When a victim or survivor of human trafficking is identified in Western PA, local law enforcement, the FBI, the Coalition, and The Project to End Human Trafficking work together to utilize and coordinate the services and resources available through the Coalition members to meet the needs of the survivor.
Erica shared with us stories about the work that the Western PA Anti-Trafficking Coalition has done to serve the specific needs of survivors, including their delight in helping a pregnant woman with gifts for her baby. She also explained how the members of the Coalition have worked out a system that has become so efficient in meeting the immediate needs of survivors, it has been said they have never had a need that they could not meet within 48 hours.
Erica is a great example of how a person with a passion for the issue of human trafficking can join others in making a tremendous impact in their own communities, and it was a pleasure interviewing her.
