Along the Ohio Turnpike, outside the Glacier Hills Service Plaza - lots of food and fun. Inside - all sorts of family activities, and even a therapy dog.
It's all part of the Turnpike Commission's customer appreciation day.

Bowling Green State University professor Tracy McGinley is also set up inside.
She's been part of this event for years, albeit with a more serious purpose. Her students organized a service project to raise awareness of human trafficking.

"There are a lot of myths that exist out there about human trafficking and we really want people to know the reality of what's taking place," McGinley said. "We're finding more and more that it's familiar trafficking and things like that, where you actually have family members who are involved in it."

21 News has kept a watchful eye on the trends with human and labor trafficking.
Governor DeWine established a task force to prevent and prosecute offenders and support victims.
The state also just hired Kelli Cary to serve as the new anti-trafficking director to lead the charge.

"What I would recommend is really providing education, receiving education from local experts in your community," Cary said on 21 News at 5 Thursday.

Attorney General Dave Yost's office also has its own initiative, and the efforts don't stop there.

"We have many coalitions throughout the state that are focused on this," said McGinley. "So the more we can just keep that word out there, I think that's where we really start to make a big difference."

A big enough difference so that Ohio's highways don't carry traffickers and victims any longer.