These stories motivated me to join the Northeast Florida Human Trafficking Coalition, in which I was exposed to more information regarding the prevalence of human trafficking locally. I attended these meetings for years and much of what they advocated for was the increased need of services provided to victims of human trafficking, the decriminalization of human trafficking victims, an increased public awareness, and effective public policy change. Throughout this time, I witnessed he Northeast Human Trafficking Coalition hosting public movies and events, where individuals in attendance left both surprised and with an increased education of the local issues of human trafficking. I also saw policy change on a local level with the inclusion of a human trafficking report line through DCF, and the implementation of the Safe Harbor Act in Florida. I have also engaged in a multitude of conversations in which people say to me, “Human trafficking is not a local problem,” in which I happily engage by providing them with information.…