Relentless Pursuit by Kiera Smith https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit Relentless Pursuit is an organization that seeks to help people that have been put into human trafficking. Their mission is to destroy trafficking. en-us 2021-03-26 18:12:08 UTC 2023-03-09 11:36:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://www.rebuildingtogetherkc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/New-Logo-grey.png 95 reported cases of sex trafficking ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1373014318 2021-03-31 18:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1373014318 24 cases of labor trafficking ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1373016632 2021-03-31 18:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1373016632 17% are men ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1373018395 83% are women]]> 2021-03-31 18:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1373018395 59% are adults ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1373021235 41% are children]]> 2021-03-31 18:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1373021235 Their Team- ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1373045831 2021-03-31 18:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1373045831 Missouri Statistics- ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1444011412 2021-04-21 18:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1444011412 ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1444035718 In its most basic form trafficking is slavery. Although slavery had been around years prior, trading of slaves for sexual purposes started around the 1700s. ]]> 2021-04-21 18:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1444035718 History- ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1444057616 2021-04-21 18:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1444057616 Missouri ranks 16th in the country in the number of human trafficking cases reported to the N.H.T.H. ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470503630 2021-04-28 18:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470503630 Every 2 min a child is exploited in the sex industry ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470509122 2021-04-28 18:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470509122 Average age is 14 years old ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470510828 2021-04-28 18:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470510828 They are purchased an average of 5.4 times a day ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470520024 2021-04-28 18:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470520024 Less than 1% of victims are rescued each year ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470527002 2021-04-28 18:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470527002 96% female; 50% being underage ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470530924 2021-04-28 18:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470530924 52% are African American or Latino ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470533676 2021-04-28 18:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470533676 14% are runaway youth ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470536730 2021-04-28 18:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470536730 How- ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470538883 - False job advertisements 43%
- Other/unknown 26%
- Sold by family 11%
- "Boyfriend" 10%
- Abduction 4%
- Trafficked by friend 4%
- False immigration 2% ]]> 2021-04-28 18:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470538883 80% of rescued victims end up back with the traffickers ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470553014 2021-04-28 18:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470553014 First Day- ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470565956 - Got a tour of facility
- Informed of rules
- Signed waiver
- Sorted shoes/clothes
- 1-5 P.M. 
Me sorting shoes- ]]> 2021-04-28 18:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470565956 Second Day- ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470576906 - More familiar with facility
- More interactions with the women
- Sorted clothes/shoes
- Moved bins to other part of the building
- 1-5 P.M. ]]> 2021-04-28 18:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470576906 1st Main Room ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470586259 - Door is locked from outside; can only be let in if someone opens door from inside
- Sign in next to door (So they can give proof that they need funding) & flyers for recovering
- Couch area 
- Clothes hanging on wall
- Half-Kitchen; the women are not allowed to touch anything to do with the kitchen for health reasons
- Bathroom
- Exam room
- Laundry room]]> 2021-04-28 18:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470586259 2nd Main Room ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470606512 - Art station/display/computer area
- Couches/chairs
- Library
- More clothes + shoes (They are only allowed one outfit per week) 
- Changing room
- Bathroom/shower
- Storage room]]> 2021-04-28 18:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470606512 ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470646722 They bought a large building with lots of smaller buildings in it. Right now only two are functioning places for the women. They plan to renovate the whole building into many different sections. Some of those being a drop-in center, 90-day stay center, etc. One of those rooms is going to be a thrift store where the women who want to be rehabilitated will work as their first job back in society. ]]> 2021-04-28 18:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470646722 ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470667476 - They will take pictures of cars that pick the women up and give them to law enforcement
- Men will sit on the corner and watch which women go into the center]]> 2021-04-28 18:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470667476 Volunteer ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470683151 They need more volunteers since they are experiencing a shortage right now. 

]]> 2021-04-28 18:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470683151 Donate- ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470687107 The women are always in need of anything you can give to the center. ]]> 2021-04-28 18:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470687107 Funding ksmith2111 https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470689127 I do not know the details on this part, but I can assume any financial help would be appreciated. ]]> 2021-04-28 18:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith2111/RelentlessPursuit/wish/1470689127