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NSVRC Blogs by Melinda Sampson


Homelessness and Human Trafficking: COVID-19 Creates a More Vulnerable Population
A urban city drawing fo people walking on the street- one walking their dog as cars drive by and others stroll the sidewalk with buildings and trees in the background

Human trafficking, at its most basic level, is the exploitation of a person’s vulnerability to gain something of value. When we look at marginalized communities, vulnerabilities increase exponentially.