Greater Orlando Human Trafficking Task Force.
Sub-Committee descriptions and email contacts.
The Faith Alliance is a subcommittee of the GOHTTF and as a partner/member faith organization we encourage participating in the other Task Force subcommittees. Each group has their individual needs and each chairperson can guide you in what that need is. There may be volunteer opportunities, special projects, copying or printing or financial needs to support a project.
If interested in additional information or to discover how you can connect with the committee - click on the contact link.
GOHTTF
To provide a human rights-based, victim centered community forum and mechanism to combat all aspects of human trafficking in the Greater Orlando area through coordination of public awareness, education and involvement, and the creation of formalized alliances and partnerships of local, state and federal agencies and organizations, including law enforcement, social service agencies, faith-based and community groups, businesses, immigrant outreach programs, health care and legal assistance providers. CONTACT: Tomas Lares
ADMIN COMMITTEE
Handling administrative tasks that need to be completed each week, the Administrative Committee is responsible for general clerical work necessary to run the task force. Filing, data entry and various administrative tasks offer a great entry point to get involved in the task force.
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CONTACT: Annie Seay
AWARENESS COMMITTEE
Raising awareness through events that engage the novice or uninformed audience in the general population. CONTACT: Christine Andrus
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY
Engaging and recruiting undergrad, grad students and interns to assist subcommittee efforts. CONTACT:
EDUCATION
TRAINING
Training law enforcement, organizations and agencies on human trafficking and providing materials to educate specific industry sectors and institutions. CONTACT: Jill Cohen
HOUSING
SHELTER
Developing emergency, long-term and transitional housing/shelter for all survivors of human trafficking. CONTACT: Jill Cohen
LAKE COUNTY
Bringing cohesion between Lake County and partner task forces. CONTACT: Kimberly Grabert
LEGAL SERVICES
Providing pro bono representation to survivors of human trafficking in a myriad of legal matters. CONTACT: Camila Pachon
LGBTQ
Collaborating and educating the LGBTQ communities to assist in identifying victims of human trafficking and refer to appropriate services. CONTACT: Dexter Foxworth
MINORS (CSEC)
Focusing on complying with Safe Harbor Act including collaboration of comprehensive services/programs for minors. CONTACT: Sue Aboul-Hosn
OSCELOA COUNTY
Bringing cohesion between Osceola County and partner task forces. CONTACT: TBD
BREVARD COUNTY
Bringing cohesion between Brevard County and partner task forces. CONTACT: Dr. Anthony Davis
DEMAND
REDUCTION
Educating the public on the demand origins for sex and labor trafficking and equipping individuals for social change. CONTACT: Sue Moore
FAITH
ALLIANCE
Coordinating information and materials effectively with communities of faith to ensure opportunities of engagement and collaboration with the task force. CONTACT: Dr. Gretchen Kerr
FAIR TRADE
Engaging communities serving workforce populations who may
be affected by labor trafficking, domestic servitude and/or debt
Bondage. Encourage Fair-trade practices. CONTACT: Miguel Rodriguez
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
Closed Group: Creating collaboration of all federal, state and local law enforcement efforts to investigate, rescue and cooperate with task force.
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
Organizing lobbyists to promote changes in legislation and mobilize grassroots efforts. CONTACT: Noel Thomas
MARION COUNTY
Bringing cohesion between Marion County and partner task forces. CONTACT: Donna Guinn
MULTI CULTURAL
Engaging foreign consulates and communities addressing language barriers and cultural competency related to human trafficking advocacy. CONTACT: Tomas Lares
VICTIM SERVICES
Performing a community assessment of existing assets to allocate providers for victim services including a protocol of best practices with a victim centered approach. CONTACT: •Dr. Leslie Gavin