North Carolina victims of human trafficking will receive support from the state with a new budget created to help survivors pursue a better life. The budget assists with many resources, including waiving expunction costs for victims wrongfully cited for participating in sex work. Now, these survivors will be able to clear their records without bearing the burden of unnecessary fees that shouldn’t have been imposed on them in the first place.
The budget, accumulating to $3.2 million, is spread across multiple nonprofit organizations that aid human trafficking survivors with vital resources like education, employment assistance, and case management. Another $1.1 million will support other existing services implemented to help victims move forward into a better life—a life that they deserve to live. Sen. Ted Alexander expressed his duty to put a stop to the cruelty of human trafficking and the devastating consequences faced by victims:
“Human trafficking is all too prevalent in North Carolina. We have the means to both combat this criminal behavior and to help victims caught up in the vicious cycle of exploitation and coercion.”
With the goal of creating a grant program that offers economic assistance to human trafficking survivors, the budget will dedicate $4.4 million to North Carolina’s Human Trafficking Commission, as well as $4.8 million to agencies that currently help victims of sexual assault.
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