Community Resource Sharing Newsletter

August Collaborative Meeting Recap

The August Community & Family Partnership collaborative meeting brought invaluable information to those in attendance. We had great speakers to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill

and the offerings at our local libraries, an update on our Thriving Families, Safer Children work,

and discussion on Find Help and the data that we hope it brings!

Read more in the August meeting minutes.

Guadalupe Ramirez

Bilingual Community Prevention Coach

I want to use this space to share more awareness about human trafficking. At the end of July our Community Prevention team had an opportunity to attend the Human

Trafficking training offered by ESU 2 and Faith Regional Health Services and Advocacy Center. The human trafficking training was very informational and insightful. During the training it was mentioned that one of the misconceptions that people have is that human trafficking can only occur in larger states. But unfortunately, it can happen in any community. It was also shared that there has been a rise in cases in Nebraska.

As stated by the Department of Homeland Security human trafficking is defined as the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. It can happen in any community and victims can be any race, age, gender or nationality. Typically, traffickers use violence, manipulation, false promises of well-paying jobs, and romantic relationships to lure victims. Many times, people fall into the hands of traffickers because they have language barriers and fear of their traffickers and law enforcement.

It is extremely important to be aware that human trafficking is on the rise in Nebraska and learning to recognize key indicators that identifies a victim can save a person’s life. There can be many indicators but only a few will be added below:

Some Key Indicators:

• Is the person disoriented or confused, or showing signs of mental or physical abuse?
• Is the person fearful, timid, or submissive?
• Is the person often in the company of someone to whom he or she defers? Or someone who seems to be in control of the situation, e.g., where they go or whom they talk to?

If you suspect someone is being trafficked, please call 1-866-347-2423. To get help from the National Human Trafficking Hotline call 1-888-373-7888. Remember that identifying a victim can save a life.

Ready to be a changemaker for families? Join the Bring Up Nebraska Network! 

Bring Up Nebraska is a call to action to help families thrive and is supported by Nebraska Children and Families Foundation. Bring Up Nebraska is focused on prevention and strengthening families BEFORE crisis to empower them within their communities. It is about uniting those with shared agendas, implementing systems and providing evidence-based training to support meaningful opportunities and creating partnerships. 

Helping families thrive and focusing on preventive efforts is a priority area of Community and Family Partnership and more voices are needed. The more people involved in the shared mission of improving the quality of life for young people and families, the more impact we can have. Let’s do this together. See more information in the flyer below or visit BringUpNebraska.org.

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