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identify key points for further learning, and use these examples to brainstorm about how your coalition is best equipped to engage.

Complete a Community Assessment. Explore what efforts are already underway in your local community

and what gaps may still exist.

(See p8)

Explore your community's strengths and needs. See pages 23-24 to discover how a community can leverage their strengths to meet needs.

Build relationships with those already serving in the field across sectors (e.g. businesses, nonprofits, faith-based ministries, foundations, government agencies, universities, etc.) and disciplines (e.g. nurses, teachers, law enforcement, lawyers, and more).

Host a planning session. Review the Tips for Success for

both new and existing coalitions.

(See p5-6)

Create a plan of action unique to your community's needs, strengths, and abilities.

Getting Started

It is important to understand that human trafficking manifests itself differently in every state, city, and community all across the world. Human trafficking affects adults, minors, citizens, foreign nationals, men, women, and children. Certain forms of human trafficking may be more prevalent in your area, and certain demographics may be more vulnerable.

To succeed, your coalition will need to develop a plan of action that is specific to your community’s strengths and needs. Before developing your coalition’s strategy – or enhancing your current efforts – we encourage you to do the following:

Review the Freedom Strategy. The Freedom Strategy developed by the AFRJ defines all the areas of focus that must be addressed simultaneously within your community in order to eradicate human trafficking and to protect the vulnerable. (See p7)

Review each section of the Community Toolkit. Review the ideas, strategies, and information detailed in this Toolkit and the resources referenced in the footnotes and online at engagetogether.com/communityresources. Take notes on ideas and concepts that stand out to you,

For more information on Ideas

for Engagement see p9-22.

How do we eradicate human trafficking in our communities? What all must be addressed and who all must participate?

Answers to these questions and ideas for how your Community is uniquely positioned to combat human trafficking are described in the following pages.

Access all footnoted

resources and Commu

nity Assessment Tools

engagetogether.com/

communityresources

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