Gov. Brian Kemp's wife, Marty, formed the GRACE Commission to advocate against human trafficking. | State of Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp's wife, Marty, formed the GRACE Commission to advocate against human trafficking. | State of Georgia
Ground was broken for a new Department of Juvenile Justice shelter in Gwinnett County to provide a safe haven for child victims of sexual exploitation, Gov. Brian Kemp said.
The new facility will provide 26 beds for children that have been rescued from sexual exploitation. The governor and First Lady Marty Kemp attended the ceremony as part of their walkthrough of Gwinnett County, the Gwinnett Daily Post said.
"Last week, @MartyKempGA and I attended the groundbreaking for a new shelter for victims of human trafficking. Here in GA, we will continue doing everything we can to bring an end to this evil industry and support the victims," Brian Kemp said on Twitter.
The new shelter is being kept secret by state officials to protect the children who will be helped there, the newspaper said.
“Holding traffickers accountable is only part of the solution to our problem. The other is creating promising futures for those they have harmed,” Marty Kemp said. the Daily Post reported.
The first lady has made major efforts advocating for the fight against human trafficking, with a major focus on child sex trafficking through her GRACE commission, the newspaper said.
"We’ve made great strides towards ending modern day slavery in Georgia, and we won’t stop until we’ve eradicated it once and for all," Marty Kemp said on Twitter.
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