There are school drills for active shooters. Parents have been educated on the opioid crisis. We know to warn our children that vaping is no healthier than smoking. But there is a danger that exists in every town and city that targets our youth and...
The definition of human trafficking is the use of force, fraud, and/or coercion to exploit a position of vulnerability in another person. This looks a million different ways, but rarely how it is portrayed in movies and on television. Yes, some people are kidnapped, whisked...
Once you know, you can’t unknow. More Americans are becoming aware of the reality of human trafficking here in the United States. It’s an overwhelming topic. I’ve been in conversations where people have physically put their hands over their ears when learning about it for...
Systemic Failures Behind Human Trafficking The burden of abuse experienced by trafficking victims is both psychological and physical, creating cycles of exploitation and poverty passed generation to generation. Several systemic issues perpetuate human trafficking in the United States among American-born and immigrant victims: exploitation of foster...
GoSolo, founded by SubKit, recently interviewed Co-Founder Kristy Norbert about her journey on becoming an entrepreneur, and how Empower Her Network helps to fight human trafficking. Read her amazing interview here: https://gosolo.subkit.com/empower-her-network/ Learn more about SubKit, or follow them, by visiting one of their social network...
Empower Her Network. I think the stars must have aligned - as a matter of fact, I think my soul was looking for an opportunity like this – literally, RUNNING toward it. My day job: brand management and art director. Side gig: contributing my skillsets as...
Within the last month, Empower Her Network (EHN) has been honored to speak on the topic of human trafficking on two separate podcasts. THE RAW PODCAST with Tammy Polenz, President of Vedas Living & the RAW Podcast The RAW podcast is where real authentic women talk about...
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, also known as BIPOC Mental Health Month. Designated in 2008, Minority Mental Health Awareness Month aims to shed light on specific struggles historically faced by ignored and oppressed groups that contribute to disparities in access to mental health...
For a second, imagine going to nursing school in the early '80s as a gay male. Imagine graduating with straight As only to be treated differently because you started to change how you looked to what felt the best for you. As time went by,...
Juneteenth—a combination of the words June and nineteenth—is an unofficial national holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to establish control of the state and ensure that all remaining slaves were freed....