According to Homeland Security 300,000 children a year in the United States are at risk of becoming victims of sexual exploitation. “The reason they call trafficking a silent crime, is because you have shame and embarrassment on the child’s side, and then you have threats and coercion on the perpetrator’s side,” said Jan Edwards, founder and CEO of Paving The Way. Jan is committed to educating and empowering communities how we, as parents, friends, neighbors and businesses, can prevent this silent crime.