Palatine site to become group home for human trafficking survivors

Daily Herald article covering the ground breaking of the DCFS human trafficking shelter.

Sophia Manera, a survivor and consultant, speaks at Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony for the soon-to-be built shelter for young female survivors of trafficking in Palatine.
Steve Zalusky/szalusky@dailyherald.com

Sophia Manera, a survivor and consultant, speaks at Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony for the soon-to-be built shelter for young female survivors of trafficking in Palatine. Steve Zalusky/szalusky@dailyherald.com

A secluded, wooded area in Palatine will be the site for the first DCFS-licensed group home in Illinois for young female survivors of human trafficking. The environmentally friendly 12-bedroom home will be developed by HODC and constructed by Buffalo Grove's S.I. Container Builds Inc., a women-owned business utilizing shipping containers.

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