NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Love 146 held an event at Sobol in New Haven Saturday afternoon for Human Trafficking Awareness Day.
Local organizations say the need for their services is growing and Love 146 hoped to educate the community about what work they do at Saturday’s event.
The nonprofit is Connecticut’s primary provider of specialized services for children who have been victimized by trafficking. Love 146 say over the last 10 years they’ve worked with nearly 1,000 youth in every county in Connecticut and they say demand is growing.
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“For the past five years we’ve been seeing the need significantly increasing to the point where there is a waitlist for our services,” said Marilyn Murray, Director of Communications for Love 146…