DVAC reads proclamations recognizing January as human-trafficking and stalking-awareness months
Summary
Tanya Paul of the Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas asked the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners to declare January 2026 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Stalking Awareness Month; the board approved both proclamations and signed them.
Tanya Paul, outreach specialist with the Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas, asked the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners to proclaim January 2026 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Stalking Awareness Month and read both proclamations aloud.
Paul said human trafficking and stalking occur locally as well as nationally and urged residents to raise awareness and support survivors. "Human trafficking is a very silent, issue," she said, describing DVAC’s regional services and saying the organization served six trafficking survivors and 40 stalking victims in 2024 across several counties. The board moved, seconded and approved both proclamations; commissioners signed the documents at the meeting.
The proclamations ask residents, service providers and community partners to increase awareness, support survivors and take action. Paul highlighted local outreach steps including wear-blue and sparkle-day awareness events, and she offered to sign the proclamations with commissioners during the meeting.
The board did not debate the substance of the proclamations beyond brief factual clarifications about the regional statistics Paul cited; commissioners thanked Paul and welcomed the advocacy work of DVAC.
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