➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
PA: Human trafficking…avoiding “the life” at all costs
Philadelphia Sun – April 28, 2017
Poverty and homelessness often places children, adolescents and even adults in harm’s way. Human traffickers look at those with housing or food insecurities as easy targets, especially those who are living in cars or squatting in abandoned houses. Just offering a hot meal, a couch to sleep on for a night, or small amounts of cash may be all it takes to lure a desperate person into what is known on Philadelphia streets as “the life.”
http://www.philasun.com/local/human-trafficking-avoiding-life-costs/