Gov. Stein marks January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month in North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Administration says human trafficking is one of the state’s most pressing issues. It’s why organizations like Present Age Ministries are working to turn that narrative around.

“Start to interrupt the pathway to victimization sooner, which completely helps change the trajectory of a child’s life, because at six years-old you don’t know that something’s inappropriate. You’ve just been told, or you believe that it’s okay, or it’s their secret, or that I’m special.”

Hannah Arrowood is the Executive Director at Present Age Ministries. She tells me her and her team have dedicated 16 years in the Charlotte are to making sure the issue is no longer top of list for the state, and for the people…

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