This week on Houston Newsmakers: Host Khambrel Marshall sits down with Rachel Fischer, a registered nurse who is also a survivor of human trafficking. She opens up to discuss her experience and what we can do to stop it.
A Houston-area organization plans a huge luncheon to fundraise for the Hadassah hospital in Israel, as a way to combat food waste.Human trafficking definition: The use of force, fraud, or coercion in exchange for labor, services or a commercial sex act.
Rachel is one of the former victims of sex trafficking in the documentary “Surviving Sex Trafficking” and has trained for years to help law enforcement stop trafficking while also paying particular attention to the victims, who she says are being coerced at younger and younger ages. Barbara Bronstein, Founder, President Second Servings, Linda Freedman Block, National Chair, Hadassah"Keeper of the Gate"Hadassah of Houston is planning a big luncheon for Tuesday, Jan. 17 to honor Barbara Bronstein for her role in starting the nonprofit Second Servings.
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