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Every Child Matters

We were happy to participate in a local fundraiser where local businesses hosted a classroom that helped with a variety of projects. In our case, we hosted a 2nd-grade class that helped make Thank You cards. And believe me, we have a whole lot of reasons to write Thank You cards! We had fun helping the children make the cards and the hand collage featured above by dipping their little hands in acrylic paint. The students’ efforts earned a donation to Lexington Public Schools.

Orange Shirt Day is October 30th of each year. It is a day to celebrate every child, past, present, and future.

Since Stacey and I are also book lovers, check out Every Child Matters

In closing, we want to remind our readers that some of the most vulnerable people who are targeted and victimized are children in foster care. We did a small deed to help children living in foster care because they matter too!

We delivered goodie bags for 37 children who were reunited for a long weekend here in Central Nebraska by a non-profit Camp Catch-Up. While visiting the siblings during their stay at Camp Comeaca, we encountered kids painting their faces, playing ball, and being busy on their devices. Typical kid activity, what a treasure.

A set of twins, one living in Western Nebraska and the other living in the Northeast part of Nebraska, were selected to lead us through the camp. They told us that the only time they get to see each other is during the camps. Both will be graduating from high school this year and have plans to work and pursue a higher education. They will have two more opportunities to attend Camp Catch-up before transitioning from foster care into adulthood. That transition period is a critical time for many, to help they recieved a small anti-trafficking toolkit in their goodie bags. a few of the items included in the toolkits were grooming tactics and ways to report.

Report Trafficking

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call 911.

Human trafficking is a situation in which an individual is compelled to work or engage in commercial sex through the use of force, fraud or coercion. If the individual is under the age of 18 and engaging in commercial sex they are experiencing trafficking regardless of whether force, fraud, or coercion is also taking place.

If you believe you may have information about a trafficking situation:

  • Call the National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free hotline at 1-888-373-7888: Anti-Trafficking Hotline Advocates are available 24/7 to take reports of potential human trafficking.
  • Text the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 233733. Message and data rates may apply.
  • Chat the National Human Trafficking Hotline via humantraffickinghotline.org/chat.
  • Submit a tip online through the anonymous online reporting form below. However, please note that if the situation is urgent or occurred within the last 24 hours we would encourage you to call, text or chat.
  • Interpreters are available via phone call only.
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Getting Tools and Tips into the Hands of M.H. Therapists

Last week we had the privilege to share Anti-Trafficking toolkits to therapist from multiple states, who joined in via Microsoft Teams.

Each received a toolbox that included;

Screening tools for both adults and youths. The screeners can be used in their private practices with no additional fee to the client. Current statistics and vulnerable populations were included along with free online safety videos for children.

Two issues that we researched and presented were AI and its affects on Human Trafficking, and Pornography’s role in Human Trafficking.

Please share with us what you know about AI related to Human Trafficking or Pornography’s role in Human Trafficking. We are always open to learning more.

January is Human Trafficking Awareness month – Wear blue to show your support.

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January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month it is also a month for GRATITUDE.

Please read Stacey’s gratitude post and know that we are doing what we can to help in the fight to reduce this violent crime.

“Gratitude: I’m grateful for our partnership at Traffic Stop. Traffic stop wouldn’t exist without Lisa. For our volunteers and community supporters making the fundraising efforts successful! For our husbands and family who offered encouragement and a safe place to land after a hard day. For the challenges we faced and opportunities to stretch/grow. For adversity and discourages -they was humbling and enabled us to witness how broken our culture is when it comes to sexuality, power, and control. For my dog who greeted me everyday with unconditional love and slobbery kisses. For the love of our children and Lisa’s grands and my future grands -the reason we bring this message of prevention and awareness in hopes they never experience this trauma. For all people in this world who have suffered, thank you for showing the way toward healing.”

That’s all I have for now,

Stacey Cahill

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It all started with a book.

“When people have many adverse child experiences (ACE Score) such as sexual, physical, and emotional abuse combined with abandonment, shame, ridicule, and tragic suffering often we are unequipped to know/sense or see red flags. These traumas make it difficult to know that we can stop or walk away from new traumatic experiences. Because our normal is tragic suffering and dysfunction, we do not know how to keep ourselves safe. Our negative experiences are higher than those who have a lower ACE score, even in adulthood. Therefore, we are flash-flooded with ‘messed-up’ experiences throughout our lifetime (it is as if our security system was not installed). Our PTSD responses compound and grow. We explain this for you to understand why we are jumping and bouncing all around in this novel. It is because of Marley’s trauma and her high ACE score. Finding a way to express this phenomenon happened after years of processing, writing, and editing this novel side by side.”

With Love, 

Stacey Cahill and Lisa Molina