• BBCAHT Quarterly Meeting

    BIG BEND COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING (BBCAHT) MEETING Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 2:00 PM Florida Sheriffs Association, Blackburn-Hunt Building (the building in the back), 2617 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308

  • Trauma and Human Trafficking: What You Need to Know (Part 1)

    https://youtu.be/9AVvsK67NvY Understanding the elements of trauma-informed care is helpful and supportive in creating a collective understanding of the negative impacts of trauma. It is essential in helping human trafficking survivors heal and recover. Specialized training and treatments in trauma are important for the survivor. The purpose of this training is to increase understanding of ‘trauma-informed…

  • Learn How to Prevent Human Trafficking in Tallahassee

    How Do I Recognize Human Trafficking? The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) has created an anti-human trafficking training program called STACPRO. This program is a free, online, on-demand training, funded by Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, designed specifically to empower businesses, workplaces, and employees with greater knowledge about how to recognize and…

  • Trauma and Human Trafficking: What You Need to Know (Part 2)

    https://youtu.be/WsQuG4NFpqc Understanding the elements of trauma-informed care is helpful and supportive in creating a collective understanding of the negative impacts of trauma. It is essential in helping human trafficking survivors heal and recover. Specialized training and treatments in trauma are important for the survivor. The purpose of this training is to increase understanding of ‘trauma-informed…

  • Order to Combat Trafficking

    Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM  Location: Student Union 2213  Attire: Black Nalia + Blue Jeans  Expectancy: 40  Programmatic Thrust: International Awareness & Involvement  Overview: This event will provide expert-led training to help participants recognize and respond to trafficking situations. Attendees will learn to identify red flags, understand traffickers’ tactics, and legal policy. This event…

  • How Education Empowers Survivors of Labor Trafficking

    The Harriet Tubman Fellowship at the Human Trafficking Legal Center is a vital initiative that empowers survivor leaders through professional development, education, and financial support. Named after one of history’s most courageous freedom fighters, the fellowship equips individuals with lived experience to influence policy, drive legal advocacy, and affect systemic change in the fight against…

  • BBCAHT Quarterly Meeting

    BIG BEND COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING (BBCAHT) MEETING Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 2:00 PM Disc Village, 3333 W. Pensacola St, #200, Tallahassee, FL 32304 in the Banquet Room

  • Responding to & Recognizing Human Trafficking in the Workplace

    Join the IEC Foundation and Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) for this powerful and practical training designed specifically for businesses and industry professionals. This certificate-based webinar will teach you how to recognize and respond to both sex and labor trafficking, helping to protect your workplace, enhance safety, and reduce legal and reputational risks. Register…

  • Know Your Rights: Understanding The U.S. Tax System

    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…

  • Unmasking Traffickers: Exposing Their Tactics, Disrupting Their Strategies, Empowering Our Solutions

    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.…

  • Leveraging Collaborative Data-Driven Solutions in Human Trafficking Webinar

    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…