October 9th Speaker: Kate Templeton of Tharros Place

The image features the Tharros Place logo, with a golden leaf design and text: "Home for Survivors of Human Trafficking" in green and gold.

 

We were hap­py to wel­come Kate Tem­ple­ton to the Exchange Club of Rich­mond Hill at our Wednes­day, Octo­ber 9th meet­ing at Rich­mond Hill City Cen­ter. Kate is an Out­reach Coor­di­na­tor at Thar­ros Place in Savan­nah. Thar­ros Place pro­vides sup­port and shel­ter for sur­vivors of human traf­fick­ing by pro­vid­ing res­i­den­tial ser­vices for girls between the ages of 12–17.

Human traf­fick­ing, which is defined as the exploita­tion of anoth­er per­son for sex, labor, or ser­vices, is a world­wide threat. In the Unit­ed States, there are 1.5 mil­lion human traf­fick­ing vic­tims, most of whom are chil­dren. Savan­nah is no excep­tion, espe­cial­ly giv­en its high pover­ty rate, inter­na­tion­al port, boom­ing tourism indus­try, and the cross­roads of High­way 95 and I‑16.

Thar­ros Place is a local non­prof­it. You can learn more about them here: https://www.tharrosplace.com/