by Children At Risk | Jul 21, 2023 | Early Childhood Education, Health & Nutrition, Human Trafficking, Immigration, K-12 Education, Policy, Publication
Over the 140 days of the 2023 Regular Texas Legislative Session, approximately 11,800 bills were filed, and 4,550 passed. CHILDREN AT RISK showed up strong, registering support for bills 79 times, and providing expert testimony on legislation 29 times. In addition to...
by Children At Risk | Feb 14, 2023 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Equity, Health & Nutrition, Human Trafficking, Immigration, K-12 Education, Parenting, Publication, Research, Sleep, TXFLC
2022 was a year of huge growth for CHILDREN AT RISK, both in our work and as an agency! In addition to our main office in Houston, we are proud to report C@R now has multiple staff members based in North Texas, Central Texas, and El Paso. Having this statewide...
by Children At Risk | Jun 1, 2022 | C@R Blog, Human Trafficking, Immigration
In May, CHILDREN AT RISK hosted 20 guests in Mexico City for a human trafficking and immigration learning tour. The group spent a busy 4 days visiting with local organizations, touring cultural sites, and (of course) enjoying the food! The trip focused on exploring...
by Julie Morris | Mar 8, 2022 | Human Trafficking, Publication
Illicit Massage Businesses (IMBs) use the cover of a legitimate service to engage in prostitution and often human trafficking by using force, fraud or coercion to compel the women working there to provide sexual services to the buyers who patronize these places. IMBs...
by Julie Morris | Jan 31, 2022 | C@R Blog, Human Trafficking, Policy
By Lauren Biegel Discussions around human trafficking are often focused on identifying victims and punishing their traffickers. Unfortunately, removing a victim from the situation in which they are being exploited is far from the end of the road to recovery and...
by Julie Morris | Jan 25, 2022 | Human Trafficking, Policy, Publication, Research
Texas House Bill 1540 went into effect this September. The bill is a key component of the ‘Texas Model’ to combat commercial sex – and its associated harms including the fueling of sex trafficking – through strengthening buyer accountability....
