World Human Trafficking Day

Organizations looking to stop human trafficking

AWARENESS DAY.THIS MORNING -- DOUG BENNETT,THE FOUNDER OF THE LOCALNONPROFIT MAGDALENE HOPE --JOINED US TO TALK ABOUT HOWPREVALANT AN ISSUE THIS IS INOUR OWN BACKYARD."THE NUMBERS HERE ARE PRETTYSTAGGERING.

750 TO ONE THOUSANDDIFFERENT WOMEN ARE BEING SOLDTHROUGH THE COURSE OF A MONTHJUST HERE IN BAKERSFIELD.ANOTHER MISCONCEPTION IS THATTHE WOMEN ON UNION AVENUE AREOUT THERE BY CHOICE.

OUR STUDIESSHOW... 9 OUT OF 10 WOMEN ONUNIONAVENUE ARE NOT OUT THERE BYCHOICE..

SOMEONE IS FORCING THEMAND PROFITINGOFF THEM."BENNETT REMINDS THAT THERE IS ASHELTER INBAKERSFIELD THAT HELPS PROVIDERESOURCES FORTHOSE WHO ARE IN THAT LIFESTYLE.HOWEVER -- THE NON PROFIT SAYSIT NEEDS HELP WITH MAINTAININGTHE SHELTER AND WITH FUTUREEVENTS.SO -- IF YOU WANT TO HELP OUT --YOU CAN DONATE OR YOU CANVOLUNTEER AT TWO UPCOMINGEVENTS.

A WOMEN'S CONFERENCETHAT AIMS AT EMPOWERINGWOMEN IS HAPPENING IN SEPTEMBERAND THE MAGDALENEHOPE GOLF TOURNAMENT IS SET FORNOVEMBER.FOR MORE ON HELPING OUT AND TOWATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW --VISIT OUR WEBSITE TURN TO 23 DOTCOM.THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD POSTINGAN IMPORTANT