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Bloomington proclaims January 2026 Human Trafficking Prevention Month, local groups announce training

Bloomington City Council (Committee of the Whole) · January 21, 2026

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Mayor Dan Brady read a proclamation declaring January 2026 Human Trafficking Prevention Month; Carol Murna of the Center for Prevention of Abuse praised Bloomington's early leadership and Allies Against Trafficking announced a Jan. 27 training at the ISU Alumni Center.

Mayor Dan Brady presented a proclamation declaring January 2026 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month and invited representatives from the Center for Prevention of Abuse to accept it.

Carol Murna of the Center for Prevention of Abuse told the council Bloomington was the first Illinois community to partner for human-trafficking awareness and prevention trainings and said that leadership helped the center extend training across McLean County; she noted the organization has trained more than 50 communities and organizations in the county.

Nancy Bollinger, introduced as executive director of the Bloomington-based nonprofit Allies Against Trafficking, announced a training on Jan. 27 at the ISU Alumni Center on drug-endangered families and family trafficking, co-hosted with Chestnut Health Systems and SIU School of Medicine, and distributed registration flyers. Bollinger said the session is intended for community leaders, health-care providers, service providers and educators.

Mayor Brady and council members thanked the organizations for their work; city staff noted some of the advocates' suggestions have been implemented. The proclamation and the announced training position local partners and the city to coordinate awareness, prevention and service referrals in the coming weeks.