Stories & Updates
![It is important for us to be aware of this form of grooming and trafficking because it is the larger culprit for most US cities, and chances are you will encounter this form of trafficking more than any other.](https://mlvggls1rius.i.optimole.com/w:768/h:439/q:eco/f:best/https://sosresponds.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Grooming-Blog.png)
Written By: Christie A. Many of us on social media have seen the panic-driven posts going around with headlines like
![To end human trafficking, everyone must play a part.](https://mlvggls1rius.i.optimole.com/w:768/h:439/q:eco/f:best/https://sosresponds.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Blog-Practical-Ways-to-Fight-Human-Trafficking.png)
Written by: Hannah W. To end human trafficking, everyone must play a part. Your community needs informed and caring individuals
![Recently we gathered to celebrate the holidays as a team, one of the questions that came up was “what is your favorite holiday tradition?”](https://mlvggls1rius.i.optimole.com/w:768/h:439/q:eco/f:best/https://sosresponds.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Candlelight-Nerf-Wars-Family-Gatherings.png)
Written by: Christie A. Recently we gathered to celebrate the holidays as a team, one of the questions that came
![Dirty Water & Human Trafficking](https://mlvggls1rius.i.optimole.com/w:768/h:512/q:eco/f:best/https://sosresponds.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Dirty-Water-Human-Trafficking.png)
We don’t often think that the lack of clean water could expose children to traffickers, but there is a direct line between the lack of water and trafficking. Communities that do not have access to water struggle with illness and are underdeveloped. Traffickers prey on these communities because they are desperate, can be easily tricked and do not have the resources needed to go looking for missing children.
![Because she doesn’t have access to a water source in her community, she must make the long trek to an open well shared by several villages.](https://mlvggls1rius.i.optimole.com/w:768/h:471/q:eco/f:best/https://sosresponds.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/SARAS-STORY-1.png)
The lack of access to safe, clean drinking water isn’t only consuming Sara’s today, but it is threatening her future. She is unable to attend school and her little body is constantly fighting off illness. Her body isn’t able to develop and grow at a healthy weight.
![Give Back this Holiday Season](https://mlvggls1rius.i.optimole.com/w:768/h:461/q:eco/f:best/https://sosresponds.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Give-back-this-holiday-season.png)
Written by: Janie W. The holiday season is upon us! As you look for ways to celebrate, here are a
![The Basics of Water](https://mlvggls1rius.i.optimole.com/w:768/h:461/q:eco/f:best/https://sosresponds.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-Basics-of-Water.png)
Written by: Christie A. Think back to the spring of last year as you went in search of toilet paper,
![Water is Peace](https://mlvggls1rius.i.optimole.com/w:768/h:384/q:eco/f:best/https://sosresponds.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Water.png)
Written by: Christie A. Working through last year’s file of completed water wells, our team was reviewing projects, looking at
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Written By: Christie A. As we gathered together to strategize about feeding models in July, the good news came in
![How we rescue](https://mlvggls1rius.i.optimole.com/w:768/h:461/q:eco/f:best/https://sosresponds.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/How-We.png)
Written By: Hannah W. Today is Saiya*’s first day of college. It has taken her a few years of private