May 17, 2024 |
Photo – Training announcement – Courtesy St Christopher’s Highway
Saint Christopher’s Highway of Carbon County is hosting a class on how to recognize the signs of a social problem all around us in these crazy times we are living in — human trafficking.
Saint Christopher’s Highway of Carbon County is a non-profit organization focused on helping needy travelers. Members of Saint Christopher’s Highway have been holding a series of public forums to educate residents about important topics. Last month, Children’s Advocacy Project Executive Director Stacy Nelson spoke at the Saint Christopher’s Highway meeting about children who have been victims or witnesses of crime.
Next Thursday, May 23rd, Saint Christopher’s Highway of Carbon County will host Regional Nurse Supervisor and Rawlins city council member, Jacquelin Wells at Saint Thomas Episcopal Church in Rawlins.
Saint Christopher’s Highway Board President Reverend Bobbie Fitzhugh said Wells will talk about human trafficking.
Human traffickers often rely on highways to facilitate their movement. Reverend Fitzhugh said it’s reasonable to assume trafficking victims are transported through Carbon County using Interstate 80.
Reverend Fitzhugh said Nurse Wells will explain what human trafficking is and teach the public how to recognize the signs of a trafficking victim.
Saint Christopher’s Highway of Carbon County’s goal is to help people get where they need to be. Reverend Fitzhugh said thankfully, her organization hasn’t knowingly encountered a human trafficking victim. The reverend said St. Christopher’s Highway volunteers are mostly confronted with people fleeing abusive relationships.
The organization will host a public forum next week on the social and criminal issues surrounding human trafficking.
The forum will feature Jacquelin Wells, Regional Nurse Supervisor for Wyoming Public Health, and will take place from noon to 1:00 pm next Thursday, May 23rd, in the lower level of Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, located at 321 6th Street in Rawlins. A free lunch will be provided.
Reverend Fitzhugh invited everyone to attend the public forum, especially local motel and hotel owners.
