Chelsea Trainer Member of the Human Trafficking Awareness Group at Ashland University

2017 Jan 31

Chelsea Trainer of Mount Gilead, OH, is a member of Ashland University's Human Trafficking Awareness Group.

Trainer is majoring in forensic biology.

She is the daughter of Benjamin and Holly Trainer of Mount Gilead. Trainer is a 2014 graduate of Northmor Local High School.

The Human Trafficking Awareness Group (HTAG) started out of a spring break mission trip in 2008 through Ashland University's Isaiah Project. As a team, they spent a week ministering to individuals in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. While there, mission base leaders shared their knowledge of human trafficking with the group. Over the last two years, HTAG has raised awareness on human trafficking and supported a local shelter called Gracehaven House that works to restore victims in Ohio. Human trafficking is a massive criminal industry that occurs across the globe. This group focuses on bringing hope to victims of human trafficking through educating peers, professors, family and community on this horrific crime. HTAG is dedicated to finding ways to support rehabilitative efforts (like Gracehaven) as well as the movement to combat modern-day slavery as a whole.

Ashland University, ranked in the top tier of colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category for 2017, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) deeply values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students. ###