Strength through Partnership: Addressing Human Trafficking in Kansas through Coalition

Strength through Partnership: Addressing Human Trafficking in Kansas through Coalition

Goal: Gather Kansas community members, coalitions, faith communities, and professionals who are addressing human trafficking with the purpose of creating partnerships, identifying gaps, and sharing resources.

May 8, 2024 10 am-4 pm (registration begins at 9 am)

Location: Topeka Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS

Marvin B and C

Cost $25: Morning coffee, Lunch included

Scholarships available (email Sharon.sullivan@washburn.edu)

 

Registration event site: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/cpbgmb4

 

Schedule:

9-10 Registration and Coffee

10:00 Introductions: Prepare to introduce yourself and/or your organization

10:30-11:45 Breakout by region: Discuss Community Mapping (Please fill in as much as you know before the event)

11:45-12:00 Break

12-1:00 Networking lunch (Taco Bar)

1:00-2:30 Regional report-outs to larger group (What resources are available? What are the needs/gaps in each region?)

2:30-4:00 Summary of identified partnerships, gaps and resources with proposed suggestions for improvement and the way forward.

Building Collaborative Responses to Trafficking Victims “Community Resource Mapping” tool from Futures Without Violence as our guide. https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/organizational-leadership-training/building-collaborative-responses-to-human-trafficking/ https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/wp-content/uploads/HT-Community-Resource-Mapping-Toolkit-Worksheet-FUTURES-3-17-22b-1.pdf

This event is cosponsored by:

Topeka Shawnee County anti-Human Trafficking Coalition

YWCA Center for Safety and Empowerment

International Public Policy Institute/STARS

Rotary District 5710 Human Trafficking Committee

ICT-SOS

Project2Restore

Topeka Twilight Lions Club

Wichita Children’s Home