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The Texas Trucking Association has partnered with several organizations to launch an anti-sex trafficking campaign aimed at spreading awareness about the prevalence of male victims.\u00a0<\/p>\n
TXTA has partnered with Bob\u2019s House of Hope, and Titus Transport as a part of the \u201cBoys and Young Men are Sex Trafficked Too\u201d initiative. The initiative was announced on January 29th on the south steps of the Texas Capitol.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs proud Texans, we are honored to lead the nation with this new initiative as part of a global effort during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month,\u201d said<\/a> Bob Williams, Founder and CEO of Ranch Hand Rescue and Bob\u2019s House of Hope. \u201cWe are incredibly excited for this multi-pronged partnership between our non-profit, the trucking industry and state government to help spread the critical message that boys are sex trafficked too.\u201d<\/p>\n The anti-trafficking campaign will feature stickers designed to be placed on the back of semi trucks with a hotline number.<\/p>\n \u201cAdvertising a hotline phone number on Titus Transport trucks is something I am honored to do. Just the opportunity to save one trafficked life makes this collaboration worthwhile. I look forward to a long partnership in our effort to save lives,\u201d said Titus Transport CEO and State Senator Brent Hagenbuch.<\/p>\n The initiative hopes to \u201craise public awareness about this epidemic, encourage action by inspiring trucking companies across Texas and the nation to adopt similar awareness campaigns, and support survivors.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis campaign represents a monumental step forward in addressing the hidden crisis of boys and young men being victims of sex trafficking,\u201d said John D. Esparza, TXTA President and CEO. \u201cBy leveraging the reach of the trucking industry<\/a>, we\u2019re sending a powerful message across Texas and beyond: no victim should be overlooked.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n