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Foster Kids More Vulnerable to Human Trafficking

Jan 21, 2026 | 4:19 PM

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Jan. 21, 2026 ~ Guiding Harbor Spokesperson Nicole Tomaszewski joins Ryan Ermanni to talk about why welfare system kids make up majority of the victims in Michigan.

Jan. 21, 2026 ~ January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It can happen to anyone, but children are especially at risk. Online safety is of high concern today as most teenagers have access to the internet and all that comes with it. “Kids in the foster care actually make up about 60% of the victims just in Michigan,” Guiding Harbor Spokesperson Nicole Tomaszewski said on “‘JR Afternoon.”

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