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The ball is set for Saturday, Jan. 8 as a culmination of the funds that have been raised for the incredible cause.

Regaining financial stability can be extremely difficult after being trafficked. “A Survivor’s Guide to Money,” is a new publication by Megan Lundstrom, a former victim of trafficking and co-founder of the US based Avery Center. The guide focuses on practical lessons for trafficked persons in their path to financial independence and is designed to help them understand the financial abuse they have endured and to set goals in their journey to gain financial stability.

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Lester Jones was found guilty of kidnapping and murder in December 2016. • 31 min read Prosecutor recalls discovering new evidence presented in Lester Jones’ second trial Between the first and second trials of Lester Jones, prosecutors discovered surveillance video showing Jones’ whereabouts around the time of Paige Birgfeld’s disappearance. Birgfeld Family Upon first glance, Paige Birgfeld was a hard-working single mother-of-three who juggled multiple odd jobs to make ends meet. But an investigation i...

SWEETWATER COUNTY — During the week of April 26, Sweetwater County law enforcement underwent a four-day advanced human trafficking investigations and victim advocacy training. The training was brought to Sweetwater County through the efforts of Uprising, a Wyoming-based nonprofit committed to empowering communities to confront sex trafficking and exploitation through awareness and prevention education, in coordination with local nonprofit Sweetwater Against Trafficking. The two organizations and the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office worked together to bring nationally-sought after law ...