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flag A $2 million grant will help a Peoria nonprofit expand its fight against human trafficking.

flag The Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria has received a $2 million grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation over three years to expand its fight against human trafficking. flag The funding will support hiring new staff, including a department director and labor trafficking specialist, and improve data analysis to identify trafficking patterns. flag CFPA, active for seven years across 46 central Illinois counties, partners with state and federal agencies to strengthen victim services, public awareness, and community training. flag CEO Carol Merna emphasized the need to combat trafficking’s hidden nature and bring overlooked cases into the open.

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