What If ...‪?‬ Youth Collaboratory

During this episode that builds on episode 1, we join the panel to dive deeper into collaborating with survivor leaders and providing practical tips and advice for combating trafficking in our communities.

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During this episode, we hear from 3 panelists; Maddox Guerilla, Mirielle Milne, and Dashamir Pettway with Joy Thompson as they discuss the impact of trafficking on communities, restoring community, and ways that we as individuals and as a collective work towards shifting the narrative about those impacted by trafficking, addressing the root causes, and centering those impacted.

We start with the question, “What if we talked to each other regularly about human trafficking and centered community in the process?”

Have thoughts, questions, or feedback about the episodes? Join in the conversation on Facebook or reach out to our panelists and Youth Catalyst Team members at info@youthcollaboratory.org.

Wondering what it takes to launch a successful mentoring program for youth impacted by commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC)? In this newly released podcast, local, and national experts share strategies and lessons learned in program development, including screening, training, and supporting mentors to ensure that youth experience healthy relationships with caring adults. Youth Collaboratory, in partnership with the Center for Combatting Human Trafficking at Wichita State University, with support from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), created this podcast to highlight the restorative power of mentoring for youth impacted by CSEC.

Join Katy White and Susan Spagnuolo as they share about their experience supporting mentoring programs across the country as they worked to implement a strength-based mentoring model. In this conversation, we share lessons that we learned when it comes to a large research project, as well as what we learned about the families involved in the project, and the incredible program staff involved in making it happen.

In earlier episodes, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about the youth and their mentors ... in this episode we want to talk more about the families, because we learned a lot of about the families impacted by incarceration through this project. Join us as we talk with Anna Hollis, Executive Director of Amachi Pittsburgh and Dr. Andrea Taylor as they share their experience and advice for seeing families impacted by incarceration in a larger systems context.

During this episode, we talk with several program staff members about how they developed a culture of growth and development - not just with mentors but among their staff, as well. With them, we explore the question of what if all of the people involved in this relationship were coming from a place of growth and development - of wanting to understand better - of wanting to mentor better?