BEREA, Ky. (LEX 18) — In 2022, Lisa Foster lost her daughter due to a home invasion. Lost and not sure what to do. She leaned on her faith, looking for answers.

“I went into my prayer closet and told God that if He was going to take her, He would have to give me something to hold on to until I go to heaven,” Foster said.

A few months later, she created the nonprofit “Redeeming Hope," an organization that spreads awareness about human trafficking.

Foster explained that she didn't know much about the issue at first, but quickly learned, and the work has given her a whole new outlook on life.

According to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, human trafficking investigations are on a steady rise. In 2013, there were only 19 reports in the state of Kentucky. In 2024, that number ju

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