BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. â What would be the 20th annual New York State Missing Persons Day is canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The springtime event, held annually by the Ballston -Spa based Center for HOPE (Healing Our Painful Emotions), typically draws friends and relatives of missing persons together to reflect, remember and provide mutual support.
According to the nonprofit organizationâs director Mary Lyall, the decision to cancel the April 2020 Missing Persons Day had been an agonizing one to make, because it felt as if the pandemic was robbing loved ones of the chance to assemble and embrace while simultaneously boosting public awareness about unsolved cases.
CEO of UW Business Incubator Client Says Businesses Key in Combating Human Trafficking | News
February 2, 2021
Ashleigh Chapman, president and CEO of the Alliance for Freedom, Restoration and Justice, says other businesses are key to tackling human trafficking in Wyoming, the United States and around the world. (Photo by Ashleigh Chapman)
In 2019, human trafficking was estimated at $ 150 billion per year and affects approximately 40 million trafficked people worldwide, with more than 325,000 victims in the United States Ashleigh Chapman believes that appealing to all types of businesses in the fight against human trafficking is essential to help eliminate these sordid crimes.
“For many years, the burden of combating human trafficking has rested almost entirely on the efforts of governments and non-profit organizations. Trafficking in human beings is a business, in the worst sense of the word, ”says Chapman, president and CEO of the Alliance for Freedom, Restoration and Just