Join Me in the FIGHT!

As we kick off another week of amazing R+F stories of how their products have changed the faces and lives of so many,  I want to share how I will be using my role in this business for the greater good.  

When you think of Charlotte, NC, what comes to mind?  Panthers Football?  Financial District?  Some Mayor scandal?  Well, what you may not realize is Charlotte is one of the top 8 cities in the country for human trafficking.  Right here!  In my own backyard!  It's really easy to close a blind eye to things that don't involve us, but what we don't realize is how quickly this crime is growing.  Take a look at these numbers:

• Every 30 seconds another person becomes a victim of human trafficking.

• Human trafficking generates $9.5 billion yearly in the United States. (United Nations)

• Approximately 300,000 children are at risk of being prostituted in the United States. (U.S. Department of Justice)

• The average age of entry into prostitution for a child victim in the United States is 13-14 years old. (U.S. Department of Justice)

• A pimp can make $150,000-$200,000 per child each year and the average pimp has 4 to 6 girls. (U.S. Justice Department, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)

• The average victim may be forced to have sex up to 20-48 times a day. (Polaris Project)

• Department Of Justice has identified the top twenty human trafficking jurisdictions in the country:” Houston
• El Paso
• Los Angeles
• Atlanta
• Chicago
• Charlotte
• Miami
• Las Vegas
• New York
• Long Island
• New Orleans
• Washington, D.C.
• Philadelphia
• Phoenix
• Richmond
• San Diego• San Francisco
• St Louis
• Seattle
• Tampa  (Department of Justice)

• A pimp can make $150,000-$200,000 per child each year and the average pimp has 4 to 6 girls. (U.S. Justice Department, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)

• One in three teens on the street will be lured toward prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home. (National Runaway Hotline)

• An estimated 27 million people are enslaved today worldwide.

But we CAN do something about it!  I have joined with Justice Ministries here in Charlotte, NC to partner together to bring awareness to this crime and refuge for its victims.  For every sale that I make, I will be donating portion of my proceeds directly to this amazing organization!  I will make my donations known on a quarterly basis as a way to show you how YOU are helping put an end this crime.  

Remember - Stop!  Look!  Listen!  And call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center if you see ANYTHING!  1-888-373-7888, or SMS: 233733 (Text "HELP" or "INFO")