YOUNGSTOWN - FreeThree returned for their annual event in Youngstown to raise awareness of human trafficking and the resources they offer to support victims and people who feel vulnerable. But this year, instead of a dedicated walk, they hosted a Gathering for Freedom.

According to Macey Austin, a FreeThree board member, the Walk for Freedom began five years ago when one of the the group's leaders believed she heard a message from God and rallied her team behind her to organize an event to reach out to human trafficking victims and vulnerable people across the Valley. Those include residents of Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull counties - the "Three" in "FreeThree."

"Just like most things in the world, they evolve over time. And so, we needed to walk for freedom, we needed to fight, we

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