Upcoming Events
Transparency Through Data: OVC's Human Trafficking Programmatic Data Dashboard
January 14, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
Get a first look at the FY 2023—2024 OVC Human Trafficking Performance Measurement Tool Data Dashboard. During this webinar, the OVC Performance Management Team will explore the importance of transparency and the nuanced role that data plays within the anti-trafficking field.
Using the dynamic and interactive features of the dashboard, the presenters will showcase recent grantee data to provide context to OVC’s focused work in supporting all victims of human trafficking.
This webinar will also be an opportunity for attendees to offer feedback and ask questions regarding the dashboard.
Prevention through Innovation: Novel Shelter Placement Platforms and Technology to Address Trafficking
January 16, 2025| 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
Join the HHS Office on Women’s Health on January 16, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET for the Novel Shelter Placement Platforms and Technology to Address Trafficking webinar, part of the Prevention through Innovation: Addressing Human Trafficking in Your Community webinar series. Panelists from among the Phase 1 awardees of the HHS Innovation Challenge to Prevent Human Trafficking Among Women and Girls will highlight methods for providing shelter to those in trafficking situations, how they partner with anti-trafficking agencies and hotels to provide shelters, how they engage those in trafficking situations in a safe and secure manner, and cover utilizing novel technology platforms to address human trafficking in their communities.
Continued Presence (CP) Status & Human Trafficking
January 16, 2025 | 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
Experts from Blue Campaign will be hosting two free webinars - one in English and one in Spanish - on Continued Presence status and Human Trafficking.
Continued Presence (CP) is a temporary immigration designation provided to individuals identified by law enforcement as trafficking victims who may be potential witnesses. CP allows trafficking victims to lawfully remain in the U.S. temporarily and work during the investigation into the human trafficking-related crimes committed against them and during any civil action under 18 U.S.C. § 1595 filed by the victims against their traffickers.
These webinars will focus on:
- What Continued Presence is and who is eligible to make a request
- Who to contact to make a Continued Presence request
- The CCHT Victim-Centered Approach
- Continued Presence applications in support of civil action
(En Espanol) Jueves, El 30 de Enero, 2025, 3:30 p.m. EST. Regístrese para el seminario web aqui.
Fostering Safe Communication Strategies: Effective Practices for Supporting Youth at the Intersection of Homelessness and Human Trafficking
January 29, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
Join the Administration for Children and Families' Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) and Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) for an insightful webinar focused on addressing the complex intersection of homelessness and human trafficking among youth. This session will provide strategies for better protecting and supporting young people who are at risk or experiencing trafficking.
Our expert panelists from OTIP, FYSB, the National Runaway Safeline, and Youth Collaboratory will delve into how homelessness heightens vulnerability to trafficking. They will also share effective communication strategies to foster trust and create safe spaces for open dialogue with at-risk youth. Participants will walk away with practical tools to help empower youth in developing safety plans and accessing the critical support they need.
Key Topics Include:
- Understanding the connection between homelessness and human trafficking
- Strengthening communication techniques to engage and support vulnerable youth
- Empowering youth to create and implement safety plans to prevent trafficking
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