My guest today is my longtime friend Andi Buerger. Andi is a lawyer, community leader, author, speaker and nationally known advocate for homeless teens and the victims of human trafficking. She has two books to her credit so far: A Fragile Thread of Hope and Voices Against Trafficking. Both books are available on Amazon.  Andi knows of what she writes, as she survived 17 years of sex trafficking by immediate and extended family members before that term even existed. In A Fragile Thread of Hope, Andi recounts her remarkable journey to healing and personal triumph, her fierce determination to rescue others like herself, and the desire to give all victims of sexual predators a genuine voice. A Fragile Thread of Hope explores the epidemic of teen homelessness and sex trafficking pervasive throughout America, even in its smaller towns. When it comes to child abuse in particular, Andi asserts, “The vast majority of homeless youth are not runaways by choice." “Someone knows. Someone always knows. It’s whether they have the compassion and courage to step up for what is right, what is necessary to save that victim.”And after today, we’ll all know a little more – and may be changed forever. I’ve asked Andi on the show today to share her perspectives on abuse, homelessness and human trafficking in Oregon and in Central Oregon in particular.

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