Florida’s Expungement Laws – Helping Survivors of Human Trafficking

The Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking (BBCAHT) and The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) invite you to participate in BBCAHT’s Monthly 3rd Friday Community Training Program.

Florida’s Expungement Laws:  Helping Survivors of Human Trafficking

Date: September 17, 2021
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern / Noon – 1:30 PM Central

This free certificate webinar one of the “Third Friday” community training events hosted by BBCAHT and STAC to inform and engage the North Florida community and beyond. We are happy to extend this invitation to friends and colleagues – please join us!

When a youth or an adult victim of human trafficking is arrested – whether or not they are prosecuted – they can suffer lifelong personal and practical impacts. Trauma associated with an arrest can haunt them throughout their life. A criminal record can hurt their ability to be economically secure, to get a job or education, and to rebuild their lives and heal. Because these crimes happened while they were being trafficked, Florida law provides a way to help and clear, or “expunge,” their criminal histories. This month’s program will explain the law on expungement, describe the process for clearing a survivor’s criminal history, detail the effects of expungement on a survivor’s life, and dispel myths and misconceptions regarding expungement. If you are a professional or community member who is in actual or potential contact with sex and labor trafficking survivors, you need to know about expungement.

Presenters: Brent Woody, Lead Attorney/Executive Director, Justice Restoration Center; and Rebecca Zoeller, Staff Attorney, Legal Services of North Florida.

NOTE: The Florida Bar has approved this program for 1 hour of basic CLE credit.

Sponsors: STAC in affiliation with Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking, the International Rescue Committee and Legal Services of North Florida.
Contact for questions: STAC at stac@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org or 850-597-2080

AUDIO will be provided through your computer.

Attendance will be limited to the first 1,000 people who join this event. Please join early.
Click here to register with us for this meeting or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://tinyurl.com/68txawc2

If you have technical questions or concerns, please contact Center Support staff at centersupport@usf.edu.

STAC needs your support to sustain these important webinars. Will you donate today? Each gift helps to bring this vital information to the many people who are empowering survivors and preventing human trafficking. The only way we can maintain these programs and this work is with YOUR help.

Suggested donation: $20