PACT Annual Convening 2024
What are PACT Annual Convenings?
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. 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.
“PACT is the thread that weaves us all together... participation has helped improve our practice and grow our local program.”
Introducing our 2024 Keynote Speaker - Oree Freeman
Oree Freeman lives a life of service. She is an award-winning trainer, advocate, and survivor leader in the social justice movement. Since 2015, she has been recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential People in California and featured in national magazines and newspapers. With over a decade of experience, Oree has managed significant financial resources and created an exponential impact. Through her interactive training sessions, she has reached and transformed the lives of over 70,000 individuals from both the private and nonprofit sectors. Oree has served on the California State Advisory Board and is a talented and spirited speaker, providing training to the FBI, law enforcement, higher education institutions, prisons, and hospitals nationwide. Her efforts aim to enhance the effectiveness of these entities in preventing and eliminating human trafficking. Oree's most profound passion is serving individuals who are not yet free, walking alongside them on their journey, whether they are in correctional or juvenile facilities, residential treatment centers, motels, or on the streets. Oree is pursuing her second degree while transforming lives and making the world a better place for those impacted by exploitation. Alongside her professional commitments, she is also raising her 5-year-old daughter.
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.
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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.