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* PRC - MT DOJ, Children's Justice Bureau

Human trafficking is tied as the second largest and is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, generating roughly $32 billion each year. The primary indicator of human trafficking is child poverty, with the national average of human trafficking victims being between 12 and 14 years old. Adults living in poverty with children seldom have the resources to provide daycare or babysitters, often leaving young children without adequate supervision during non-school hours. This lack of supervision makes children vulnerable to human traffickers who will often promise material things as a way out of poverty, and to gain trust with their victims. With the national average of human trafficking victims being 12-14 years old, victims who do manage to escape their captors risk living in poverty themselves due to the lack of education, support, and job opportunities available to victims who were taken at that age. Increases in attention and funding to the issue of human trafficking have increased providers needs in areas of training to provide the most appropriate services. There are many trainings and efforts to identify appropriate resources; however, there has been a lack of coordination to streamline and measure these efforts. The Children’s Justice Bureau receives contacts for training and has served as an information coordinator. More organization is required to assist victims more effectively.

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Member Duties : The VISTA member will develop a system to coordinate requests for, and delivery of, trainings on human trafficking to agencies, providers, ultimately informing and benefiting low income at-risk individuals. The VISTA member will also identify and organize available community members and agency representatives available to provide training on human trafficking. The new coordinated system will refer training requests to appropriate and/or available trainers. The VISTA member will collect data on trainings provided, number of attendees, hours of training received, and number of agencies/providers trained. Additionally, The VISTA will collect and report data from agencies and providers who have received training on numbers of resources developed, number of victims, as well as demographic and economic data of victims served.

Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas : Children/Youth , Education , Community Outreach , Public Safety , Health .

Skills : Team Work , Public Health , Computers/Technology , Communications , Community Organization , General Skills , Teaching/Tutoring , Leadership , Writing/Editing , Social Services , Recruitment .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
* PRC - MT DOJ, Children's Justice Bureau

Program Start/End Date
01/26/2018 - 01/25/2019

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	MONTANA

Accepting Applications
From 10/19/2017 To 12/19/2017

Contact	John Schlepp
PO Box 4210
Helena MT 59604
(406) 444-9654
john.schlepp@mt.gov
prevention.mt.gov

Listing ID	77237


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