• Supporting Trafficking Survivors: In Collaboration

    https://youtu.be/MmSBKXyqqHM November 19th, 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST This free certificate webinar one of the “Third Friday” community training events hosted by BBCAHT and STAC to inform and engage the North Florida community and beyond. We are happy to extend this invitation to friends and colleagues -  please join us! The experiences of human trafficking survivors…

  • 2021 Stopping Technology-facilitated Abuse of Rural Kids (STARK) Symposium

    Please email jjolley@fncac.org for registration details. SYMPOSIUM AGENDA: 12.09.21 – DAY 1 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductions Victor Vieth Chief Program Officer, Research and Education Zero Abuse Project 9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Trauma-informed Approaches to Victims of Technology- Facilitated Abuse Kathleen Nolan Senior Attorney, Zero Abuse Project 10:45 a.m. – 11:00…

  • Human Trafficking Training: Identifying and Responding to the Trafficking of Boys and Male-Identifying Youth

    Human Trafficking Training: Identifying and Responding to the Trafficking of Boys and Male-Identifying Youth December 13, 2021 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET Webinar Registration Contact: Sue Aboul-Hosn, Sue.Aboul-Hosn@myflfamilies.com Marina Anderson, Marina.Anderson@myflfamilies.com Facilitated by: Nathan Earl, Principal & Lived Experience Educator at Giant Slayer

  • Survivor Leadership Series: A Survivor’s Guide to Money & Developing Financial Wellness

    Trafficking survivors often face significant financial challenges. Please join us for a candid discussion with two remarkable leaders in the anti-trafficking movement who have done significant work on survivors' financial well-being. Ashante Taylorcox, Founder and Executive Director of You Are More Than, Inc., and Megan Lundstrom, Co-Founder and Director of Research at The Avery Center, will lead…

  • Follow the Money: Find the Traffickers Human Trafficking and Financial Exploitation – PART 2

    The Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking (BBCAHT), The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) and Florida’s Department of Children and Families invite you to participate in BBCAHT’s Monthly 3rd Friday Community Training Program: Date: December 17, 2021 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern / Noon – 1:30 PM Central This free webinar one of…

  • First, Do No Harm: Facilitating a Trauma-Informed Response

    December 17, 2021 from 2 PM ET to 3:30 PM ET Presented by Jane Anderson, AEquitas Attorney Advisor, and Vicki Ybanez, Executive Director of Red Wind Consulting, Inc. Webinar Registration Trauma is a direct result of the abuse and exploitation that offenders inflict on victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. This acute trauma, often compounded…

  • Intimate Partner Human Trafficking: The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Sexual Exploitation

    January 5, 2022 from 2 PM ET to 3:30 PM ET Presented by Jennifer Dolle, AEquitas Attorney Advisor, and Wendy Barnes, Just Exits Advisory Councilmember Webinar Registration This presentation will describe how, in addition to violence and threats, traffickers exploit feelings of love and loyalty to maintain power over their victims and perpetrate sex trafficking and related…

  • Perspectives Call In Radio Show on WFSU (88.9 FM)

    Date: Thursday, January 6, 2022, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Tune in on the radio: 88.9FM (Listen to the playback of this episode.) Description: A panel of representatives from the community and beyond, including Sheriff Walt McNeil, Marsha Crowell from Capital City Bank, the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center and a survivor of human…

  • NHTTAC: New SOAR Training Pilot – Working with Foreign National Minors

    The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) is excited to deliver a virtual pilot of our new SOAR training designed for providers who work with foreign national minors younger than age 25. Participants will learn about common tactics that traffickers use to exploit foreign national minors, how to ask about potential trafficking, and the available…

  • Trafficking In America Task Force

    Date: Tuesday, January 18, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Location: FSU College of Law Description: This conversation will focus on Presenters include: Assistant State Attorney Lorena Bueno, 2nd Judicial Circuit, FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights Professor Terry Coonan, and Senator Ellyn S. Bogdanoff, Chair of the Direct Service Organization for the Statewide Council…

  • “Circle of Hope” Speaker Series Featuring Survivor Advocate Julia Hubbard

    The 2021-2022 "Circle of Hope" awareness campaign represents Amara's diverse community, our holistic and culturally-sensitive approach to helping survivors fight for justice, and our training and advocacy efforts to increase awareness and push for equity. As part of this effort, Amara kicks-off its monthly 2022 Speaker Series with Survivor Advocate Julia Hubbard. Please join the…