Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

What’s Behind California’s Frozen Housing Market?

14 hours ago

Oil Prices Rise on Trade War Relief, US Pressure on Russia

15 hours ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is First Republican Lawmaker to Call Gaza Crisis a ‘Genocide’

17 hours ago

UK Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood in September, Barring Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

17 hours ago

Trump’s EPA to Repeal Core of Greenhouse Gas Rules in Major Deregulatory Move

18 hours ago

US Approval of Israel’s Gaza Offensive Drops to 32%, Poll Shows

19 hours ago

Shooter in New York Skyscraper Left Note Blaming NFL for Brain Injury, Mayor Says

20 hours ago

Trump Eyes Aug 1 Trade Deals as EU, China Talks Continue, US Commerce Chief Says

20 hours ago

Trump Says Many Are Starving in Gaza, Vows to Set up Food Centers

2 days ago
Kaiser Employees Lift Up Human Trafficking Victims
GV-Wire-1
By gvwire
Published 6 years ago on
April 10, 2019

Share

A bottle of shampoo. A tube of toothpaste. These are simple things that many folks take for granted.

“We are incredibly grateful that Kaiser Permanente’s employees made this donation to help our young adult and juvenile human trafficking victims.” — Debra Rush, CEO and co-founder of Breaking the Chains
But they are much appreciated by human trafficking victims on the road to recovery and a fresh start in life.
As part of the hospital’s “No More” campaign, employees of Kaiser Permanente Fresno donated and collected enough personal hygiene products to fill more than 1,000 toiletry bags for Breakings the Chains, a local nonprofit that helps human trafficking victims.
Kaiser officials say that hundreds of employees took part in the drive.
Breaking the Chains valued the gift at $2,500.

A Family Effort

Kristina Palmer, a therapist in Kaiser’s mental health department, enlisted her daughter Ivalinn’s 4-H club help in collecting travel-sized hair and skin products and toothpaste. The 4-H Blossom Trail Club of Clovis filled 60 toiletry bags.

Photo of toiletry bags
(Kaiser Permanente Fresno)

Fresno’s Call to Action on Human Trafficking

“We are incredibly grateful that Kaiser Permanente’s employees made this donation to help our young adult and juvenile human trafficking victims,” said Debra Rush, CEO and co-founder of Breaking the Chains.
“Personal hygiene and cleanliness are vitally important when you have come from something that is so dirty as human trafficking.”
Breaking the Chains is one of about 20 government agencies and nonprofits participating in Fresno Mayor Lee Brand’s recently announced Initiative to Combat Human Trafficking.

Watch: Survivor Helps Other Sex Trafficking Victims Break the Chains


Debra_Rush_Victim_turned_advocate_20171218 from GV Wire on Vimeo.

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

DON'T MISS

First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close

DON'T MISS

California Under Tsunami Advisory After Magnitude 8.7 Earthquake

DON'T MISS

Fresno Man Dies in DUI Crash, Driver Arrested

DON'T MISS

Madera County Wildfire Burns Near Fairmead, Containment at 0%

DON'T MISS

Watch Twin Meteor Showers Reach Their Simultaneous Peak in Summer Skies

DON'T MISS

New York Gunman Was Flagged by Security Camera System Before Attack, Sources Say

DON'T MISS

As Trump Cuts Education, Candidates Line Up for California’s Top Schools Job

DON'T MISS

US House Panel Rejects Immunity Request by Epstein Associate Maxwell

DON'T MISS

Fresno’s Vacant Property Ordinance Punishes the Wrong People: Rassamni

DON'T MISS

Trump Approval Rating Sinks to 40%, the Lowest of His Term, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds

DON'T MISS

What’s Behind California’s Frozen Housing Market?

UP NEXT

Fresno Man Dies in DUI Crash, Driver Arrested

UP NEXT

Madera County Wildfire Burns Near Fairmead, Containment at 0%

UP NEXT

As Trump Cuts Education, Candidates Line Up for California’s Top Schools Job

UP NEXT

Fresno’s Vacant Property Ordinance Punishes the Wrong People: Rassamni

UP NEXT

What’s Behind California’s Frozen Housing Market?

UP NEXT

Tulare County Authorities Find Body in Sequoia National Park

UP NEXT

Fresno Unified Will Pay Nikki Henry $162K Without Board’s Public Vote

UP NEXT

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is First Republican Lawmaker to Call Gaza Crisis a ‘Genocide’

UP NEXT

Homicide Suspect Arrested in Texas for 2023 Fresno Killing

UP NEXT

New Gallup Poll Reveals Most Immoral Behaviors In America

Watch Twin Meteor Showers Reach Their Simultaneous Peak in Summer Skies

11 hours ago

New York Gunman Was Flagged by Security Camera System Before Attack, Sources Say

12 hours ago

As Trump Cuts Education, Candidates Line Up for California’s Top Schools Job

13 hours ago

US House Panel Rejects Immunity Request by Epstein Associate Maxwell

13 hours ago

Fresno’s Vacant Property Ordinance Punishes the Wrong People: Rassamni

13 hours ago

Trump Approval Rating Sinks to 40%, the Lowest of His Term, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds

14 hours ago

What’s Behind California’s Frozen Housing Market?

14 hours ago

Tulare County Authorities Find Body in Sequoia National Park

15 hours ago

Oil Prices Rise on Trade War Relief, US Pressure on Russia

15 hours ago

Scottie Scheffler vs. Everybody: Open Champion Makes His Case Among the Greats

16 hours ago

California Under Tsunami Advisory After Magnitude 8.7 Earthquake

Update at 7:35 p.m. on July 29 The U.S. National Weather Service has issued a tsunami advisory for the California coast, with projected arri...

10 hours ago

10 hours ago

California Under Tsunami Advisory After Magnitude 8.7 Earthquake

Juan Carlos Mendoza Jr., 23, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and vehicular manslaughter after a crash in Fresno County killed a 24-year-old passenger. (Fresno County SO)
10 hours ago

Fresno Man Dies in DUI Crash, Driver Arrested

A wildfire in Madera County, dubbed the 19 Fire, has burned 16 acres with 0% containment as of Tuesday, July 29, 2025, afternoon, according to CalFire. (CalFire)
11 hours ago

Madera County Wildfire Burns Near Fairmead, Containment at 0%

11 hours ago

Watch Twin Meteor Showers Reach Their Simultaneous Peak in Summer Skies

A man holding a rifle walks into an office building at 345 Park Avenue shortly before a shooting that killed several people, in the Midtown Manhattan district of New York City, U.S. July 28, 2025, in a still image taken from surveillance video. Surveillance Camera/Handout via REUTERS
12 hours ago

New York Gunman Was Flagged by Security Camera System Before Attack, Sources Say

Teacher Uses Globe While Instructing Her Students
13 hours ago

As Trump Cuts Education, Candidates Line Up for California’s Top Schools Job

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell stands at the podium to address Judge Alison Nathan during her sentencing in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S. June 28, 2022. (Reuters File)
13 hours ago

US House Panel Rejects Immunity Request by Epstein Associate Maxwell

13 hours ago

Fresno’s Vacant Property Ordinance Punishes the Wrong People: Rassamni

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend