{"id":94999,"date":"2021-07-15T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-goya-foods-pledges-2-million-to-combat-child-trafficking-2\/"},"modified":"2021-07-15T09:50:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T13:50:13","slug":"goya-foods-se-compromete-a-donar-dos-milliones-de-dolares-para-combatir-el-trafico-de-menore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/goya-foods-se-compromete-a-donar-dos-milliones-de-dolares-para-combatir-el-trafico-de-menore\/","title":{"rendered":"Goya Foods Pledges $2 Million To Combat Child Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 15, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic owned food company in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, announces at a press conference in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington D.C.<\/span>, to pledge <span class=\"xn-money\">$2 million<\/span> to combat child trafficking and to launch Goya Cares.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg6739left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg6739left\" title=\"Goya Foods hosted a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., to announce the company\u2019s pledge of $2 million to combat child trafficking and to launch Goya Cares. Speakers included Bob Unanue, President | CEO of Goya Foods; Dr. Ben Carson, Founder | Chairman of The American Cornerstone Institute; Eduardo Ver\u00e1stegui, Producer of Sound of Freedom; Jennifer Hohman, Founder #FightForUs; Bob Cunningham, CEO | International Centre for Missing &amp; Exploited Children; Antonio Fernandez, President | CEO of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio; | Ally Brito, The Eric Chase Foundation; and Kathy Givens, Survivor Overcomer, Twelve11 Partners. \" border=\"0\" alt=\"Goya Foods hosted a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., to announce the company\u2019s pledge of $2 million to combat child trafficking and to launch Goya Cares. Speakers included Bob Unanue, President | CEO of Goya Foods; Dr. Ben Carson, Founder | Chairman of The American Cornerstone Institute; Eduardo Ver\u00e1stegui, Producer of Sound of Freedom; Jennifer Hohman, Founder #FightForUs; Bob Cunningham, CEO | International Centre for Missing &amp; Exploited Children; Antonio Fernandez, President | CEO of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio; | Ally Brito, The Eric Chase Foundation; and Kathy Givens, Survivor Overcomer, Twelve11 Partners. \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1574795\/Goya_Foods_Pledge.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Today, thousands of children, men and women fall victim to human trafficking in the United States.\u00a0 One out of three is a child.\u00a0 The top U.S. states for trafficking routes include <span class=\"xn-location\">Georgia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span>, and Los Angeles.\u00a0 &#8220;Human and child trafficking is the largest modern-day slavery of our time and it is on the rise.\u00a0 This isn&#8217;t a political issue.\u00a0 This is a humanitarian issue.\u00a0 We cannot ignore the plight, and trauma these individuals and their families experience.\u00a0 We want to eliminate this horrific act of evil by shedding light on this major issue and support organizations and the individuals who risk their lives every day to rescue victims of human trafficking,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Bob Unanue<\/span>, President and CEO of Goya Foods.<\/p>\n<p>The movie, <i>Sound of Freedom<\/i>, produced by Eduardo Ver\u00e1stegui, brings attention to the urgent matter of child trafficking through the heroic actions of a former government agent. As part of the pledge, Goya Cares, a global initiative, will support the release of <i>Sound of Freedom<\/i> and work directly with organizations that combat, rescue, reunite families, and rehabilitate victims including Freedom Foundation, The Eric Chase Foundation, Catholic Charities of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Antonio<\/span>, Hope Rising Texas and many others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3222665-1&amp;h=3550506917&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goya.com%2F&amp;a=www.goya.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.goya.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About Goya Foods<\/b><br \/><i>Founded in 1936, Goya Foods, Inc. is America&#8217;s largest Hispanic-owned food company, and has established itself as the leader in Latin American food and condiments. Goya manufactures, packages, and distributes over 2,500 high-quality food products from <span class=\"xn-location\">Spain<\/span>, the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>, Central, and <span class=\"xn-location\">South America<\/span>. Goya products have their roots in the culinary traditions of Hispanic communities around the world.\u00a0 The combination of authentic ingredients, robust seasonings, and convenient preparation makes Goya products ideal for every taste and every table.\u00a0 For more information on Goya Foods, please visit <b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3222665-1&amp;h=3550506917&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goya.com%2F&amp;a=www.goya.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.goya.com<\/a><\/b>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Press Contact:<\/i><br \/><i><span class=\"xn-person\">Natalie J. Maniscalco<\/span><\/i><br \/><i>845.659.6506 <\/i><br \/><i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:natalie@retromedianyc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">natalie@retromedianyc.com<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg527cleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg527cleft\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1153368\/GOYA_Logo.jpg \"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3222665-1&amp;h=3666578939&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1574795%2FGoya_Foods_Pledge.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1574795%2FGoya_Foods_Pledge.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1574795\/Goya_Foods_Pledge.jpg<\/a> <br \/>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3222665-1&amp;h=2632786701&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1153368%2FGOYA_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1153368%2FGOYA_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1153368\/GOYA_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Goya Foods, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 15, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic owned food company in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, announces at a press conference in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington D.C.<\/span>, to pledge <span class=\"xn-money\">$2 million<\/span> to combat child trafficking and to launch Goya Cares.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg6739left\" dir=\"ltr\">&lt;img id=&quot;prnejpg6739left&quot; title=&quot;Goya Foods hosted a press&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comida-y-bebida"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}