportunity - a - window of opportunity to own or- finance a property in south - mississippi.

We're- looking for, the campaign we're- on right now, it's- - - - $140,000-that's what it's going- to be for the owner financing - but we have a $10,000 down- payment.

For- the past 60 days, we've been on- a campaign to raise that- $10,000.

At this- moment, we're up to $8,000.

We- have two weeks left - until jul- 31st - to meet that - goal."

Anyone can help.- debra brown, jubilee havens - board president: "we have rennovations we need- done.

We need volunteers to do- work in that aspect.

We need- monthly donors.

- people that will give whatever- amount that might be.

<splice>- - - - maybe it's just a one- time - thing.

A person realizes i want- to be a part of that, and i'd - like to do this one - thing.

<splice> you can go to - our website at or they can send- a check to p.o.

Box - 882, ocean spring, mississippi.- 39566."

And while the clock ticks down,- there's still time for- those still entangled in this - modern day slavery.

- sharon robbins, founder & - executive director, jubilee - havens: "they can go to our website.

We know they- have burner phones.

Our website- they can- anonymously reach out to us and- we can direct them in the right- place."

- - - toni