Across the United States, as well as in other countries, members of religious congregations of women have become more aware of the growing crime of human trafficking and are actively working to oppose it and to give assistance to victims.

In 2005 the Marist Missionary Sisters opened a shelter in southern California that would give a temporary home to women victims of trafficking, helping them to regain their human dignity and acquire skills needed for a better future. It's a small, but significant project, with two Sisters on the staff and usually four or five women, coming from several different countries

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In the San Francisco area, Sister M. John Paul Chao, works with a Coalition of  Sisters to "Stop Slavery".  She has been invited to speak at different events throughout the country.  An important project of this group has been to make hotel staff more aware of this problem and ready to report it to authorities.

Photos:

1. Sr Mary Jane Kenney (2nd from left) at an information booth with anti-slavery literature in San Bernardino.

2. "Mary's Guest House" logo.

3. Sister Judith Sheridan (3rd from left) and Sister Joan Bernich (right) were among those who received the "La Mancha " Humanitarian Award in 2014 in San Diego for our work at "Mary's Guest House".

4. Sister M. John Paul Chao speaking at an Anti-Slavery gathering.

5. Sisters Lorreta Raass and Mary Anne Faucher at a Human Trafficking Awareness demonstration in the Boston area.