Advocating for Freedom through Unified Approach – Freedom Coalition expands, promotes collaboration
Three years ago, MAP launched its Freedom Coalition in hopes of bringing together experts, professionals, and committed community advocates of anti-trafficking efforts to help bridge the gap in services, awareness and specialized training, and opportunities to discuss service gaps for victims and survivors alike in a safe and respectful environment.
In these three short years, MAP has been able to galvanize dozens of professionals and advocates from all sectors – law enforcement, healthcare, housing and mental health providers, legal and judicial, churches, and concerned citizens – in a working and ongoing effort to create a unified and comprehensive approach to address and respond to the perils of human trafficking.
This collaboration has birthed several efforts, including the Freedom Coalition Roundtable – an annual event for organizations and individuals who work to address trafficking to come together regularly to share resources, network, and encourage one another, while hearing from a guest speaker in an area of prevention, awareness, survivor support or specialized training that participants are interested pursuing.
As MAP continues to grow and expand its anti-slavery efforts, the desire to further develop the Freedom Coalition became paramount.
In June 2018, MAP invited the SE Michigan JATT (Joint-Anti Trafficking Taskforce) to join the Coalition and began meeting every other month with more concentrated efforts on specific initiatives that the group believes to be most vital in the areas of anti-slavery efforts.
MAP & JATT invite and encourage community professionals and advocates to attend a Freedom Coalition meeting to learn more about this work and how they can get involved to become part of the solution for change.
The next Freedom Coalition meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 28 from 5:30-7:30pm. There is no cost to attend, however registration is required. A light meal will be provided for those interested. To register for this event click HERE.
For more information about the Freedom Coalition or other ways you can get involved with MAP, email info@map.org.
