How human trafficking is hitting homeless Veterans

(Source – news.va.gov)

As a social worker at Battle Creek VA, Katie Papke noticed a growing number of homeless Veterans were victims of human trafficking. She knew of five in Grand Rapids, Michigan, alone.

It was the summer of 2020 and this problem was still flying under the radar. It seemed that Veterans, particularly homeless Veterans, were increasingly at risk of being exploited by human traffickers. Continue reading here…

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