They founded the county’s first rape crisis center, opened Lee’s first “safe shelter” and, in the process “changed the face of our community and saved countless lives,” according to the Abuse Counseling and Treatment Inc. website The organization that began by offering services out of its founders’ homes before incorporating as an official nonprofit continues to provide shelter and assistance to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault but also targets those harmed by sexual trafficking, a growing scourge. …read more