The City of Port St. Lucie is the first city in Florida to join the 100 Percent Club. More than 1,000 Port St. Lucie employees completed anti-human trafficking training.

The 100 Percent Club campaign is part of Attorney General Ashley Moody’s broader efforts to combat human trafficking by encouraging businesses and communities to train employees on how to identify and safely report potential trafficking situations.

“The City of Port St. Lucie is proud to be the first municipality to join the Florida Attorney General’s ‘100 Percent Club’ by having 100% of city staff receive training from the Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking,” said City Manager Jesus Merejo. “Public safety is one of our City’s top strategic priorities, and by receiving this training, our entire staff of 1,018 employees is now better prepared to further this goal. We are grateful to the Attorney General’s Office for this opportunity to bring awareness and education on this important topic, and we are committed to doing all we can to combat the injustice of human trafficking.”

State Representative Toby Overdorf said, “So grateful for Councilman [Anthony] Bonna’s initiative and the actions of the City of Port St Lucie to take this cognitive step forward in the fight against human trafficking. Through Attorney General Moody’s 100 Percent Club initiative, hopefully other municipalities across Florida will soon follow this stellar example. I am proud to commend the City staff and the members of the City Council.”

Port St. Lucie’s participation in the 100 Percent Club highlights the City’s commitment to public safety. With a fast-growing population and the New York Mets spring training facility attracting tourists from across the nation, it is important that people watch for trafficking. The 100 Percent Club initiative ensures that City workers are equipped with knowledge that could save lives.

Moody said, “I am excited today to add the first city to our 100 Percent Club. Port St. Lucie is growing at a rapid pace, and adding city employees to our team to help spot and report suspicious activity will help us ramp up our efforts to end human trafficking in Florida.”

Through this program, more than 53 companies, organizations and entities have trained more than 12,000 Floridians on how to spot and report trafficking.  To learn more about the 100 Percent Club, click here.