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Better Toledo | Human Trafficking: How to Join the Fight

Learn to recognize the signs and indicators of human trafficking and learn resources to combat it in our communities.

Amy LaGesse is the Project Manager for the FOCUS on Runaways Project and the PATH Project at the University of Toledo’s Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute. Amy’s human trafficking experience started in 2014 with the implementation of the Rescue & Restore statewide grant through Northern Ohio REACH, the local anti-human trafficking Coalition. 

Amy currently serves as the current Chair of Northern Ohio REACH, where she has previously served as Secretary and as one of the Co-Chairs of the Education Committee. Amy served for two years on the Board of the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence and is the recipient of the 2020 Sexual Assault Visionary Award from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center for exceptional dedication in service of survivors and advocacy services of human trafficking survivors in Ohio. She has been featured on public radio shows as well as local radio, has been featured on CanvasRebel.com and is in the process of writing her autobiography. 

This event is presented by Northern Ohio REACH and the University of Toledo Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute. It is part of Better Toledo, a personal and professional development series to ensure “you will do better in Toledo.” Certificates of completion are available to participants who take part in three or more sessions in 2025.

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