Task Force FAQs

• Community Awareness and Education
• Youth Aware and Safe
• Deterring Traffickers and Buyers
• Keeping At-Risk Youth Safe
• Apprehending, Investigating, and Prosecuting
• Foreign Born and Labor Trafficking
• Survivors Supported and Protected
• Survivors Recovering and Thriving
• Examining Domestic Adult Sex Trafficking

The mission of the Task Force is to protect the citizens of Georgia from perpetrators and systems of exploitation by concurrently working to support professionals in the state to improve efforts to prevent, identify and recognize trafficking, hold offenders accountable, and ultimately support the recovery and rehabilitation of survivors.

The goals of the Task Force are seen among its 9 working groups:

1. Community Awareness and Education
2. Youth Aware and Safe
3. Deterring Traffickers and Buyers
4. Keeping At-Risk Youth Safe
5. Apprehending, Investigating, and Prosecuting
6. Foreign Born and Labor Trafficking
7. Survivors Supported and Protected
8. Survivors Recovering and Thriving
9. Examining Domestic Adult Sex Trafficking

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is the coordinating organization of the Task Force. There are tiered membership levels including:

Partner Level Members

• Members will have direct involvement with the Task Force
• Members are expected to sign up for 1 of the 9 Task Force Work Groups 
• Members are expected to attend at least 9 of the 12 monthly meetings in order to maintain their membership
• Members are expected to actively attend, participate, and contribute to Task Force Work Group meetings, projects, and/or initiatives
• If applicable, members are expected to complete monthly Work Group assignments that fall outside of the monthly meeting time frame
• Members are expected to participate in the Quarterly Task Force meetings

Affiliate Level Members

• Members are not required to participate in 1 of the 9 Work Group and their related projects and/or initiatives
• Affiliate level members are expected to provide resources, expertise, and other related support to the Task Force as well as redistribute Work Group developed resources and applicable materials (i.e. upcoming and available trainings, newsletters, etc.) throughout their professional networks
• Affiliate level members are expected to participate in the Quarterly Task Force meetings (at least 3 out of the 4).
• Affiliate level members are expected to communicate with Task Force Coordinator when they are unable to attend quarterly meetings. If three or more quarterly meetings are missed, you will be removed from the Task Force.

Can anyone join the Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force? 

Anyone with interest in working toward combating the issue of human trafficking in Georgia is welcome to apply for the Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force during the open enrollment period.

When does the Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force Meet? 

Aside from the monthly meetings required of each of the nine Work Groups, the entire Task Force meets on a quarterly basis. These meetings are open to Task Force members only. If you are not a member and would like to join the Quarterly Meetings, please email the Coordinator of the Task Force, Elina Acosta at [email protected].

 If I am interested in participating in a specific work group, what should I do? 

Fill out the application to join the Task Force during the open enrollment period. In the application, you will be able to select the specific work group you would like to participate on. Each applicant goes through an individual vetting process after the open enrollment period ends and will be notified of acceptance and placement in December. If you are interested in joining outside of the open enrollment period, please contact the Coordinator of the Task Force, Elina Acosta at [email protected].

How can I join the Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force? 

Please see the Membership section for more information on the different levels of membership and how to become a member of the Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force. For more information, please contact the Coordinator of the Task Force, Elina Acosta at [email protected].

For each of the nine goals of the task force, there is a Work Group established to create and implement projects and programs directed specifically at the goal of the Work Group. Therefore, the projects and programs which are implemented through the Task Force Work Groups will directly benefit the victims of human trafficking in Georgia.

Anyone with interest in working toward combating the issue of human trafficking in Georgia is welcome to apply during open enrollment period to join the Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force period

Aside from the monthly meetings required of each of the nine Work Groups, the entire Task Force meets on a quarterly basis. These meetings are open to Task Force members only.

Each applicant goes through an individual vetting process during the open enrollment period. If you are interested in joining outside of the open enrollment period, please contact Erica Atzenhoffer at [email protected]

 

Please see the Membership section for more information on the different levels of membership and how to become a member of the Georgia Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force. For more information, please contact Erica Atzenhoffer [email protected]

 

The Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force includes representatives from state, local, federal government, law enforcement, victim service providers, and non-governmental organizations who work together to address the needs of human trafficking victims and to work towards eradicating human trafficking throughout the state of Georgia.