End Slavery Tennessee

TO PROMOTE HEALING OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS AND STRATEGICALLY CONFRONT SLAVERY IN OUR STATE.

AFTERCARE AND RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM: WE PROVIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS LONG TERM, COMPREHENSIVE, SPECIALIZED, TRAUMA-INFORMED AFTERCARE THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. WE PURCHASED A 35-ACRE SURVIVOR RESTORATION CAMPUS TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE, SAFE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND ENHANCE THE CLINICAL, EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDED. ONCE COMPLETE, THE SURVIVOR RESTORATION CAMPUS WILL PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FOR UP TO TWO YEARS.DUE TO A 3.5-MILLION-DOLLAR APPROPRIATION FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, WE WILL BE BUILDING COMMUNITY FOR HEALING, HOUSING AND HOPE AT A BRAND NEW 35-ACRE SURVIVOR RESTORATION CAMPUS. THIS CAMPUS MODEL WILL OFFER ENHANCED CLINICAL PROGRAMMING AND A 2 YEAR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS TO FOCUS ON RECOVERY AND HEALING THAT LEADS TO A HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT FUTURE. IN 2021, WE RECEIVED 243 CRISIS CALLS FROM 15 COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. REFERRALS WERE MADE FROM THE TRAFFICKING HOTLINE, CHERISHED HEARTS OR COURT ADVOCATE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES (DCS), AND FAMILY OR SELF. FORTY-FIVE PERCENT OF SURVIVORS REFERRED TO US WERE YOUTH (AGE 24 AND UNDER). WE PROVIDED 1,639 NIGHTS OF SAFETY TO SURVIVORS IN OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM AND 2,791 DAYS OF RESTORATIVE CARE TO SURVIVORS IN OUR AFTERCARE PROGRAM.

ADVOCACY PROGRAM: WE WORK SUCCESSFULLY ON THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVEL TO CREATE EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION; ACCOMPLISHING SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND INFLUENCING POLICY AND LAWS. WE ALSO HAVE A PODCAST, SOMEONE LIKE ME, USED TO PROMOTE OUR WORK ON ADVOCACY.IN 2021, WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THREE CHANGES IN LAW THAT BETTER SUPPORTS THE VICTIM. SINCE 2012, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR 50 CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO POLICY AND LAWS THAT SUPPORT VICTIMS AND HOLDS THE BUYER AND TRAFFICKER ACCOUNTABLE. SOMEONE LIKE ME RETURNED FOR ITS SECOND SEASON IN 2021. THIS DIGITAL INITIATIVE IS RAISING AWARENESS OF THIS 21ST CENTURY HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2021, SOMEONE LIKE ME WAS DOWNLOADED 14,208 IN 17 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

TRAINING PROGRAM: AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, WE TRAIN THOUSANDS OF PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS EACH YEAR, EQUIPPING FIRST RESPONDERS TO IDENTIFY VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND HAVE A BROADER SPHERE OF INFLUENCE IN THEIR FIELD.IN 2021, 12,425 WERE TRAINED THROUGH ONLINE COURSES AND 163,648 WERE REACHED THROUGH COMMUNITY TRAINING AND AWARENESS, ADVOCACY AND PREVENTION INITIATIVES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WE CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED A COUNTER HUMAN TRAFFICKING EDUCATION FOR CORRECTIONAL PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. IN ADDITION, MODULES ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING WERE CREATED AND DEBUTED TO FEMALE INMATES ACROSS THE STATE.

PREVENTION: WE FACILITATE SPECIALIZED GROUPS TO KEEP VULNERABLE YOUTH SAFER, ADDRESS THE DEMAND THROUGH INTERACTIVE CURRICULUM, AND EQUIP THE GENERAL POPULATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES TO PREVENT EXPLOITATION.WE ESTABLISHED AN OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DCS AND THE TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, A PIPELINE FOR REFERRING HIGH RISK YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE-ON-ONE 6 WEEK PREVENTION PROGRAMMING. IF A MINOR IS IDENTIFIED AS BEING A TRAFFICKING VICTIM THROUGH THIS PROGRAMMING, SERVICES INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND THERAPY ARE AVAILABLE. THIS PROGRAMMING DECREASES THE RISK FOR TRAFFICKING OR REVICTIMIZATION AND CREATES ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR.