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Santa Maria proclaims January 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Month; task force executive accepts proclamation
Summary
The council proclaimed January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month; Anne McCarty of the North County Crisis and Child Protection Center accepted the proclamation and described task force work in Santa Barbara County.
The Santa Maria City Council proclaimed January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and recognized local and county task-force efforts to identify and assist survivors.
Mayor Alice Patino presented the proclamation noting the Santa Barbara County Human Trafficking Task Force's work and statistics cited in the reading. Anne McCarty, executive director of the North County Crisis and Child Protection Center, accepted the proclamation on behalf of the task force.
McCarty described the task force as a coalition of county law enforcement, the district attorney's office, homeland security and community-based organizations and said the proclamation sends "a powerful message. It tells traffickers that this city is watching." She added the recognition demonstrates local leaders' commitment to education, intervention and protection.
The proclamation text read by the council noted that California ranks first in the country for reported human trafficking cases and that Santa Barbara County is home to survivors and service providers working on prevention and recovery.
Ending: Council thanked McCarty and acknowledged the work of local nonprofit and law enforcement partners; no formal action beyond the proclamation was taken.
