Happy Birthday USA!!

www.ew.com/article/2015/07/02/50-songs-50-states

On a day during which we celebrate that which is so precious to us, don't forget that for millions of others here in the US and around the world, even that basic right is denied to them and we must not stop fighting to rescue them from a life of the most heinous slavery.

Child victims of trafficking are recruited, transported, transferred, harbored or received for the purpose of exploitation. They may be forced to work in sweatshops, on construction sites or in houses as domestic servants; on the streets as child beggars, in wars as child soldiers, on farms, in traveling sales crews or in restaurants and hotels. Some are forced to work in brothels and strip clubs or for escort and massage services.
www.unicefusa.org/mission/protect/trafficking

Please write to your representatives and urge them to co-sponsor and vote for Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act S.262 and H.R. 1779 :
PLEASE PROTECT VULNERABLE YOUTH

Dear Congress,

I am writing to urge you to support the passage of the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, S.262 and H.R. 1779, to reauthorize and provide critical updates to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.), which expired in September 2013.

In communities across America--including ours--homeless and runaway youth are more likely to struggle to stay in school, and at greater risk of being trafficked or sexually exploited.

The Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act supports family intervention and reunification services to help prevent trafficking and sexual exploitation, and improves services for youth who have been victims of trafficking or sexual exploitation.

I urge you to cosponsor S. 262 or H.R. 1779 to improve the support system for some of America’s most vulnerable youth, helping prevent trafficking and assist trafficking victims.

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