CFC #21299

Announcing our special guests: PATTI MELLARD, Chair, District 5710 Anti Human Trafficking Committee LISA MAY, Past President, Leawood Rotary Club LENET COMPTON, Polio Chair, Lenexa Rotary Club STEVE NETTLES, Foundation Chair, Lenexa Rotary Club USHA REDDI, President, Rotary Club of Community Action Against Human Trafficking (CAAHT) Listen to the End Sex and Labor Trafficking ROTARY SWARM Global Grant team report on what has been learned about trafficking activity, vulnerable populations, demand and buyers, government reforms, and supporting victim survivors. The team has invested hard work, leaning in and learning what is happening in the Kansas City area. This has been an exciting, never-been-done-before project for Rotary and aligns with Rotary International's anti human trafficking global initiative. Solving world problems begins locally.Developed by community leaders from the Leawood and Lenexa Rotary Clubs

A candid conversation with Kristy Childs, Founder of Veronica's Voice, and Terry Forliti, Executive Director of Breaking Free, discussing supporting survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. Kristy Childs survived 24 years of exploitation and is one of the Nation's earliest survivor leaders. Kristy founded Veronica's Voice in 2000, providing services to survivors for nearly 22 years. As a survivor of the life, Terry Forliti focused on empowering the marginalized while obtaining a degree in Organizational Leadership in 2005. She currently serves as Executive Director of Breaking Free. Hosted by Lucy Bloom, Veronica's Voice, Ashleigh Chapman, Engage Together, and sponsored by the Leawood and Lenexa Rotary Clubs with support from Oriental Integrity Rotary Club of Taipei.

Labor Trafficking: a discussion on efforts to address and prevent labor trafficking, hosted by Veronica's Voice and empowered by a Global Grant from Rotary International. Rotary partners include NEKS District 5710, Leawood and Lenexa Rotary Clubs, and Oriental Integrity Rotary Club in Taipei. Speakers include Parker Roth from Kansas University, James Johnson from Kansas Department of Corrections, and Ashleigh Chapman, Founder and CEO of Engage Together and Justice University.

Policy Reform: a community conversation hosted by Veronica's Voice and Engage Together, empowered by a Global Grant from Rotary International. Rotary partners include NEKS District 5710, Leawood and Lenexa Rotary Clubs, and Oriental Integrity Rotary Club in Taipei. Our panel of experts include: Christine Raino, Senior Director of Public Policy at Shared Hope University Faron Barr, Immediate Past District Governor Rotary District 5710 Rebecca Zipkin, Policy Director at World Without Exploitation

Addressing Demand: a community conversation hosted by Veronica's Voice and empowered by a Global Grant from Rotary International. Rotary partners include NEKS District 5710, Leawood and Lenexa Rotary Clubs, and Oriental Integrity Rotary Club in Taipei. Speakers include Mike Jensen, Founder of Concerned Citizens for Responsible Government; Vine Tucker, Director of Men's Education for Veronica's Voice; Jennifer Montgomery, Director of Human Trafficking Initiatives for KS Attorney General's Office; and Ashleigh Chapman, Founder and CEO of Engage Together and Justice University.

Our second community conversation discussing vulnerabilities to human trafficking in the KC area with Lee Jost, Executive Director, NCircle, Mary Ann Pitnick, Programs Coordinator, Johnson County Case Management Program, Kelly Young, Director of Evidence Based Initiatives, KVC KS, and Detective Shannon Leeper, Lenexa Police Department. Hosted by Lucy Bloom of Veronica's Voice, Ashleigh Chapman of Engage Together, and sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Eastern Kansas.

Lucy Bloom and Ashleigh Chapman review the findings of the 2021 Community Assessment to evaluate the current strengths, gaps, and opportunities for community action to address human trafficking in Kansas City and surrounding areas.

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