WCATTF Training and Resource Center

Westchester County Anti-Trafficking Task Force

The Westchester County Anti-Trafficking Task Force was launched in 2010 by The International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA), the Pound Ridge Police Department and My Sisters’ Place, in response to a prominent case of human trafficking in Pound Ridge.  The Task Force brings together a multitude of service providers and law enforcement from across Westchester to develop a coordinated response to human trafficking across the County. To date, the Task Force has held regular meetings to educate and update task force members; spearheaded the training of hundreds of law enforcement personnel, social service providers, child protection staff, among others to identify and respond to cases of human trafficking; created a multi-agency protocol for coordinating anti-trafficking cases and responses; and worked together on several cases.

March 2023: Sex Trafficking of Men and Boys Training

Westchester Anti-Trafficking Task Force hosted two sessions of the Sex Trafficking of Men and Boys training.

Didn’t make the training or want to revisit the presentation? Please find below the  recording of the session.

2022 Annual Conference, Labor Trafficking: Current Challenges and Building Community Responses

Westchester County Anti-Trafficking Task Force Annual Conference 2022 was designed for stakeholders from the myriad of disciplinaries that must work together to prevent and respond to labor trafficking in our communities, and focused on survivor voices. Participants learned from leaders in the labor trafficking field, including workers rights organizers, USAO, lived experience experts, and survivor leaders.

Participants received training on:

• The latest laws, policies, and trends in labor trafficking
• Strategies for identifying potential labor trafficking cases;
• Improving labor trafficking investigations according to a survivor and trauma-informed approach;
• Supporting, protecting, and empowering victims from lived experienced experts and survivors of labor trafficking;
• Learn about resources and tools to address labor trafficking 

Didn’t make the conference or want to revisit some of the trainings? Please find below recordings of all conference sessions.

Day 1, December 7th, 2022

Day 2, December 8th, 2022

Session 1: Meeting the Specialized Needs of Survivors of Labor Trafficking: A Panel of Lived Experienced Experts