Charleston Women-Summer 2021

www. Char l es tonWomenPodcas t . com | www. ReadCW. com | www. I ns tagram. com /Char l es tonWomen CW - 35 O ne of the best parts about living in a town like Charleston is the strong sense of community, especially when that community bands together to help those in need. One example of this is The Formation Project, the first center for adult human trafficking survivors in the state, which was fully funded with donations from Charleston locals. The center depends on support from the community to finance their building and to provide resources for the survivors that turn to them for help. The Formation Project was founded by Kat Wehunt, who decided to create the center for survivors like herself to restart their lives after being trafficked. Wehunt was trafficked by a relative as a teenager before escaping at the BY KATHER I NE WATERS Hope, Options and Opportunities Survivors of Trafficking Move Forward