The Asian Association of Utah has renovated its location on South Major Street in Salt Lake City and turned it into a dedicated Human Trafficking Support Center, expanding services for survivors across the state. “Human trafficking is a very economic crime,” Sarah Chau, outreach education coordinator for the program, said.
The Human Trafficking Support Center offers services such as housing and healthcare assistance, as well as mental health resources.
The organization, which started over 45 years ago, received a grant that allowed for renovations to the building. The renovations include new therapy rooms and a meeting room.
So, what is human trafficking?
“This looks like an individual that’s having to engage in commercial sex in order to have a place to live, or they might be providing labor services, maybe they were promised a job to come to the U.S. or work at a different location, and the job wasn’t what they were expecting,” Chau explained…