Be sure to mark your calendar on February 20 for an important “Community Conversation” around human trafficking in the Big Bend and what YOU can do to help at 621 Gallery. Attendees can look forward to: 🖼️ Discussion and sharing strategies using a mural depicting the journey from surviving to thriving 🗣️ A panel discussion…
https://youtu.be/nM_Kg_OY8pU Schools are one of the most important places to highlight the issue of human trafficking – and everyone at our schools has a role in preventing as well as recognizing and responding to both sex and labor trafficking. The FSU College of Law’s Human Trafficking Exploitation Law Project (HELP) and the Children’s Advocacy Clinic…
2024 Women & Girls Summit: Advocacy, Resilience, and Empowerment Register Now Location: FSU Turnbull Center 555 West Pensacola Street, Tallahassee FL 32306 Mural artist and STAC President Elect Nipa Eason and STAC ED Robin Hassler Thompson will lead a session at the Summit focused on STAC’s Mural from “Surviving to Thriving.”
BIG BEND COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING (BBCAHT) MEETING Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM Florida Sheriffs Association, 2617 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308 Our speaker will be Sameer Jain, US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. See additional resources from Sameer: Recent STAC Podcast, listen here: https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/episode-4-sameer-jain/ https://www.state.gov/united-states-advisory-council-on-human-trafficking-annual-report-2023/ If you are unable to attend in…
This webinar is open to mental health service providers: 3 CEUs will be provided This CEU course is being provided through Achieve With Andrea, which has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7286. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Achieve With Andrea is solely responsible for…
https://youtu.be/TMaXE3sshMM This session will provide attendees with an introduction to Framework, a national technical assistance provider whose aim is to increase the capacity of social services providers and other community-based organizations to identify and provide transformative services to survivors of labor trafficking and to help them to garner resources and build partnerships necessary to increase…
Do you work with foreign national youth? Join OTIP for its monthly webinar on resources available to assist foreign national minors in the United States who have experienced human trafficking, including Interim Assistance and Eligibility Letters that provide access to benefits and services. Participants will receive an overview of the request for assistance process and…
Today’s educators are in a unique position to reach youth who may be vulnerable to exploitation and human trafficking. They see youth every day in their schools, learn about their lives, and can be safe spaces for students who need help. Youth survivors of trafficking and exploitation have specialized needs and experiences, and the adults…
Join us on Wednesday, June 12, for the Wakulla County “Human Trafficking Community Conversation” – a lively and informative lunchtime interactive program about human trafficking in Wakulla County at the TCC Wakulla Center. TCC Wakulla Center (2932 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville, FL 32327) We will: Engage and share information and ideas using compelling artwork. Understand how…
https://youtu.be/ljblYFYy5yw The Florida Department of Children and Families has seen a massive surge in the number of cases involving youth and adults being threatened and coerced into sending explicit images online or via social media apps. Evolving trends show that human traffickers are adapting to new technologies and tactics. One trend is using social media…
While often overlooked, resolving tax controversies is a critical step for survivors of human trafficking seeking economic stabilization. Survivors often face unexpected tax liabilities as a result of fraudulent actions taken by their traffickers, unpaid taxes, and other complications arising from their trafficking experience - with such issues often taking years to identify and needing…
The 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…
