A local organization that has been hard at work bringing hope to victims of child trafficking is marking an important milestone this year. Into the Light, a faith based nonprofit founded in Mountain Home, is celebrating 10 years of providing advocacy, intervention and providing hope to children and adult victims of these crimes.
In 2012 it all began when Heather Kasper was compelled to take action and approached the leaders of her church with a simple question, “what can we do about child sex trafficking?” A small group formed from these discussions and by 2015 Into the Light became an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Chris Carter, a founding board member, says most residents are unaware that this issue effects children here locally and the need has caused the organization to spread around the state.
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Development Director, Jo Lisa Blossom, says multiple approaches gives Into the Light the best results for taking on this growing issue.
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The work of the group has even had an international impact as in the case of a child survivor reunited with her mother in Guatemala in 2020. For Carter this is just one example of the countless lives touched by those advocating to bring an end to trafficking in the state.
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For Blossom the importance of the organization is becoming more and more critical.
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For more information about Into the Light and how to partner with them as they look towards the next 10 years visit www.intothelightus.org.
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