At 15 years old, she lived in a loving household, home-schooled by her family. Young and curious, she decided to study abroad. With her parents, she did some research and found a program. When she Read more ...

Maybe Ignite was inevitable. When a veteran meeting-management company throws itself into a cause, chances are, part of the solution is going to be a conference. In 2012, Nix Conference & Meeting Read more ...

St. Louis has become a prime area for sex trafficking, primarily because of the growing online marketplace for the sex trade as well as easy access to interstate highways and its position as a hub for Read more ...

“The five minute video opening of ‘Ignite’ grabbed me. I was hooked from the start.” (Sister Noel F.) This comment from Noel reflects the response of many participants at the Ignite Read more ...

When Molly Hackett, a St. Louis event planner, started receiving calls from human trafficking investigators, she was floored. It never occurred to her that her expertise could aid law enforcement in curbing Read more ...

We want to warn you, some of these images may not be suitable for children. You can help stop sex trafficking just by taking pictures of your next hotel room. A group called “The Exchange Initiative” Read more ...

The photographs on a popular online site advertising “escort” services showed three young women selling their bodies, posed against floor-to-ceiling windows of the same high-rise hotel. One Read more ...

ST. LOUIS — The organizer of a national conference on child sex trafficking says middle school students are being targeted. The conference in St. Louis this week featured leading experts on child Read more ...

Have you talked to your middle schoolers about the dangers of sex trafficking? That was the question at a national conference on child sex trafficking in downtown St. Louis. Organizer Molly Hackett says Read more ...