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York City Council proclaims January 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Month; YWCA York outlines survivor services
Summary
Council issued a proclamation declaring January 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Month in York City. Ashlyn Drummond of YWCA York accepted the proclamation and described survivor-centered services including shelter, counseling and legal advocacy and community education efforts such as the Red Sand Project.
York City Council on Jan. 7, 2024 issued a proclamation declaring January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in York City and presented the proclamation to YWCA York.
The proclamation, read into the record, described human trafficking as “a devastating crime that exploits vulnerable individuals through coercion, deception, and violence” and noted that January is nationally recognized as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The text of the proclamation stated that Pennsylvania identified 220 cases in 2023 involving 469 victims and noted the region’s highway network — including I‑83 and Route 30 — as a factor in trafficking dynamics.
Ashlyn Drummond, anti‑human‑trafficking advocacy coordinator at YWCA York, accepted the proclamation on behalf of the organization and described services the YWCA provides. “At YWCA York, we are dedicated to empowering survivors of human trafficking by providing free, confidential, comprehensive services, including advocacy, counseling, emergency shelter and connections to essential resources,” she said. Drummond also described prevention and education work and referenced the organization’s Red Sand Project each January as a public awareness activity.
Council members thanked YWCA York for its services and invited the organization to join a brief photograph after the proclamation presentation. The proclamation urges residents to support local organizations that assist survivors and to participate in awareness and prevention efforts.
