Heart 2 Heart Concepts Magazine 12/2017-Exploring Your #HIDDENFIGURESSPIRIT | Page 20

Imperial Lady Foundation, Inc. NATISHA BUTLER FOUNDER/CEO Human Trafficking is defined as the action or practice of illegally transporting people from one country or area to another, typically for the purposes of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. Unfortunately many girls and young women fall victim to this horrible lifestyle by false pretenses. For some, the promise of a job; a place to live; food and family/friends, is the way to lure them in. Common victims are those that have run away from home, are a part of the foster care system, illegal aliens and kidnapped victims. The circumstance surrounding human trafficking and how it can be prevented is the foundation in which the Imperial Lady Brand was founded on in 2015. The name is a result of the founder’s status as the 2016 Mardi Gras Queen representing the first all female Mardi Gras Krewe to grace the streets of Jefferson Parish and the first member of the Krewe’s Royal Society. The mission of this brand is to offer resources to at risk and underprivileged young ladies to reduce the cycle of falling victim to human trafficking. With the