Our sincere thanks to our speakers from Baystate Family Advocacy, RFK Community Alliance, The Underground and Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants for joining us for our 4th Human Trafficking Awareness and Backpack Program. The wealth of information about human trafficking awareness, effects on victims and communities, T-Visa considerations, resources available and statistics from the Human Trafficking Hotline (1-888-373-7888) reached 50 on site participants and will reach many more when the recording is released through the East Longmeadow Cable Access Television YouTube Channel. The 96 backpacks and sanitary products were distributed to BFAC, RFK and The Underground at the end of the event and will be provided to survivors. We would also like to express our utmost appreciation to 22News Reported Kayleigh Thomas and her photographer (so sorry did not get your name) for the succinct and impactful news coverage for the event (2,250+ human trafficking victims in MA in nearly two decades). 

 

Resources from the event and upcoming opportunities for additional learning are posted to our Home Page Download Files (HTA files).