Students Provide Relief Through Donations and Massage at Breaking Free

Students in Pregnancy/Special Populations class collect donations and give chair massages to raise money for Breaking Free

Human trafficking is the fastest growing black market crime on the planet, second only to drug dealing. It generates an estimated $32 billion dollars per year, according to the United Nations. (Breaking Free, 2015)

This is such an alarming statistic and so eye-opening to instructor, Jennifer Youngs, and her massage therapy students that they decided to take action. The students in her Pregnancy/Special Populations Massage class at Minnesota School of Business-Elk River dug deep to find an organization that helps women and families who have been victims of this crime. They were fortunate to find Breaking Free, a Minnesota non-profit that helps an average of 400-500 women and girls escape prostitution and sexual exploitation each year. The students quickly identified ways that they could help.

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