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Jessica Bates
  • Child and Family Studies
  • Class of 2013
  • Dalton, OH

Jessica Bates is a Member of the Human Trafficking Awareness Group at Ashland University

2012 Dec 4

Jessica Bates of Dalton, OH is a member of the Human Trafficking Awareness Group at Ashland University.

Bates is majoring in child and family studies.

She is the daughter of Donald and Kathi Bates of Dalton.

Bates is a 2009 graduate of Dalton High School.

The Human Trafficking Awareness Group (HTAG) started out of a spring break mission's 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's 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 truly a massive criminal industry that can happen across the globe or across the street. 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 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category for 2013, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University 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.