SR 70 — Commending EnJewel.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22107621DSENATE IRESOLUTION SENATOfferedNO. March 10, 2022 N Commending EnJewel.

––––––––––70 TE Patron––KiggansCommending REnJewel. –––––––––– O WHEREAS, EnJewel, a nonprofit organization in Virginia Beach, works to eradicate human trafficking locally and globally by collaborating with local programs and resources to engage tDe empowering victims, individuals, and businesses;

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andtions such as native peoples, migrant workers, refugees, the homeless, or people with WHEREAS, EnJewel promotes enhanced community education to raise awareness of indicators for people vulnerable to trafficking and increase knowledge about prevention strategies or access to resourcesresWHEREAS, forduring survivors;the COVID-19 pandemic, EnJewel has gone above and beyond to continue to R fulfill its critical mission;

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andecessities for women rescued from traffickers, WHEREAS, in July 2020, EnJewel hosted a virtual five-kilometer race, with participants from all over the world donating thousands of dollars to support the Butterfly House and appliancesRegeneration IntWHEREAS, every January, EnJewel commemorates Human Trafficking Prevention Month through special events and furnitureprogramming forto raise awareness of the Butterflydangers House,of ahuman transitionaltrafficking homeand forpromote womenand rescuedsupport fromother sexorganizations working to end human trafficking;

thenow, organizationtherefore, alsobe assembledit bundlesRESOLVED by the Senate of necessitiesVirginia, That EnJewel hereby be commended for womenits rescuedwork fromto traffickers,educate, asbe wellite aswith, backpacksand ofempower schoolindividuals suppliesto formake children;a difference in the fight against human trafficking;

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andof specialits eventsmission and programming to raiseend awareness of the dangers of human trafficking andin promotethe andCommonwealth, supportthe otherUnited organizations working to end human trafficking;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That EnJewel hereby be commended for its work to educate, engage with, and empower individuals to make a difference in the fight against human trafficking;

and, be it :

35 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for 37 admiration for the importance of its mission to end human trafficking in the Commonwealth, the United 38 States, and around the world.