“PACT IS THE THREAD THAT WEAVES US ALL TOGETHER…PARTICIPATION HAS HELPED IMPROVE OUR PRACTICE AND GROW OUR LOCAL PROGRAM.”
What is the PACT Convening?
PACT Annual Convenings are opportunities for PACT cohort members across California to build valuable connections with peers, brainstorm challenges and plan future steps together to improve our collective response to child trafficking.
2024 Theme
This year’s theme INTEGRATE is a call to gather – acknowledging the strength of diverse perspectives, identities, and experiences. Our agenda will be driven by input from our regional cohort members; centered on sharing between counties, exploring innovations in the field and hearing from those with lived experience of human trafficking and parallel intersections.
Who should attend?
PACT Regional County Cohort Members and collaborative partners leading their local child trafficking response.
Sorry! This is not an event that is open to the general public – we purposefully keep the attendance on the smaller side to encourage relationship building. Please send the individuals most directly implementing your county’s child trafficking response (up to 3 representatives per county). We will update should additional spots become available. Our PACT Staff, Consultants and the CDSS Child Trafficking Response Unit will also be in attendance.
Each SB 855 Opt-In, participating PACT county will receive up to 3 no-cost registrations which includes on-site meals September 18th (lunch), September 19th (breakfast and lunch), in addition to a networking reception on the evening of September 18th (appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages provided, no-host bar available). Your no-cost registration will also include any conference materials, snacks, and facility costs.
All attendees are responsible for covering travel, parking and lodging (this is an approved SB 855 allocation cost). Group rates for the Hyatt are available @ $159.00 per night. Visit the DoubleTree PACT Lodging Site to Book . Self-Parking is $10 per night.
Download a PDF Version of our 2024 agenda to use for registration purposes – Simplified PACT Convening Agenda 2024 – General
Agenda and Session Descriptions
8:00 AM:
Registration and breakfast
9:00 AM:
Opening Remarks
9:30 AM:
Morning Plenary: Keynote Speaker
10:30 AM:
Collective Cafe Activity
12:00 PM:
Lunch
1:00 PM:
Afternoon Plenary
2:30 PM:
Break
3:00 PM
Workshops (3 session options offered, details TBD)
5:30 PM
Networking Reception (appetizers and no-host bar)
8:30 AM:
Breakfast
9:30 AM:
Morning Plenary
11:00 AM:
Break
11:15 AM:
PACT Cohort Regional Breakouts
12:30 PM:
Lunch
1:30 PM:
Workshops (3 session options offered)
3:15 PM:
Closing Plenary
4:00 PM
Adjourn
Please check back soon for our 2024 speakers and workshops!
Download the Simplified PACT Convening Agenda 2024 – General with FAQs.
Instructions and Things to Note
Doubletree by Hilton
2001 Point West Way, Sacramento CA
Off the Capital City Freeway, the Doubletree is located across from shopping and dining at Arden Fair mall. A movie theater, comedy club, and Cal Expo Racetrack are within two miles, and downtown is four miles away. The hotel offers a restaurant, lounge, and a market, proudly serving Starbucks® coffee. Enjoy our outdoor pool, free WiFi, and a warm DoubleTree Cookie at check in. Visit their website here.
If you have any concerns or questions about accessibility – please contact us directly and we will be happy to assist.
The dress for this event is business casual.
Conference Resources
Booklist
Books on relevant topics to support the work you do.
Public Awareness Materials
Cool Aunt Series
Image library to use victim centered imagery for awareness campaigns.
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Image library to use victim centered imagery for awareness campaigns.
Image library to use victim centered imagery for awareness campaigns.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS/ICE)
To Request printed Materials from DHS mailed to you
8 x 11 Poster allowing individual to point to the language they are speaking.
Plastic HT Indicator Card Printables (multiple languages). Other documents can be found here.
Blue Campaign is a national public awareness campaign designed to educate the public, law enforcement, and other industry partners to recognize the indicators of human trafficking, and how to appropriately respond to possible cases.
Department of Labor (DOL)
Contains various labor rights related resources and educational materials. To place an order and request printed materials be mailed to you. May take up to 4-5 weeks.
Flyers, pocket cards, infographics and more in multiple languages
Labor and Employment rights information for Minors
Department of State
Video shows captions in various languages. Voice in english regarding what rights you have in the US while working and visiting. Refers to the NHTH multiple times.
National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH)
Flier: Bilingual, available in 23 languages. Has NHTH info on it and some identifying questions.
English Business Card Infographic with NHTH info on it
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Reference for families on how to report, what to do, and resources when exposed to Child Sexual Abuse Materials
This service is one step you can take to help remove online nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit photos and videos taken before you were 18.
Commercial Sexual Abused of Minors Resources and Support.
Self Care Materials
Project TRUST was a national training and technical assistance program funded by the Office for Victims of Crime from October 1, 2018, through March 31, 2022. The project supported agencies as they integrated a trauma-informed approach.
County Resources
Los Angeles County
Posters available to download from LA County.
Tulare County
Tulare County Human Traffickig Task Force developed a tool to have a youth work through their own assessment with your support. Use the guide alongside the screening tool. Available in both English and Spanish.
Frequently Asked Questions
We purposefully keep the attendance on the smaller side to encourage relationship building between PACT Cohort members, as such this is not an event that is open to the general public. Please send the individuals most directly implementing your county’s child trafficking response (2-3 representatives per county). We will update should some counties be unable to attend and additional spots become available. Our PACT Staff, Consultants and CDSS’ Child Trafficking Response Team will also be in attendance.
This is an opportunity to pause from our everyday marathon to connect with colleagues from across the state. So we intentionally ask that participants set aside time to be present – bringing ourselves, our passion, knowledge and experience to fuel a time of creative exchange and vision casting. Think of this as more of a group retreat, than a large-scale conference. Let’s have some fun and relaxation too! There are lots of opportunities for participation beyond attendance i.e. if you are Interested in participating as a greeter, a table/discussion leader, breakout room facilitator or have other ideas, let us know!
At this point, there is no anticipated virtual attendance. PACT Convenings are highly interactive and are not conducive to a hybrid format. We will host a Virtual Statewide Gathering at another point in the year as an alternative opportunity to connect.
Each SB 855 Opt-In, participating PACT county will receive 3-6 no-cost registrations which includes on-site meals September 18th (lunch), September 19th (breakfast and lunch), in addition to a networking reception on the evening of September 18th (appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages provided, no-host bar available). Your no-cost registration will also include any conference materials, snacks, and facility costs.
All attendees are responsible for covering travel, parking and lodging (this is an approved SB 855 allocation cost). Group rates for the Hyatt are available @ $159.00 per night. Visit the DoubleTree PACT Lodging Site to Book . Self-Parking is $10 per night.
Safety for all participants is of our utmost concern. Event planners will be carefully monitoring any CDC health guidance and will ensure that the event is in compliance with any federal, state and local guidelines.