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UpdatedMon, Jan 11, 2021 at 5:07 pm ET Reply (Courtesy Georgia s Own Credit Union) ATLANTA, GA Atlanta residents and commuters may have noticed a huge sign in downtown Atlanta that reads, 1,053 children trafficked, and for good reason. In honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Monday, Georgia s Own Credit Union partnered with local nonprofit Street Grace to raise awareness about the child victims and survivors of commercial sexual exploitation, according to a Jan. 11 press release. This effort included the displaying of a 174-foot-long digital mural atop the Georgia s Own building on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, that reads 1,053 children trafficked the number of child sex trafficking survivors identified in Georgia in 2020.

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