Article by Grace Da Rocha, Las Vegas Sun

While many around the world will have their eyes on the Super Bowl in Las Vegas hoping to catch some football or Usher’s halftime performance, one organization in Las Vegas will be keeping its eyes on the streets to help victims of sex trafficking.

Signs of HOPE, a nonprofit supporting survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking, is partnering with Metro Police to help curb an expected jump in human trafficking during the time period surrounding the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl 58 is Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium, and hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected in the days leading up to the game.

“We do focus a lot of our resources around these larger events because we know that there’s going to be an uptick in numbers,” said Kimberly Small, CEO of Signs of HOPE. “People are drinking and having a great time — and we want them to have a great time here in Las Vegas — but there’s also this perception of what happens here stays here, and anything goes here and prostitution is legal in Las Vegas, and that is not true.”

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