Upcoming Events

Open Modal

Casey’s And Kum & Go To Partner In Effort To Combat Human Trafficking

Two of Iowa’s most popular convenience stores are partnering in an effort to raise awareness of human trafficking and to provide victims an avenue of escape. Casey’s General Stores and Kum & Go are coming together to join Convenience Stores Against Trafficking (CSAT), a branch of a national nonprofit, In Our Backyard, dedicated to advancing anti-trafficking work. Combined, Kum & Go and Casey’s have more than 2,500 stores in the Midwest and South. By leveraging this large footprint of locations, many of which are open 24/7, they hope to provide a collective neighborhood watch and safe haven made up of caring employees and customers. The stores’ associates will participate in CSAT training that will teach them what to do if they suspect somebody is the victim of human trafficking and place stickers throughout their bathrooms with information from the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Kum & Go President, Tanner Krause, says, “[We are] committed to improving our neighborhoods, and this partnership with CSAT is our most recent effort to make days better.” Terry Handley, CEO of Casey’s General Stores, says, “We recognize that we can play an important role in identifying and deterring human trafficking in our communities.”

Recommended Posts

Loading...