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PROJECT MATH IDENTITY LEADERSHIP ACCELERATOR (MILA)

TEACHER AND LEADER PREPARATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM

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THE TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATOR PATHWAYS’ CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (TEP-CE) WILL CREATE A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR TEACHER EXPERIENCE DELIVERING EQUITABLE TEACHER PREP VIA MULTIPLE CERTIFICATION PATHWAYS.

SCAFFOLDING STUDENT SUCCESS AT RHODE ISLAND’S HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS

UNBOUND NOW AND THE TARRANT COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE PROPOSE TO CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE ENHANCED COLLABORATIVE MODEL TASK FORCE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROJECT AS PURPOSE AREA 2 GRANT APPLICANTS. THE PURPOSE IS TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN THE TARRANT COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE TO BETTER RESPOND TO SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING IN TARRANT COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. POTENTIAL AND CONFIRMED VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING (SEX AND LABOR) AS DEFINED BY TRAFFICKING VICTIM PROTECTION ACT ARE THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT. SURVIVOR LEADER CONSULTANTS WILL BE PAID AS SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THEIR CONSULTATION WORK. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE AND SUBCOMMITTEES, PROVIDING VICTIMS ACCESS TO ADVOCACY AND SERVICES, DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY TRAININGS, INCREASING SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING IDENTIFICATION, INVESTIGATING TRAFFICKING CASES, PROSECUTING TRAFFICKERS, AND USING DATA TO MORE EFFECTIVELY IDENTIFY GAPS AND INFORM RESPONSES IN OUR COMMUNITY. UNBOUND NOW SERVED 395 HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS IN TARRANT COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITH ECM TF FUNDING (53 IN YEAR 1; 243 IN YEAR 2; AND 99 IN YEAR 3 TO DATE). THERE WERE 350 HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS (122 IN YEAR 1; 141 IN YEAR 2; AND 87 IN YEAR 3) AND 128 CASES SUBMITTED FOR PROSECUTIONS (42 IN YEAR 1; 33 IN YEAR 2; AND 53 IN YEAR 3) IN TARRANT COUNTY OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. AS A RESULT OF THESE ACTIVITIES, THE TARRANT COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE EXPECTS THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RELATIONSHIPS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS; MULTIPLE TRAININGS PER YEAR THAT ARE RELEVANT TO AND OPEN TO ALL TASK FORCE PARTNERS; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODEL OF VICTIM ENGAGEMENT IN LAW-ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS, PROSECUTION CASE DEVELOPMENT, AND VICTIM SERVICES THAT PLACES EMPHASIS ON TRAUMA-INFORMED AND VICTIM-CENTERED PRACTICES; REEVALUATION OF EXISTING PROTOCOLS FOLLOWED BY EXPANSION OR ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED; INCREASED ROBUSTNESS IN TARRANT COUNTYS RESPONSE TO LABOR TRAFFICKING; AND CONTINUED PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS AS WELL AS ACCESS TO ADVOCACY AND SERVICES.

TASK FORCE NAME: BRAZOS VALLEY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE (BVHTTF)  LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICANT: BRAZOS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE  FUNDING REQUESTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICANT: $750,000.00  VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER APPLICANT: UNBOUND GLOBAL, CARRIED OUT BY UNBOUND BRYAN COLLEGE STATION LOCATION FUNDING REQUESTED BY VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER APPLICANT: $750,000.00  THE BRAZOS VALLEY IS A RAPIDLY GROWING REGION DIRECTLY LOCATED IN THE TEXAS TRIANGLE, WHICH LINKS SAN ANTONIO, DALLAS/FORT WORTH, AND HOUSTON THROUGH MAJOR HIGHWAYS. THE TEXAS TRIANGLE IS ESTIMATED TO BE AN AREA WHERE HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS EXTREMELY PREVALENT. THE ANCHORING CITIES OF THE REGION ARE BRYAN AND COLLEGE STATION. COLLEGE STATION HOUSES THE 2ND LARGEST UNIVERSITY IN THE COUNTRY, TEXAS A&M. THE NINE COUNTY SERVICE AREA HAS A POPULATION OF OVER 463,000 INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT INCLUDING THE 71,000 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT TEXAS A&M. BRAZOS COUNTY IS RAPIDLY GROWING WITH A 1.4% GROWTH RATE COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL GROWTH RATE OF ONLY 0.1%. BRAZOS COUNTY HAS AN EXTREMELY HIGH POVERTY RATE OF 22.3%, WHICH NEARLY DOUBLES THE NATIONAL POVERTY RATE OF 11.4%. THE LOCATION, HIGH POVERTY RATE, AND HIGH POPULATION GROWTH RATE HAVE MADE HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVALENT IN THE BRAZOS VALLEY AND INCREASE THE NEED FOR A COLLABORATIVE TASK FORCE. THE BRAZOS VALLEY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE WILL BE A NEWLY FORMED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE BRAZOS VALLEY TO ADDRESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE TASK FORCE'S MISSION AND GOALS ARE TO: 1) IDENTIFY VICTIMS OF ALL TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITHIN THE BRAZOS VALLEY, 2) DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE WHO PROACTIVELY INVESTIGATES AND PROSECUTES SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING CASES, 3) IMPLEMENT VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACHES TO ADDRESS INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS OF IDENTIFIED VICTIMS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES.  LISTED BELOW IS STATISTICAL DATA FROM BRAZOS VALLEY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE LEAD VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER. THE NUMBER OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES INVESTIGATED IN THE PAST THREE YEARS: 2019 = 8, 2020 = 13, 2021 = 23. THE NUMBER OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING CLIENTS SERVED BY UNBOUND BRYAN COLLEGE STATION IN THE PAST THREE YEARS: 2019 = 8, 2020 = 18, 2021 = 40. THE NUMBER OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING RELATED CASES PROSECUTED IN THE PAST THREE YEARS: 2019 = 2, 2020 = 2, 2021 = 4.

COLLEGE UNBOUND COMMUNITY LEARNING PROGRAM

TARRANT COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE DEVELOPMENT

UNBOUND’S EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM WILL ENHANCE PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR GIRLS WHO ARE AT RISK OR ARE VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING, THROUGH THE EMPLOYMENT OF EARLY INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS (EIS) AT UNBOUND’S OFFICES IN BCS, AUSTIN, WACO, AND HOUSTON, TEXAS. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE THE AREAS SURROUNDING FOUR OF UNBOUND’S LOCATIONS IN TEXAS: AUSTIN (TRAVIS, BASTROP, HAYS, WILLIAMSON COUNTIES - 2,170,291 POPULATION, 2020 U.S. CENSUS), HOUSTON (BRAZORIA, GALVESTON, HARRIS COUNTIES - 5,436,807 POPULATION, 2020 U.S. CENSUS), WACO (BOSQUE, FALLS, FREESTONE, HILL, LIMESTONE AND MCLENNAN COUNTIES - 368,971 POPULATION, 2020 U.S. CENSUS), BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION (BCS) (BRAZOS COUNTY - 226,370 POPULATION, 2020 U.S. CENSUS). PROJECT STAFF ACROSS LOCATIONS WILL SERVE GIRLS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF SEX TRAFFICKING OR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.UNBOUND REDUCES CRIMINALIZATION OF MINOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH IDENTIFICATION OF SURVIVORS WITHIN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, TRAUMA-INFORMED AND EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES, AND ENHANCED COLLABORATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH SOFT INTERVIEW ROOMS AND VICTIM SERVICES. UNBOUND IS UNIQUELY PLACED WITH QUALIFIED STAFF TO FACILITATE THIS STRATEGY OF REDUCED CRIMINALIZATION IN NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS, WHICH MEANS THAT VICTIMS IN BOTH URBAN AND RURAL AREAS RECEIVE VICTIM-CENTERED AND EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES AND IDENTIFICATION-FOCUSED OUTREACH. ADDITIONALLY, OUR STAFF ARE TRAINED TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO BIPOC AND LGBTQ+ SURVIVORS, WHO ARE HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED IN THE ANTI-TRAFFICKING SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE, THUS FITTING PRIORITY AREA A (PROMOTING RACIAL EQUITY AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO ACCESS FOR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED). UNBOUND’S CONTINUUM OF SERVICES TO REDUCE CRIMINALIZATION BEGINS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS WITHIN THE SCOTT G. MOORE JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER IN NORTH TEXAS AND THE BILL LOGUE JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER IN CENTRAL TEXAS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT INVOLVEMENT IN JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS IS HIGHLY CORRELATED WITH SEX TRAFFICKING, AND MINOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING ARE UNLIKELY TO SELF-IDENTIFY. THEREFORE, THIS OUTREACH WILL BUILD TRUST-BASED RELATIONSHIPS WITH UNBOUND STAFF WHO FACILITATE OUTREACH THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO CONSIDER THEIR EXPERIENCES AND POTENTIALLY DISCLOSE VICTIMIZATION, WHICH ALLOWS UNBOUND’S TRAINED ADVOCATES TO WORK WITH THEM AS THEY RECOVER FROM THE TRAUMA OF TRAFFICKING.

COLLEGE UNBOUND APPLICATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND STUDENT PORTION UNDER THE CARES ACT UNDER SECTION 18004(A)(1)

COLLEGE UNBOUND INSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 18004(A)(1) OF THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY

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