The HTCN relies on the commitment of people like YOU to combat trafficking in persons.
As a volunteer, you will receive updates regarding ongoing anti-trafficking work in the St. Louis area, opportunities to participate in projects, and a network of like-minded individuals.
You can work with at least one of our four work groups described below. The volunteer application and application to be a committee or advisory member are below these.
Our aims are to:
- Collect new, credible data and correcting inaccurate information
- Compile credible regional and local prevalence data and risk factor information
- Collect and map press release data involving federal, prosecuted, or indicted cases in Missouri and Illinois
- Advocate to reduce sensational and/or stereotype images, languages, or numbers
- Explore innovative methodologies to improve regional and local HT estimates
- Provide available labor trafficking information
- Provide risk-factor related data in the St. Louis region
- Complete a mapping project surrounding the St. Louis Metropolitan area
- Expand some domain mapping to Missouri and Illinois
- Promote centralized database development in Missouri
Our aims are to:
- Continue to strive for an inclusive anti-human trafficking network in the St. Louis region
- Expand the HTCN listserv subscribers
- Create an organizational mechanism to involve community partners and receive more timely feedback from the community
- Organize advisory meetings on a regular basis
- Convene an open forum meeting of HTCN members once a year
- Continue to participate in community committees and coalition groups
- Actively engage in the community NGO’s such as CATE, NCJW, labor unions, and minority community groups
- Explore more buy-ins from at-risk businesses
- Actively engage in governmental and anti-human trafficking offices and law enforcement
- Facilitate outreach through exhibit participation and media appearances
Our aims are to:
- Continue to provide annual healthcare and anti-trafficking conference for healthcare providers
- Increase emphasis on trauma informed response and care
- Continue evaluation assessments
- Extend clinical and research collaborations with other hospitals and clinics in the St. Louis area
- Develop and refine standardized victim identification
- Develop standardized qualification and expertise in human trafficking for healthcare providers
- Promote dissemination of and training on the ICD10-CM codes instituted in 2018
Our aims are to:
- Continue with an anti-HT policy study focusing on improving political efficacy
- Measure improvement in general political efficacy among those interested in anti-human trafficking movement via Institute of Public Health funding in collaboration with the Clark-Fox Policy Institute
- Continue to collaborate with community policy activists and political leaders in the region
- Meet with state and federal policy makers
- Participate in anti-HT forum and rallies organized by policy makers and activists
- Support community partners for policy incentivized events
- Offer seminars on nuts and bolts of legislation process
- Continue collaborative planning with the NCJW
Apply Below
to become a Volunteer or an Executive Board Member.