OSWEGO COUNTY – January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a presidentially designated observance designed to educate the public about human trafficking and the role they can play in preventing and responding to human trafficking.
On January 4, 2024, the Oswego County Legislature proclaimed the month of January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Oswego County, reaffirming the county’s commitment to support efforts to address human trafficking, make resources available to assist individuals and communities that have experienced human trafficking, and build public-private partnerships to increase capacity to support a comprehensive and strategic response to human trafficking.
The Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County (CAC) has established a Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Advocate and Safe Harbour Community Response Team. According to CAC’s Courtney Harp, the coordinator for the Safe Harbour program in Oswego County, “We are sincerely grateful that the County of Oswego is helping to raise awareness about human trafficking in our community. Working together, as a Safe Harbour Community Response Team, our goal is to address the immediate challenges and safety issues of identified youth while educating the community.”
As part of Human Trafficking Prevention Month, January 11th is specifically designated as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. In recognition of this important day, The Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County will be presenting a “Human Trafficking Awareness Conference” featuring the following presentations:
Leveraging Collaborations to Address Human Trafficking – from Theory to Practice with special guest speaker: Omara Rivera-Vázquez, Ph.D.
AND
Human Trafficking: A Survivor Story with special guest speaker: Pamela Rich, MS
The conference will be held at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center in Oswego, NY beginning at 8:30 am with a welcome and complimentary light breakfast, presentations will begin at 9:00 am and the conference will conclude around noon.
The target audience is fairly broad and would include, but not be limited to; law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, school officials, health care professionals, mental health professionals, advocates as well as any other community service providers or interested community members.
Harp continued, “Thanks, in part, to the support of our sponsors; Oswego County Prevention Coalition, Generation Bridge / Oswego Harbor Power, Wired Telcom, Brookfield Renewable, and Broadwell Hospitality Group, there is no charge for the conference, but we do ask that you register in advance.”
Register for the conference or direct any event questions to, Safe Harbour Coordinator, Courtney Harp:
Phone: 315-592-4453 Ext 3143
Email: [email protected]
For more information about the Safe Harbour program, the CAC in general or how you can help, visit our website at www.oswegocac.org.
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