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SUMMARY:STAC Third Friday Webinar Series Program (May 2026)
DESCRIPTION:The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) Third Friday Webinar Series Program is dedicated to educating everyone about the critical issue of human trafficking. This interactive series aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the various facets of human trafficking\, from its root causes and methods of operation to the profound impact it has on survivors\, their families\, workplaces\, and society both in our home towns and worldwide. \nThroughout this series\, we will explore the complexities of human trafficking\, featuring expert insights from sex and labor trafficking survivors\, law enforcement officials\, anti-trafficking advocates\, legal professionals\, and researchers. Each session will delve into specific topics\, including the impact of social media and the trafficking of youth online\, identification of trafficking situations\, familial trafficking\, the often hidden realities of labor trafficking\, the psychological and physical toll on survivors\, legal frameworks and strategies\, and promising practices designed for prevention and intervention. \nOur goal is to empower participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to recognize\, prevent\, and safely respond to both sex and labor trafficking. Whether you are a concerned citizen\, a professional in a related field\, a faith community member\, and educator\, a business person\, or someone seeking to make a difference\, this webinar series will provide valuable information and actionable steps to support survivors and fortify your family and community. Join us and contribute to the global fight against this exploitation. \nWebinar descriptions\, registration\, and speaker info: Coming Soon\n====================== \nSTAC 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.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/stac-third-friday-webinar-series-program-may-2026/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Credit Repair Clinic for Trafficking Survivors
DESCRIPTION:On April 28\, 2026\, there will be a virtual Credit Repair Clinic for survivors of human trafficking. The deadline to apply to participate in the clinic is March 16\, 2026.\nThe clinic is organized by the Pro Bono Institute and the National Survivor Law Collective. The clinic will provide pro bono legal assistance to survivors seeking to repair credit issues related to their exploitation. \nThe clinic focuses on remedies available under the Debt Bondage Repair Act\, which allows survivors to block harmful credit information that resulted from their trafficking. \nPlease note that survivors must be referred by an organization authorized to provide Victim Determination Documentation under 12 CFR § 1022.142(b)(1)(i)(2). Service providers who are able to provide this type of documentation can scan the QR code on the flyer to complete the pre-registration questionnaire and determine survivor eligibility. \nPre-Registration Questionnaire: https://airtable.com/appgNkXeNpJEx7a21/pag4HrypfY0sIXf5D/form
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/credit-repair-clinic-for-trafficking-survivors/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:When Human Trafficking Comes to Work
DESCRIPTION:People are both sex and labor trafficked and exploited at workplaces and in plain sight in every community. How can we as employees\, managers\, co-workers\, customers and clients recognize and respond to trafficking situations in ways that protect trafficking victims and the workplace? Children and adults who are trafficked and who are vulnerable to being trafficked need the eyes and ears of our community’s workforce to know how to recognize trafficking situations and to support them. This webinar is an interactive\, live presentation of the online STACPRO training program and will provide vital information for the entire community\, including social services\, healthcare\, the justice system\, businesses such as restaurants and retail establishments\, non-profit agencies\, the faith community\, and any organization or workplace\, large or small. While STACPRO is available online\, the advantage of attending this program LIVE is that you can ask questions and participate with the presenters and other attendees. \n  \n Register Now\n  \nAbout the Presenters:  \nDr. Michelle Gayle\, Deputy Superintendent of Professional\, Intervention\, and Community Services \nDr. Michelle Gayle is the Deputy Superintendent of Professional\, Intervention\, and Community Services. Dr. Gayle oversees School Board Administration\, Intervention Services (Attendance\, Foster Care\, Families in Transition)\, Office of Admissions\, Charter School\, Homeschool\, School Choice\, Health Services\, Mental Health Services\, Marketing\, Volunteers & Mentors\, Community Partners\, District Advisory Council (DAC)\, Student District Advisory Council (SDAC)\, and the Foundation for Leon County Schools. \n  \nGraciela Marquina\, MSW \nGraciela Marquina\, MSW\, is the lead Community Services Advocate for the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center\, which she helped co-found in 2015. She is also an active member of the Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking. Graciela is a skilled researcher and interviewer\, has expertise working with non-profit agencies\, and provides training and education on human trafficking to communities across the state and around the globe\, including NGO and government agencies. \n  \nStephanie Shumate\, Director of the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. \nStephanie Shumate is the Director of the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. Stephanie brings almost two decades of community engagement\, advocacy initiatives\, production management\, innovative communication strategies\, leadership training\, personal development\, and group facilitation to the CSWG. Stephanie was most recently Vice President of Client Relations at CATECOMM\, a Tallahassee-based Public Relations and Communications firm\, and brings experience from her prior career roles with Herff Jones as a Yearbook Specialist and Educator\, Executive Director of the Leon County Responsible Decision-Making Coalition\, Political Campaign Staff\, and Director of The Florida Youth Delegation at The Florida Department of Education. She’s a graduate of Florida State University with a B.A. in Sociology\, holds a Certificate in Leadership Studies and Theories\, and currently serves as Secretary for the Board of Directors with the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center. \n  \nRobin Hassler Thompson\, JD\, MA \nRobin Hassler Thompson\, JD\, MA\, is the Executive Director of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC)\, a non-profit agency she co-founded in 2015 to assist survivors of human trafficking. She is also an active member of the Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking. In 2001\, she traveled to Bangladesh as part of a U.S. State Department mission\, which included a site visit to a trafficking rescue shelter in Dhaka. This trip inspired her to take action to end human trafficking. From 2002 to the present\, she has directed numerous local and statewide anti-trafficking projects\, lectured extensively on the topics of violence against women and human trafficking\, and contributed to many national and international publications and curricula. In addition to her anti-trafficking work\, Robin’s areas of expertise include domestic and sexual violence law and policy. She has served on and held leadership positions on local\, state\, and national boards and commissions. \n\n====================== \nSTAC 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.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/stac-third-friday-webinar-series-program-apr-2026/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:WorldWE 2026 Stand Program Training\, Beyond Exit: Addressing Criminalization & Building Long-Term Sustainability for Trafficking Survivors
DESCRIPTION:Led by STAC Consultant and Stand Trainer\, Jamie Rosseland\, participants will explore how the criminal justice system intersects with trafficking\, and what meaningful long-term support for trafficking survivors who have been in the criminal justice system should look like beyond immediate exit services. \n  \n Register Now\n 
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/worldwe-2026-stand-program-training-beyond-exit-addressing-criminalization-building-long-term-sustainability-for-trafficking-survivors/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:STAC Third Friday Webinar Series Program (Mar 2026 - CANCELLED)
DESCRIPTION:STAC will not host a Third Friday Webinar in March. We encourage you to attend one of STAC’s past informative webinars. You can receive a certificate of attendance from STAC if you attend. You can find these webinars here: https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/training-education-resources/\nThe Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) Third Friday Webinar Series Program is dedicated to educating everyone about the critical issue of human trafficking. This interactive series aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the various facets of human trafficking\, from its root causes and methods of operation to the profound impact it has on survivors\, their families\, workplaces\, and society both in our home towns and worldwide. \nThroughout this series\, we will explore the complexities of human trafficking\, featuring expert insights from sex and labor trafficking survivors\, law enforcement officials\, anti-trafficking advocates\, legal professionals\, and researchers. Each session will delve into specific topics\, including the impact of social media and the trafficking of youth online\, identification of trafficking situations\, familial trafficking\, the often hidden realities of labor trafficking\, the psychological and physical toll on survivors\, legal frameworks and strategies\, and promising practices designed for prevention and intervention. \nOur goal is to empower participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to recognize\, prevent\, and safely respond to both sex and labor trafficking. Whether you are a concerned citizen\, a professional in a related field\, a faith community member\, and educator\, a business person\, or someone seeking to make a difference\, this webinar series will provide valuable information and actionable steps to support survivors and fortify your family and community. Join us and contribute to the global fight against this exploitation. \nWebinar descriptions\, registration\, and speaker info: Coming Soon\n====================== \nSTAC 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.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/stac-third-friday-webinar-series-program-mar-2026/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Shine Together: BRIGHT Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 20\, 2026\, at 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM \nRegistration begins at 9:30 AM \nUniversity of South Florida\, St. Petersburg Campus\n200 6th Ave South St.\, Petersburg\, FL 33701 \nRSVP with the QR code below.
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/shine-together-bright-networking-event/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Virtual Release of the Council's 2025 Annual Report
DESCRIPTION:The members of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking invite you to attend the virtual release of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking’s 2025 Annual Report. \nMarch 12\, 2026 | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET\nThis event will take place via Zoom. \nRegister here while space is available: https://icf.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/FdHBn-9DROCxnWie20wqwg#/registration
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/virtual-release-of-the-councils-2025-annual-report/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:BBCAHT Quarterly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:BIG BEND COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING (BBCAHT) MEETING \nThursday\, February 26\, 2026\, at 2:00 PM \nLeon County Sheriff’s Office\, 2825 Major James Morgan Jr. Way\, Tallahassee\, FL 32304
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/bbcaht-quarterly-meeting-6/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T143000
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SUMMARY:Schools & the Law: Hidden in Plain Sight – How Schools Can Prevent and Identify Human Trafficking and Provide Trauma-Informed Responses to Child Survivors
DESCRIPTION:This webinar provides an overview of Florida’s legal framework governing child trafficking and its intersection with public education. Speakers will discuss how educators and school personnel can help prevent trafficking by equipping students with the knowledge to recognize and report exploitation. The session will also cover how school staff can identify students who may be survivors of trafficking and respond effectively using trauma-informed practices. Speakers will give particular attention to legal and educational obligations when addressing discipline\, including expulsions\, suspensions\, and chronic absenteeism\, to ensure that responses appropriately accommodate a survivor‑student’s trauma history. This program will be relevant to community members who are parents or caregivers\, faculty\, staff\, and students\, law enforcement and justice system representatives\, non-profit agencies\, and private-sector representatives\, and anyone who wishes to learn more about the vital role schools can play in ending human trafficking. \n Register Now\n  \n \n  \nAbout the Presenters: \nPaolo Annino\, JD\, PhD\, Glass Professor of Public Interest Law\, Distinguished University Scholar\, Public Interest Law Center\, FSU College of Law \nClinical Professor Paolo Annino is a national leader in helping children in the health care\, juvenile justice\, and criminal law systems. Professor Annino is the Glass Professor of Public Interest Law and a Distinguished University Scholar at Florida State University College of Law. Annino is the Co-Director of the FSU College of Law Public Interest Law Center\, and the Director of the Health Care Access Project\, the Children in Prison Project\, the Human Trafficking-Exploitation Law Project\, and the Solitary Confinement Project. Professor Annino has taught at the FSU College of Law Public Interest Law Center since 1995. He earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Fordham University and a J.D. from FSU College of Law. Before teaching at FSU College of Law\, Annino practiced public interest law as a public defender and as a legal services attorney. \n  \nProfessor Emmalyn Dalton\, Clinical Professor\, Children’s Advocacy Clinic\, Public Interest Law Center\, FSU College of Law \nEmmalyn Dalton joined FSU Law in 2023 as a fellow with the Children’s Advocacy Clinic. Dalton mentors students in the Children’s Advocacy Clinic\, advocates and supervises students at all Children’s Advocacy Clinic court hearings\, and provides the students with case guidance. She also organizes law reform projects and facilitates student community outreach presentations. Prior to joining FSU Law\, Dalton worked as an assistant public defender with the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida\, representing juvenile clients. While a student at the College of Law\, she participated in the Children’s Advocacy Clinic and the Children in Prison Project and was involved in the creation of a documentary about the realities of solitary confinement for children in the adult prison system. Also\, while a law student\, Dalton completed an internship with the FSU College of Social Work’s Institute for Family Violence Studies\, where she assisted in the creation of an online course for judges on intimate partner violence. \n  \nEmma Smith\, Human Trafficking and Exploitation Project (HELP) law student\, FSU College of Law \nEmma Smith is a second-year law student at Florida State University College of Law and a legal advocate with the FSU Children’s Advocacy Clinic. Her work is driven by a calling to secure justice and safety for children navigating the legal system. \n  \nValerie Busto\, Human Trafficking and Exploitation Project (HELP) law student\, FSU College of Law \nValerie Busto is a 2L law student at FSU College of Law. She is a student advocate at the FSU Children’s Advocacy Clinic and is working alongside Professor Paulo Annino with the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Law Project and the Children in Prison Project. \n  \nDr. Michelle Gayle – Deputy Superintendent\, Leon County Schools\nAs the Deputy Superintendent of Professional\, Intervention\, and Community Services\, Dr. Gayle oversees School Board Administration\, Intervention Services (Attendance\, Foster Care\, Families in Transition)\, Office of Admissions\, Charter School\, Homeschool\, School Choice\, Health Services\, Mental Health Services\, Marketing\, Volunteers & Mentors\, Community Partners\, District Advisory Council (DAC)\, Student District Advisory Council (SDAC)\, and the Foundation for Leon County Schools. \n  \n  \n  \nEmma Champman \nEmma Chapman is a second-year law student at Florida State University College of Law and a legal advocate with the FSU Children’s Advocacy Clinic. She is driven by a passion to fight for safety\, security\, and a bright future for every child through legal advocacy and community-wide awareness. \n  \n  \n  \nAccompanying Materials\n1003.42. Required Instruction \n1006.481. Human trafficking awareness training \n6A-1.094124. Required Instruction Planning and Reporting. \nOPPAGA 2025 Report on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children \nUSF 2025 Lab Report \nSchools & the Law: Hidden in Plain Sight \n====================== \nSTAC 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.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/stac-third-friday-webinar-series-program-feb-2026/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:(CANCELED) Learn How to Prevent Human Trafficking in Tallahassee
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/learn-how-to-prevent-human-trafficking-in-tallahassee-3/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:*RESCHEDULED* - BBCAHT Quarterly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:BIG BEND COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING (BBCAHT) MEETING \nTHIS MEETING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY\, FEBRUARY 26\, 2026 AT 2:00 PM. \nLeon County Sheriff’s Office\, 2825 Municipal Way\, Tallahassee\, FL 32304
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/bbcaht-quarterly-meeting-5/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T173000
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SUMMARY:Imagine Freedom 2026
DESCRIPTION:Imagine Freedom 2026 is the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center’s premier annual gratitude-filled reception\, where we celebrate the changemakers and advocates who stand with human trafficking survivors and those who have fortified our world against sex and labor trafficking. It brings together friends from all parts of our community to demonstrate how we can ignite a Community In Action and build a world of Freedom Rising for survivors of sex and labor trafficking. This year’s theme is “Freedom Rising: Community In Action.” \nLearn More About Imagine Freedom 2026 \nEvent Location:\nFSU College of Law Rotunda\n425 West Jefferson St.\nTallahassee\, FL 32306
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/imagine-freedom-2026-2/
LOCATION:FSU College of Law Rotunda\, 425 West Jefferson St.\, Tallahassee\, FL\, 32306
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Human Trafficking Symposium: Protecting Youth and Our Communities from Sex and Labor Trafficking
DESCRIPTION:This powerful symposium brings together sex and labor trafficking survivors\, legal experts\, law enforcement\, advocates\, and community leaders for an in-depth exploration of how systems can\, and must\, respond to human trafficking. Centering the lived experiences and leadership of survivors\, panelists will focus special attention on vulnerable and underserved populations\, as well as the realities of forced criminality as a form of labor trafficking. Through case-based analysis and expert insight\, the symposium will explore how parents and caregivers can protect youth from human traffickers\, legal remedies for youth and adults\, and the complex intersections between sex trafficking\, labor trafficking\, and child sexual abuse. Designed for professionals\, advocates\, students\, policymakers\, and concerned community members\, this symposium offers a rare opportunity to learn directly from survivors and experts while building the knowledge\, partnerships\, and resolve needed to end human trafficking and advance justice\, dignity\, and freedom. Attendees will gain practical\, trauma-informed strategies for individuals\, organizations\, and communities to recognize trafficking\, respond safely and effectively\, support survivor-leaders\, hold traffickers accountable\, and disrupt the conditions that allow trafficking to persist.\n\nSymposium Recording:\n \nAbout the Presenters:\n\n\n  \nMarina Anderson \nMarina Anderson\, Statewide Human Trafficking Specialist\, Florida Department of Children and Families \n\n\nMarina Anderson is the Statewide Human Trafficking Training Specialist for the Florida Department of Children and Families. She began her career with the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) in 2002\, bringing over two decades of experience in child welfare and victim advocacy. For 14 years\, she served as a Child Protective Investigator (CPI) and Field Support Supervisor in Duval County\, where she developed specialized expertise in child sexual abuse and human trafficking. Her leadership and impact in the field earned her statewide recognition\, including personal commendation from Governor Rick Scott as a STAR Child Protective Investigator. \n\n\nIn 2015\, Marina joined the Office of Child Welfare\, where she continues to advance Florida’s efforts to prevent and respond to human trafficking. She currently serves as the Statewide Human Trafficking Trainer\, delivering targeted training and technical assistance to professionals across child welfare\, law enforcement\, healthcare\, hospitality\, and other mandated reporting sectors. \n\n\nMarina is a certified investigator and trainer in human trafficking and is recognized as a subject matter expert in safety methodology\, critical injuries\, domestic violence\, and child physical and sexual abuse. Her ability to bridge policy and practice makes her a vital resource to multidisciplinary teams working to protect vulnerable populations and disrupt exploitation throughout the state. \n\n\n  \nCharlee Borg \nCharlee Borg\, RAI\, Deputy Director\, Framework/International Rescue Committee \n\n\nCharlee (she/hers) is dedicated to technical assistance in supporting providers and agencies to enhance their existing skills. Leveraging her background in designing\, implementing\, and managing national and international anti-trafficking programs across diverse sectors\, Charlee integrates first-hand knowledge gained from over a decade of service to survivors of human trafficking. Using this knowledge and proven instructional design methods Charlee supervises the development of engaging Framework trainings and materials tailored to the specific needs of you and your agency. Before joining Framework\, Charlee played a crucial role in enhancing the capabilities of agencies across the United States\, as well as abroad while working with organizations like the International Organization for Migration (IOM). \n\n\n  \n\n\nDetective Shea Campbell \n  \nDetective Shea Campbell\, Investigator\, Leon County Sheriff’s Office \n\n\nDetective Campbell is a dedicated investigator with 4.5 years of service at the Leon County Sheriff’s Office\, currently assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit. She also serves as a Task Force Officer at Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). In this specialized role\, Detective Campbell focuses on investigating online child exploitation\, cybercrimes\, and child pornography\, leveraging advanced digital forensics techniques to track down perpetrators and bring them to justice. Known for her technical expertise and unwavering commitment to protecting vulnerable children\, Detective Campbell plays a vital role in both local and statewide efforts to combat online child exploitation. \n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\nDaniela Deas \nDaniela Deas\, Founder and Executive Director\, Survivors HOPE \n\nDaniela Deas is a trauma-informed professional\, survivor leader\, and social justice advocate with over eight years of experience supporting youth and adults impacted by sex trafficking\, commercial sexual \n\n\nexploitation\, and gender-based violence. She currently serves as a Survivor Mentor with You Are More Than\, Inc.\, providing group and one-on-one mentorship and supporting economic empowerment through career guidance and small business development. Daniela also works as a Human Trafficking Collaborative Strategic Advisor with the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime\, where she supports federally funded anti-trafficking programs nationwide. \n\n\nDaniela’s background includes direct service\, prevention education\, and systems-level collaboration with organizations such as Pace Center for Girls\, Kristi House\, Fair Girls\, and the Jewish Community Center. In 2023\, she founded Survivors HOPE\, a survivor-led nonprofit dedicated to healing and empowerment for commercially sexually exploited youth involved in delinquency systems. A national speaker and panelist\, Daniela is known for centering survivor voices\, challenging tokenism\, and advancing collaborative\, equity-driven responses to trafficking. At the Imagine Freedom 2026 Symposium\, she brings both lived and professional expertise to the conversation on ending sex trafficking and building survivor-centered systems of care. \n\n  \nFlorencia Dominguez \nFlorencia Dominguez\, Anti-trafficking Advisor\, International Rescue Committee \nFlorencia Dominguez serves as the Anti-trafficking Technical Advisor providing technical assistance and support to International Rescue Committee’s anti-trafficking and child protection (HSPRS) programs across the United States\, as well as to a wide array of service providers through the federally funded Framework initiative. She has over 10 years of experience working with anti-trafficking\, refugee and unaccompanied children programming as a caseworker and various leadership roles. \n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n\nRobin Hassler Thompson\, JD\, MA \nRobin Hassler-Thompson\, JD\, MA\, Executive Director of Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center  \n\nRobin Hassler Thompson\, M.A.\, J.D.\, is the Executive Director of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC)\, a non-profit agency she co-founded in 2015 to assist survivors of human trafficking. Her work focuses on how survivors of human trafficking can more effectively achieve support and justice in their lives. Robin’s experience includes policy development and analysis\, meeting planning and organization\, training and education\, public speaking\, strategic planning\, and program evaluation. \n\n\nRobin has served on and held leadership positions on local\, state\, and national boards and committees. In 2014\, she was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court to serve on Florida’s first Commission on Access to Civil Justice until June 2020. She served on the Tallahassee/Leon County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls from 2011 to 2014 and chaired that body from 2012 to 14. \n\n\nRobin led Florida’s first Task Force on Domestic and Sexual Violence from 1993 to 1998 as its Executive Director. At the request of the U. S. Department of Justice\, she served on the National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women. Robin holds a Juris Doctor and a master’s degree from Florida State University\, as well as a B.A. from American University in Washington\, D.C. \n\n  \nSameer Jain \nSameer Jain\, Lived Experienced Expert and Member of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking  \n\nSameer Jain is a native of India and a passionate advocate for a scientific and data-driven approach to raising awareness against labor and sex trafficking. As a subject matter expert on labor trafficking\, Sameer focuses particularly on cases involving individuals or groups who are moved to the United States through legal channels\, often under the guise of legitimate employment opportunities. Having moved to the U.S. on a visa for specialty occupations\, Sameer spent much of his life in a white-collar profession. Despite his educational\, social\, and financial background\, he became a survivor of labor trafficking. His journey fuels his resolve to prevent others from experiencing similar exploitation. \n\n\nSameer actively works to raise awareness of human trafficking at the federal\, state\, and local government levels. He is especially committed to engaging faith-based organizations and ethnic minority-serving communities as vital partners in identifying\, preventing\, and responding to trafficking. His advocacy includes speaking engagements with governmental and non-governmental organizations across the country\, where he highlights the complexities and underreported realities of labor trafficking in the U.S. \n\n\nHe currently serves on the United States National Advisory Council on Human Trafficking\, where he contributes lived experience and subject expertise to influence national policy and strategy. In July 2025\, Sameer joined the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Board of Directors and was featured on Episode 4 of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center’s Imagine Freedom Podcast\, where he shares his powerful story and insights on creating systemic change. \n\n  \nHollie Nadel \nHollie Nadel\, Director of Advocacy and Engagement\, 3Strands Global Foundation \n\nHollie Nadel is a leader and business owner with expertise spanning business operations\, human resources\, recruiting\, training\, public speaking\, policy\, and anti–money laundering. Her most impactful work is in the anti-trafficking movement\, where she collaborates with fellow leaders to raise awareness of the evolving realities of human trafficking and to advance protections and justice for survivors. As a survivor herself\, this mission is deeply personal. \n\n\nHollie has been a featured speaker for ACAMS AML Symposiums\, USAA\, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, congressional briefings\, the DC Rotary Club\, the Virginia Attorney General’s Annual Human Trafficking Summit\, the National Governors Association Criminal Justice Policy Advisors’ briefing on human trafficking\, and trainings for mental health and legal professionals on trauma related to human trafficking. \n\n\nShe has consulted for and serves on advisory boards for leading anti-trafficking organizations\, including 3Strands Global Foundation and the Alliance to Lead Impact in Global Human Trafficking (ALIGHT). As a 2025 Pembrook Fellow\, Hollie worked with the Human Trafficking Legal Center to expand survivor leadership programs and currently serves as the Director of Advocacy and Engagement at 3Strands Global Foundation. \n\n\nHollie holds a certification from the ACAMS/Liechtenstein Initiative for Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking\, has provided survivor support through the Survivor Inclusion Initiative\, and continues to actively advance survivor-centered\, bipartisan anti-trafficking legislation. \n\n\n  \nJamie Rosseland \nJamie Rosseland\, Consultant and Lived-Experienced Expert \n\n\nJamie Rosseland is a consultant in the field of anti-trafficking work with expertise in the program development and implementation for victims and survivors of sexual exploitation\, trauma-competent \n\n\nand survivor-centered digital marketing and outreach strategies\, and most recently\, working on policy guides and research projects. She has been active in local government and statewide level policy advocacy. Through sharing her lived experiences and unique perspective\, Jamie is committed to change the cultural view of the sex trade\, addressing systems that drive demand\, and confronting gender inequality. \n\n\nJamie has experience providing mentorship\, court advocacy\, and care coordination to youth impacted by sexual exploitation as part of the Open Doors Outreach Network with the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center. She has presented at countless community events\, statewide summits\, and national conferences. Currently\, Jamie serves on the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice’s State Advisory Group. She is a Social Science Scholar at Florida State University\, where she is working on earning her undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary social science. \n\n\nIn 2018\, Jamie won the Survivor Advocate of the Year award presented by the Florida Attorney General for her outstanding work with exploited youth. In 2021\, the United Nations published the Delta 8.7 Justice Policy Guide\, which Jamie contributed to as a working group member. Additionally\, Jamie recently guest appeared on the New York Times podcast\, The Argument\, addressing the intersection of anti-trafficking work and pro-sex work technologies. \n\n  \nAna Vallejo\, JD \nAna Vallejo\, JD\, Assistant Dean\, St. Thomas University College of Law \n\nMs. Ana I. Vallejo joined the St. Thomas University College of Law in 2023. She serves as Assistant Dean of Experiential Learning and Administration. Prior to re-joining St. Thomas\, she was the Director and lead attorney at VIDA Legal Assistance\, Inc.\, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the rights of immigrant survivors of domestic violence\, sexual violence\, trafficking in persons\, and other violent crimes. \n\n\nFor 20 years\, Ms. Vallejo has represented victims of the above-mentioned crimes. She has worked collaboratively with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that immigrant survivors have access to justice. Ms. Vallejo has testified before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on forced labor in Florida’s agricultural industry. She has participated as faculty in international trainings and conferences for law enforcement and government officials sponsored by the Department of Justice in Panama\, El Salvador\, and Mexico. Also\, she has served as a subject matter expert on trafficking in persons in programs organized or sponsored by the U.S. Department of State in Mexico\, Colombia\, and Costa Rica as well as its International Visitors program. Additionally\, she has presented in international conferences on the topic of access to justice for survivors of trafficking in persons in the Dominican Republic\, Thailand\, Spain\, and Puerto Rico. Throughout her career she has supervised law students completing internships and externships at the organizations she has worked. \n\n\nPrior to her work with victims of violent crimes in the U.S.\, Ms. Vallejo represented victims of human rights violations seeking asylum in the United States. She received a B.A. in Political Science and a B.A. in International Affairs from Marquette University\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, a J.D. degree and a LL.M. degree in Intercultural Human Rights from St. Thomas University College of Law\, Miami\, Florida. \nResources:\nCase Study: Aisha’s Story – Identifying Forced Criminality Skill Practice \nSurvivor Soundbite: Prison Labor and Children forced into Gangs In America \nSurvivor Soundbite: Forced Criminality is Labor Trafficking \nSurvivor Soundbite: Consent vs. Intent In Labor Trafficking Cases of Forced Crime \nSurvivor Soundbite: How Gang Members Use Children as Scapegoats in Forced Criminality \nSurvivor Soundbite: Forced Criminality in U.S. Gangs: Recruitment and Internalized Perceptions \nEvent Recording: Trafficking\, Incarceration\, & Survival: How the Criminal Legal System Harms Victims \nSymposium Gallery:
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/freedom-rising-a-community-in-action-symposium-on-sex-and-labor-trafficking/
LOCATION:FSU College of Law Classroom 208\, 425 West Jefferson St.\, Tallahassee\, FL\, 32306
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SUMMARY:Learning from Human Trafficking Survivors: Marking a Decade of Commitment - Members of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking Share Their Reflections and Wisdom
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a powerful and timely webinar featuring speakers from the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking\, a federal body established in 2015 to ensure that the voices of human trafficking survivors directly inform U.S. policy and practice. Representing diverse experiences of both sex and labor trafficking\, these survivor leaders are true experts on this issue. They will highlight findings from the recently released U.S. Advisory Council’s 2025 Annual Report. They will bring their lived experience\, insight\, and perspectives on where we are and what we need to do to address human trafficking and the conditions in our world that allow it to be. This program is a must for a wide range of people and professionals\, including non-profit agencies\, justice system and law enforcement representatives\, health care\, students and faculty\, advocates\, faith communities\, and anyone who wishes to understand more about human trafficking\, its impacts\, and what we all can do to prevent trafficking. The Council’s thoughtful\, practical recommendations touch every sector of our communities and help shape informed\, effective\, and survivor-centered responses. \n  \n \n  \nWebinar Resoures: \n\n2025 United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking Annual Report\n\n  \nAbout the Presenters: \n  \nHolly Gibbs \nHolly A. Gibbs \nHolly A. Gibbs is the System Director of a Human Trafficking Response Program for a U.S. national nonprofit health system. In 2014\, Holly’s book\, Walking Prey: How America’s Youth are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery\, was published by St. Martin’s Press; and in 2019\, she received the Sister Concilia Moran Award from the Catholic Health Association. In 2025\, Holly completed her Master of Public Health at George Washington University. Holly has served on human trafficking advisory boards and councils for organizations such as the McCain Institute\, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children\, Human Trafficking Institute\, HEAL Trafficking\, and American Hospital Association; and\, she co-founded the organization\, Survivor Alliance. Holly has testified before Congress. \n  \nYuri Guerrero \nYuri Guerrero \nYuri Guerrero is a bilingual survivor advocate\, consultant and speaker. She is also a community health work promoter and Real Estate Agent in the state of Texas. She is passionate about helping others heal\, thrive\, and become a better version of themselves. Yuri and her family are labor trafficking survivors. Her journey was long\, but she is passionate about using her life experiences and professional training to prevent\, educate\, and raise awareness about human trafficking in her community. Yuri has supported local non-governmental organizations in raising awareness and creating outreach materials related to human trafficking and is working in her community to create a local survivor-focused Council. She has also spoken at numerous federal and national events relating to human trafficking\, including those with the Freedom Network and the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services (HHS). She was a member of HHS’ Human Trafficking Leadership Academy in 2021. Yuri has a zest for life and relishes every opportunity to enjoy freedom with her husband\, family\, friends\, and pets. She also loves to sing and enjoys traveling. \n  \nSameer Jain \nSameer Jain \nSameer Jain is a native of India and a passionate advocate for a scientific and data-driven approach to raising awareness against labor and sex trafficking. As a subject matter expert on labor trafficking\, Sameer focuses particularly on cases involving individuals or groups who are moved to the United States through legal channels\, often under the guise of legitimate employment opportunities. Having moved to the U.S. on a visa for specialty occupations\, Sameer spent much of his life in a white-collar profession. Despite his educational\, social\, and financial background\, he became a survivor of labor trafficking. His journey fuels his resolve to prevent others from experiencing similar exploitation. Sameer actively works to raise awareness of human trafficking at the federal\, state\, and local government levels. He is especially committed to engaging faith-based organizations and ethnic minority-serving communities as vital partners in identifying\, preventing\, and responding to trafficking. His advocacy includes speaking engagements with governmental and non-governmental organizations across the country\, where he highlights the complexities and underreported realities of labor trafficking in the U.S. He currently serves on the United States National Advisory Council on Human Trafficking\, where he contributes lived experience and subject expertise to influence national policy and strategy. In July 2025\, Sameer joined the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Board of Directors and was featured on Episode 4 of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center’s Imagine Freedom Podcast\, where he shares his powerful story and insights on creating systemic change. \n====================== \nSTAC 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.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/stac-third-friday-webinar-series-program-jan-2026/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:STAC Third Friday Human Trafficking Training Webinar Series (Dec 2025 - CANCELLED)
DESCRIPTION:STAC will not host a Third Friday Webinar in December. We encourage you to attend one of STAC’s past informative webinars. You can receive a certificate of attendance from STAC if you attend. You can find these webinars here: https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/training-education-resources/\n  \nThe Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) Third Friday Training Webinar Series is dedicated to educating everyone about the critical issue of human trafficking. This interactive series aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the various facets of human trafficking\, from its root causes and methods of operation to the profound impact it has on survivors\, their families\, workplaces\, and society both in our home towns and worldwide. \nThroughout this series\, we will explore the complexities of human trafficking\, featuring expert insights from sex and labor trafficking survivors\, law enforcement officials\, anti-trafficking advocates\, legal professionals\, and researchers. Each session will delve into specific topics\, including the impact of social media and the trafficking of youth online\, identification of trafficking situations\, familial trafficking\, the often hidden realities of labor trafficking\, the psychological and physical toll on survivors\, legal frameworks and strategies\, and promising practices designed for prevention and intervention. \nOur goal is to empower participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to recognize\, prevent\, and safely respond to both sex and labor trafficking. Whether you are a concerned citizen\, a professional in a related field\, a faith community member\, and educator\, a business person\, or someone seeking to make a difference\, this webinar series will provide valuable information and actionable steps to support survivors and fortify your family and community. Join us and contribute to the global fight against this exploitation. \n====================== \nSTAC 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.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/stac-third-friday-human-trafficking-training-webinar-series-dec-2025/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:BBCAHT Quarterly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:BIG BEND COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING (BBCAHT) MEETING \nThursday\, December 4\, 2025\, at 2:00 PM \nLeon County Sheriff’s Office\, 2825 Major James Morgan Jr. Way\, Tallahassee\, FL 32304
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/bbcaht-quarterly-meeting-4/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Child Domestic Workers: Research and Practice Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Child domestic workers are children who work (and often live) in other people’s households\, doing various domestic chores. Some of them work in positive and empowering environments\, while others work under exploitative and harmful conditions. According to estimates by the ILO\, 17.2 million children worldwide are domestic workers. However\, due to its uniquely hidden nature\, child domestic work continues to remain poorly understood and inadequately addressed. Free the Slaves and the Freedom Fund are committed to promoting knowledge and evidence-based interventions on child domestic work. Driven by this commitment\, they are organizing a webinar entirely focused on the issue of child domestic workers. \nThe webinar\, to be held on December 2nd at 9AM (EST)/3PM (CET)\, will include two complementary sessions of 1 hour each. The first hour will be devoted to research\, with presentations of recent research reports on child domestic work. The second hour will be devoted to practice\, with presentations of initiatives and programs aimed at supporting child domestic workers. Nepal\, Kenya\, Myanmar\, Ethiopia\, Liberia and Nigeria are some of the countries on which the presentations will focus. Q&A will follow each session. \n Register Now
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/child-domestic-workers-research-and-practice-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:STAC Third Friday Human Trafficking Training Webinar Series (Nov 2025 - CANCELLED)
DESCRIPTION:While we will not be hosting a live webinar in November\, we encourage you to attend one of STAC’s past informative webinars. You can receive a certificate of attendance from STAC if you attend. You can find these webinars here: https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/training-education-resources/.\n  \nThe Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) Third Friday Training Webinar Series is dedicated to educating everyone about the critical issue of human trafficking. This interactive series aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the various facets of human trafficking\, from its root causes and methods of operation to the profound impact it has on survivors\, their families\, workplaces\, and society both in our home towns and worldwide. \nThroughout this series\, we will explore the complexities of human trafficking\, featuring expert insights from sex and labor trafficking survivors\, law enforcement officials\, anti-trafficking advocates\, legal professionals\, and researchers. Each session will delve into specific topics\, including the impact of social media and the trafficking of youth online\, identification of trafficking situations\, familial trafficking\, the often hidden realities of labor trafficking\, the psychological and physical toll on survivors\, legal frameworks and strategies\, and promising practices designed for prevention and intervention. \nOur goal is to empower participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to recognize\, prevent\, and safely respond to both sex and labor trafficking. Whether you are a concerned citizen\, a professional in a related field\, a faith community member\, and educator\, a business person\, or someone seeking to make a difference\, this webinar series will provide valuable information and actionable steps to support survivors and fortify your family and community. Join us and contribute to the global fight against this exploitation.\n====================== \nSTAC 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.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/stac-third-friday-human-trafficking-training-webinar-series-nov-2025/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Pro Bono Legal Clinic for Trafficking Survivors
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, November 8\, 2025\, the D.C. Women’s Bar Association\, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)\, and the Human Trafficking Legal Center will hold a free\, in-person legal clinic for trafficking survivors seeking remission under the U.S. Department of Justice Backpage Remission Program. The clinic will be held in the offices of Baker McKenzie\, a pro bono law firm\, in Washington\, DC. \nFor survivors seeking restitution outside of the Washington\, D.C. area\, NCMEC has arranged for 30 pro bono law firms across the country to provide free legal support to applicants through the Backpage Remission Network. If you are interested\, you can sign up for pro bono representation through the NCMEC portal at https://www.backpageremissionnetwork.org/#form. \nSaturday\, November 8\, 2025 from 12:00pm-3:00pm\nBaker McKenzie Office\n815 Connecticut Ave\, NW\nWashington\, DC 20006
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/pro-bono-legal-clinic-for-trafficking-survivors/
LOCATION:Baker McKenzie Office\, 815 Connecticut Ave\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Breaking Invisible Bonds: Navigating the Challenges of Trauma Bonding in Cases of Human Trafficking
DESCRIPTION:This session will provide an overview of trauma bonding experienced by survivors of human trafficking. The workshop will delve into the complexities of trauma-bonding\, addressing its impacts on victim identification\, treatment effectiveness\, and building rapport and trust with clients. Everyone will learn valuable information about this including: mental health professionals; victim and social service providers; healthcare providers; criminal justice practitioners; students\, researchers\, educators; survivors and lived experience experts\, and all others who want to know more about trauma bonding and how impacts victims and survivors of human trafficking and other forms of violence and abuse. \n \nWebinar Resources: \n\nPresentation Slides\n\nAbout the Presenters: \nJoan A. Reid\, Ph.D.\, LMHC \nJoan A. Reid\, Ph.D.\, LMHC\, Professor and Director of the USF Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Research Lab\, Department of Criminology\, University of South Florida \nDr. Joan Reid is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida\, a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor\, and Professor of Criminology at the University of South Florida. Dr. Reid is also the Director of the USF Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Research Lab located in St. Petersburg Florida. Dr. Reid is a leading expert on human trafficking having authored over 60 publications\, primarily focused on child sex trafficking in Florida. Dr. Reid’s research has been cited in various State Supreme Courts\, as well as state and federal government agency policy reports on child trafficking. Her most recent book\, Trauma Bonding and Interpersonal Crimes\, addresses the phenomenon of trauma bonding across various interpersonal contexts. \nKlejdis Bilali\, PhD Student\, RMHCI \nKlejdis Bilali\, PhD Student\, RMHCI\, USF Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Research Lab\, Department of Criminology\, University of South Florida \nKlejdis Bilali is a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Criminology at the University of South Florida (USF)\, and a graduate research assistant at the USF Trafficking in Persons (TiP) Risk to Resilience Lab. Presently\, she is also a registered mental health counseling intern at the USF Department of Pediatrics’ Infectious Disease Program where she facilitates psychotherapy with disadvantaged youth living with HIV. She completed her MA in Clinical Psychology at the University of Central Florida where she facilitated research and trauma-focused psychotherapy with youth victims of sex trafficking involved in child welfare and the juvenile justice system. Klejdis’ primary research interests center on interpersonal violence\, including human trafficking\, child abuse\, and familial violence\, with a focus on victimization prevention and intervention. Throughout her academic tenure\, she has contributed to a number of scholarly publications\, book chapters\, presentations\, and trainings focused on risk factors\, ramifications\, and clinical responses to interpersonal violence.\n====================== \nIf you watched this program online after the live event and would like a certificate\, please email Karley@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org for your certificate of attendance and provide the name of the webinar you watched and the date you completed watching and we will get back to you within three business days. If you attended the program live\, Just in Time will send a certificate to you within three business days; if you do not receive it\, reach out to Just in Time Support at JITsupport@usf.edu. \n====================== \nSTAC 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.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/stac-third-friday-human-trafficking-training-webinar-series-oct-2025/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Community Human Trafficking Round Table: Shining Light into Darkness
DESCRIPTION:Take part in a community roundtable on human trafficking. The conversation will bring together representatives from the Leon County Sheriff’s Department\, the Department of Children and Families\, local emergency room personnel\, and several organizations working on the front lines to end trafficking in our community. \n9 October 2025\n6 PM – 8 PM \nSt. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral \n 
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/community-human-trafficking-round-table-shining-light-into-darkness/
LOCATION:St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral\, 4784 Thomasville Rd\, Tallahassee\, FL\, 32309\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:*Survivors Only* Town Hall Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This gathering is a dedicated space for trafficking survivors to connect\, share\, and stand in solidarity. In today’s political climate\, many survivors may feel isolated—but you are not alone. There is power in community\, and strength in being seen and heard. \nThis is a space where survivors support survivors. \n Register Now\nTogether\, we’ll build connection\, foster healing\, and lift one another up. \nWe deeply value all advocates in this movement. To ensure a space of safety\, unity\, and comfort\, we kindly ask that this town hall be attended only by individuals who identify as survivors of human trafficking. \nQuestions? Email evelyn@htlegalcenter.org & hollie@htlegalcenter.org.
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/survivors-only-town-hall-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T143000
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SUMMARY:Challenges Today Serving Foreign-born Survivors of Human Trafficking
DESCRIPTION:This training will give an overview of challenges and opportunities that service providers and everyone in the community face today when serving foreign-born survivors of human trafficking\, specifically around immigration relief options. We will dissect case examples and offer solutions to better equip our leaders\, advocates\, and providers to serve their community. This program is a must for a wide range of people and professionals in the community who encounter sex and labor trafficking\, including non-profit agencies\, justice system representatives\, health care professionals\, advocates\, faith communities\, and anyone who wishes to understand more about the needs facing foreign-born trafficking survivors. \nIf you watched this program online after the live event and would like a certificate\, please email Karley@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org for your certificate of attendance and provide the name of the webinar you watched and the date you completed watching and we will get back to you within three business days. If you attended the program live\, Just in Time will send a certificate to you within three business days; if you do not receive it\, reach out to Just in Time Support at JITsupport@usf.edu. \n \nAbout the Presenters: \nVania Aguilar\, Ed. D.\, M.S. \nVania Aguilar\, Ed. D.\, M.S. – Program Manager\, Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights \nDr. Aguilar is a program manager at CAHR\, where she oversees the administrative work of the Center. She has been working with the Center since 2001. She conducts trainings on human trafficking for various groups in the community. In addition\, she oversees the Center’s case management and service provision for human trafficking victims and victims of other crimes. She has developed curriculum for the Florida Department of Education\, the Florida Department of Children and Families\, and the Florida Department of Education on human trafficking. She was granted BIA Accreditation in 2013 and is assisting clients with their VAWA\, DACA\, Adjustment of Status\, asylum\, SIJS\, TPS\, U and T visa application submissions. She also represents clients in removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review. She has assisted over 500 refugees adjust their status to lawful permanent residence and helps them apply for their citizenship. \nShe has established direct connections with prosecutors\, victim advocates\, and law enforcement officials throughout the state. She works very closely with them to secure the necessary documentation to apply for immigration relief for clients who are victims of crimes and to apply for any other forms of relief under the Victim’s Compensation Program. \nShe serves as a co-chair for the Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking Survivor Support Committee. On behalf of the coalition\, she has written co-eds\, participated in radio show interviews to discuss how Florida is affected by human trafficking\, and conducted presentations and outreach initiatives. In addition\, she serves on the Social Justice Committee of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center\, a non-profit that assists victims and survivors of human trafficking in the Second Judicial Circuit. \nShe received Bachelor’s\, Master’s\, and Doctoral degrees from Florida State University. In addition to working for the CAHR\, Ms. Aguilar taught for Adult and Community Education (ACE) in Tallahassee from 2005 to 2022\, where she taught evening classes to English learners from around the world. She was the lead teacher for the online English classes at ACE. She conducted classes for adult students in which she incorporated information about services and remedies for victims of various crimes\, including human trafficking\, and prepared students for their citizenship process. She received her doctorate degree in Instructional Systems and Learning Technology\, and her focus was on equitable education for immigrants and refugees. \n  \nDaniela Donoso\, JD \nDaniela Donoso\, JD – Gun Violence Intervention Staff Attorney\, Legal Services of North Florida. \nDaniela helps families in Leon County affected by gun violence. Previously\, Donoso served as the Program-Wide Immigration Attorney at LSNF. She designed a comprehensive immigration advocacy program in North Florida to serve immigrants who are crime victims and establish immigration procedures and resources for LSNF staff and community partners. Daniela\, a past DACA recipient\, knows what it is like to have your life shifted by fear and uncertainty because of the broken immigration system. Her personal and professional experience working with marginalized communities has instilled an altruistic spirit. Donoso received her law degree from Florida State University College of Law. She spent her undergraduate and graduate time working for the Florida State University’s Center for the Advancement of Human Rights\, gaining mentors and experience in immigration and anti-trafficking advocacy. She continues to engage in anti-trafficking advocacy and serves as a Board Member of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center. \n====================== \nSTAC 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.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/stac-third-friday-human-trafficking-training-webinar-series-sept-2025/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Florida’s Expungement Laws: Helping Survivors of Human Trafficking
DESCRIPTION:This program will explain the law on human trafficking 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. \n \nWebinar Resources: \n\nWebinar PowerPoint Slides\n\nAbout the Presenters: \nBrent Woody \nBrent Woody\, Lead Attorney and Executive Director of the Justice Restoration Center \nBrent Woody is the lead attorney and executive director of the Justice Restoration Center\, a nonprofit organization providing trauma-informed restorative pro bono legal services and advocacy for survivors of human trafficking\, as well as advocating on trafficking-related legislation and policy matters. \nSince 2009\, Brent has made it a personal mission to provide free legal services to victims and survivors of human trafficking. Understanding that individuals subjected to exploitation in the forms of forced labor\, commercial sex\, and domestic servitude had no means to obtain desperately needed legal services\, Brent committed to never turning away a survivor with trafficking-related legal needs. \nBeginning in 2012\, Brent’s work for trafficking survivors and victims rose to a new level as he began advocating before the Florida legislature for the rights of human trafficking survivors to petition a court for the expungement of criminal history records and vacating of criminal convictions for arrests while under the coercion of a trafficker or within a scheme of human trafficking. Unjust criminal history records and convictions close many doors for trafficking survivors\, and this law was desperately needed by an untold number of victims. As a result\, Florida’s human trafficking victim expungement law was unanimously passed and signed into law in 2013. Brent now represents over 200 trafficking survivors from in and out of the state and from within the Florida inmate population. Legislatively\, Brent has initiated and successfully advocated for\, among other things\, the elimination of the statute of limitations for human trafficking offenses\, enhanced penalties for traffickers\, enhanced penalties for sex-buyers\, the non-criminalization of commercially sexually exploited minors\, and exemptions from the public records laws for the locations of safe houses. \nBrent’s pro bono work has expanded into the Florida prison system as his organization has discovered that countless inmates were trafficked before entering the corrections system and are destined to return to “the life” when they’re released\, simply because they don’t have any apparent options. The Justice Restoration Center\, in partnership with his wife Pamela’s nonprofit\, Advocates Against Human Trafficking\, is helping break that cycle by coordinating secure and therapeutic residential housing upon release and facilitating safe releases and transportation. \nBrent also handles coerced debt issues\, name changes\, obtaining public benefits\, and other civil matters for trafficking survivors and coordinates other pro bono counsel for matters outside his practice area and involving out-of-state matters. \nBrent graduated from USF-St. Petersburg and the Florida State University College of Law. He’s\nmarried to Pamela\, and they have three children. \n  \nDanielle Lennox \nDanielle Lennox\, Assistant State Attorney\, Human Trafficking Unit\, 17th Judicial Circuit\, Broward County\, FL \nDanielle Lennox graduated from the University of South Florida\, in Tampa\, Florida with her bachelor’s degree in criminology and political science. She then attended Nova Law School in Fort Lauderdale\, Florida\, where she earned her Juris Doctor. After graduating law school\, Danielle began working at the State Attorney’s Office for Broward County as an Assistant State Attorney and has been there for almost 10 years. She has dedicated her entire professional career towards getting justice for victims and she is currently the Head of the Human Trafficking Division for her office\, where she partners with law enforcement in the prosecution of human trafficking cases. As part of her role as the Head of the Human Trafficking Division\, she is solely responsible for overseeing the law enforcement investigation of all Broward County human trafficking cases\, speaking to the survivors of those crimes\, filing the appropriate criminal charges against the perpetrators of human trafficking\, seeing the case through in court until the case is either resolved via a negotiated plea or trial and to review/approve any and all human trafficking related expungements. Her dedication and hard work earned her the award of Prosecutor of the Year for 2023 by the Broward Victim’s Rights Coalition.  \n====================== \nSTAC 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.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/floridas-expungement-laws-helping-survivors-of-human-trafficking-2/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:From Exploitation to Empowerment: Housing for Labor Trafficking Survivors
DESCRIPTION:Labor trafficking doesn’t always look the way we expect. It often hides behind language barriers\, family ties\, immigration struggles\, or a client’s hesitance to name what they’ve experienced. If you work in direct services\, chances are you’ve already supported a survivor of labor trafficking without even knowing it. \nJoin us next Wednesday\, August 13th\, for a powerful\, survivor-led session featuring Anthony Paco Bernaola and Denisse Amézquita—two Harriet Tubman Fellows\, labor trafficking survivors\, and nationally recognized advocates. \n Register Now\nThis session is ideal for service providers\, housing organizations\, anti-trafficking professionals\, social workers\, and advocates committed to supporting labor trafficking survivors with trauma-informed\, sustainable housing solutions. \nWhat You’ll Learn: \n\nThe critical role short-term housing plays in long-term recovery\nCommon barriers labor trafficking survivors face when securing stable housing\nCreative\, trauma-informed emergency shelter models\nBest practices for developing survivor-centered housing programs beyond crisis care\n\nWhy Attend?\nYou’ll walk away with actionable strategies\, program ideas\, and survivor-informed insights to help improve housing support for labor trafficking survivors in your community or organization. \nThe National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP) has approved this session for a maximum of 1.5 hours toward NACP’s CE renewal requirement; valid through 8/13/2027!\nTo receive CE credit\, you must attend the live presentation. Viewing the recording alone will not qualify for CE hours.
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/from-exploitation-to-empowerment-housing-for-labor-trafficking-survivors/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250812T150000
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SUMMARY:Leading Change: Preventing Trafficking of Boys & Men
DESCRIPTION:Boys and young men are often invisible in anti-trafficking efforts — even though the data show they’re at significant risk. It’s time to change that narrative. \nThis event kicks off the Leading Change Scholarship Fund — a new\, community-backed effort to support the development of lived experience leadership. As the first-ever recipient\, Nathan Earl\, Yale MPH Candidate\, will receive whatever we raise during this launch. Every dollar goes directly toward his scholarship — and toward changing the narrative. \n Register Now\n  \nEvent Details\nDate: August 12\, 2025 \nCost: Free RSVP | Suggested donation levels with additional value \nLocation: Zoom \nHost: The Genesis Project \nModerator: Kathy Bryan\, Founding CEO \nScholarship Recipient and Trainer: Nathan Earl\, Yale School of Public Health \nPart One: Training\nPreventing and Responding to Trafficking of Boys and Men\n3:00–4:00 PM ET\nCovered: risks + indicators\, trauma response\, substance misuse\, identification and engagement\, systemic barriers\, and policy recommendations\nFacilitator: Nathan Earl \n  \nPart Two: Fireside Chat\nLeading from the Messy Middle\n4:00–5:00 PM ET\nA raw conversation on burnout\, hard lessons won\, and resilience from survivor leaders navigating the “messy middle”\nSpeakers: Kathy Bryan (CEO\, The Genesis Project & Survivor Leader) and Nathan Earl (Lived Experience Leader) \n  \nWhat You’ll Learn: \n\nWhat the data actually tell us about who is being exploited\nUnique risk factors\, trajectories\, and outcomes for boys and young men\nHow sexual exploitation intersects with labor trafficking\, forced criminality\, substance use\, and the biology of trauma response\nWhy implementation (not awareness) remains our biggest failure — and how we fix that\nGritty\, lived-experience reflections on healing\, burnout\, and what it really looks like to lead change after trauma
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/leading-change-preventing-trafficking-of-boys-men/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:BBCAHT Quarterly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:BIG BEND COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING (BBCAHT) MEETING \nThursday\, August 7\, 2025\, at 2:00 PM \nLeon County Sheriff’s Office\, 2825 Municipal Way\, Tallahassee\, FL
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/bbcaht-quarterly-meeting-3/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T143000
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SUMMARY:Leveraging Collaborative Data-Driven Solutions in Human Trafficking Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Accurate and complete data collection has long been a challenge in our state\, particularly for those working in human trafficking services\, policy\, advocacy\, justice\, and social services systems. Recently\, Florida has made significant strides to address this issue through initiatives at the University of South Florida’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Research Lab. Presenters from the TIP Lab will discuss updates from its two main projects: the Statewide Repository for Anonymous Human Trafficking Data (TIPSTR) and the BRIGHT Network. \n\n \n\nWebinar Resources: \n\nReport on Human Trafficking in Florida\n\nTIPSTR\, established through the passage of SB 7064\, is now operational and offers Florida a comprehensive and accurate picture of human trafficking incidents\, hotspots\, and trends. Highlights and data insights from the annual state report will be shared.  \nThe BRIGHT Project\, now launched as a mobile application\, is a vetted resource referral network for human trafficking service providers. BRIGHT is actively connecting providers across the entire state\, while simultaneously gathering and disseminating information on resource availability and needs. Preliminary findings on resource gaps and survivor needs will be shared.  \nTogether\, these initiatives are enhancing our understanding of the true scope of human trafficking in Florida\, thereby informing and improving anti-trafficking efforts statewide. \n  \nAbout the Presenters: \nJoan A. Reid\, Ph.D.\, LMHC \nJoan A. Reid\, Ph.D.\, LMHC – Lab Director\, TIPSTR Director \nDr. Joan A. Reid is an Associate Professor of Criminology and Director of the USF Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab. Dr. Reid received her MA in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling and PHD in Criminology from the University of South Florida. Dr. Reid is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. While primarily focused on advancing research to inform anti-human trafficking policies and practices\, Dr. Reid also provides counseling services and forensic mental health assessments in sex trafficking court cases in her private practice. \nDr. Reid has authored over 60 publications primarily focused on child sex trafficking in Florida including groundbreaking research documenting the disproportionate risk of exploitation in sex trafficking among children with disabilities. The real-world impact of her research is extensive\, appearing as a citing authority in human trafficking cases in various State Supreme Courts and an amicus brief related to the U.S. Supreme Court case Jane Doe vs. Backpage. Dr. Reid’s research has been cited in state and federal government agency policy reports on child trafficking in Florida\, California\, and in National Reports to the U.S. Congress. \n  \nShelly M. Wagers\, Ph.D. \nShelly M. Wagers\, Ph.D. – BRIGHT Project Director \nDr. Shelly M. Wagers is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of South Florida\, St. Petersburg campus and the Director of the BRIGHT Project\, (Bridging Resources and Information Gaps in Human Trafficking) an interactive digital platform that brings Human Trafficking service providers together into an integrated and coordinated network of care to connect victims and survivors to individualized need-based resources. The BRIGHT project was born through an enterprise needs assessment conducted for the USF Trafficking In Persons Lab: Risk to Resilience Lab to improve survivor services. Dr. Wagers designed and directed the needs assessment which consisted of hundreds of field interviews with community partners engaged in antitrafficking work throughout Florida. Through the efforts of Dr. Wagers\, her team and the BRIGHT community partners\, the BRIGHT project has received aggregate multi-million-dollar funding from the State of Florida and United States Federal Government to expand BRIGHT statewide and develop a replicable evidence-based model. \nAs the Project Director\, Shelly Wagers is responsible for the planning\, directing\, organizing and coordination of the expansion of the project statewide\, and for the ongoing research related to user experience and data collection. \n  \nKailey Pate Carter\, M.A. \nKailey Pate Carter\, M.A. – BRIGHT Project Manager \nKailey Pate Carter is the Project Manager for BRIGHT at the University of South Florida\, a project of the Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab. Kailey obtained both her B.A. in Psychology and M.A. in Criminology from the University of South Florida and has a passion for serving others. Kailey’s research interests include human trafficking\, complex posttraumatic stress disorder\, ACES\, and domestic violence. She has been intricately involved on the BRIGHT project with the USF Trafficking in Persons Lab since the initial needs assessment conducted in the Fall of 2020\, working with community partners to tailor the platform to their specific needs. \nAs the Project Manager\, Kailey Carter is the main point of contact for all community partners and works to onboard new organizations into the network. Kailey works with the Project Director to execute the larger goals for the project in addition to the management of the users of the system. \n  \nWebinar registration coming soon.\n====================== \nSTAC 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.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/leveraging-collaborative-data-driven-solutions-in-human-trafficking/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Unmasking Traffickers: Exposing Their Tactics\, Disrupting Their Strategies\, Empowering Our Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Human traffickers use calculated manipulation\, psychological control\, and coercion to exploit their victims. To effectively combat trafficking\, we must first understand the traffickers’ mindset\, methods\, and strategies. This workshop\, “Unmasking Traffickers: Exposing Their Tactics\, Disrupting Their Strategies\, Empowering Our Solutions\,” takes a deep dive into the deceptive tactics used to groom\, recruit\, and control victims. Participants will learn how traffickers identify vulnerabilities\, exploit trust\, and maintain power over their victims. \n \nWebinar Resources: \n\n2025 Statewide HT Unmasking Traffickers Powerpoint\n\nThrough interactive discussions\, real-world case studies\, and expert analysis\, attendees will gain the critical knowledge needed to recognize warning signs\, intervene effectively\, and implement survivor-centered solutions. This course is designed for child welfare professionals\, law enforcement\, educators\, social workers\, and community advocates and anyone who is dedicated to dismantling human trafficking networks and protecting vulnerable individuals. \nBy the end of this workshop\, participants will be able to:\n✅ Identify key trafficker tactics and psychological control methods\n✅ Analyze case scenarios to understand recruitment and grooming strategies\n✅ Apply effective intervention techniques to disrupt trafficking operations\n✅ Strengthen prevention efforts through education and advocacy \nSpeakers: \nMarina Anderson\nStatewide Human Trafficking Training Specialist\nFlorida Department of Children and Families \nMarina has had an extensive and impactful career in the Department of Children and Families (DCF) in Florida. She began her journey in 2002 and spent fourteen years as a Child Protective Investigator (CPI) and Field Support Supervisor in Duval County\, specializing in child sexual abuse and human trafficking. In 2015\, she transitioned to the Office of Community Services\, where she focused on combating human trafficking at the state level. \nMarina’s expertise and her dedication to protecting vulnerable children earned her recognition as a STAR Child Protective Investigator by Governor Rick Scott. She is a certified investigator and trainer in human trafficking\, as well as a subject matter expert in critical injury\, domestic violence\, physical/sexual abuse\, and human trafficking. \nHer work not only showcases her commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of children but also highlights her leadership and expertise in addressing complex issues such as human trafficking and sexual exploitation. \n  \nDetective Ryan Ellis \nDetective R. Ellis ID#6773\nHomeland Security Investigations INTERCEPT Taskforce\nHuman Exploitation / VICE /North FL ICAC \nDetective Ryan Ellis is a Senior Investigator with Clay County Sheriff’s Office\, Florida and a Task Force Officer with Homeland Security Investigations. Ryan has been an investigator for 18 years and spent the last 14 years conducting human exploitation investigations including hands-on offenses and an array of technology-based crimes and human trafficking. While fighting the battle against human exploitation\, Ryan has testified before legislative committees and co-authored substantial legislative changes to combat child exploitation. Ryan is a two-time recipient of the Department of Justices’ Investigator of the year for victim crimes and Investigator of the year from his agency for case work involving the rescue/identification of victims. \nRyan has presented case studies at the National and state ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) levels and trained hundreds of law enforcement officers in the fight against human exploitation. During his time\, he has been the lead investigator on hundreds of major investigations. \n====================== \nSTAC 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.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/unmasking-traffickers-exposing-their-tactics-disrupting-their-strategies-empowering-our-solutions/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Know Your Rights: Understanding The U.S. Tax System
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for our third Know Your Rights webinar\, “Understanding The U.S. Tax System.” This is the third webinar in the Know Your Rights Series organized by the Human Trafficking Legal Center Survivor Leadership Program. Our featured speaker will be Sara Benowitz\, director of the low-income tax clinic at Bet Tzedek Legal Services in Los Angeles. \n Register Now\nTrafficking survivors in our community have expressed a need for more information on the United States’ complex tax system. In this webinar\, we will explore questions including: \n\nWhat is gross income?\nWho needs to file taxes?\nWhat is the difference between a deduction and a credit?\nWho is responsible for withholding taxes?\nWhat are tax brackets?\nWhat is a 1099?\nAnd More!
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/understanding-the-u-s-tax-system/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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