Crime & Safety
United Way to Host Human Trafficking Learning Session
Oct. 28 session will look at ways to recognize and combat human trafficking
White Plains, New York – October 18, 2021 - UWWP is co-hosting an hour-long Live Learning Session with United Way Worldwide’s Center Understanding Human Trafficking: The Intersections & Complexities on October 28 at noon.
The event will be co-facilitated by a team of survivor leaders who are experts in the anti-human trafficking movement. The session will provide an overview of the issue of human trafficking and information on how we can strategically and collectively combat it in our community.
Human trafficking is a widespread and often invisible crime that occurs worldwide and in our own backyards. It is the act of compelling someone into work or commercial sex acts through force, fraud, or coercion. Although it is illegal everywhere, human trafficking happens everywhere, including in our community. Whether or not we recognize it, this is an issue we all touch daily through our professional and personal lives.
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Fortunately, we are positioned to drive a powerful, unified strategy to combat human trafficking together as a community.
All are welcome, but registration ahead of time is necessary. To register, visit https://www.uwwp.org/human-trafficking-session/
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About United Way of Westchester and Putnam
United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) is an anti-poverty organization dedicated to improving the lives of 45% of our neighbors who live in poverty or paycheck to paycheck. United Way provides strategic resources and tools to help struggling residents lead a better, more stable life, and these include our 211 Helpline operating 24/7 across the lower Hudson Valley, early literacy programming for preschoolers in underserved communities, job skills training and financial empowerment for financially struggling adults and families, emergency food distribution, as well as access to health services and discounts on prescription drugs. United Way supports hundreds of local nonprofits with grants and essential goods for basic needs, by providing affordable professional development, and connecting nonprofits to new resources.
UWWP is located at 336 Central Park Ave., White Plains, NY 10606. Phone: 914-997-6700 Website: www.uwwp.org Facebook: (www.facebook.com/UnitedWayWP) and Twitter (@UnitedWayWP)
