To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Ani-Human Trafficking Update Report
☐Recommendation of the County Administrator ☒ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RECEIVE the Anti-Human Trafficking Update from the Employment and Human Services Department, in partnership with the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office and the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Task Force, regarding anti-human trafficking efforts in Contra Costa County, as recommended by the Family and Human Services Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
On January 6, 2015, the Board approved referring oversight to the Family and Human Services Committee (FHS) on the Family Justice Centers and Commercially Sexually Exploited Children initiatives. This became FHS Referral No. 111.
On June 8, 2015, November 14, 2016, February 20, 2018, February 25, 2019, July 27, 2020, June 28, 2021, and June 27, 2022, FHS received and approved annual reports from the Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) on the Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative (now named “Alliance to End Abuse”), Human Trafficking, Commercially Sexually Exploited Children, and the Family Justice Centers. On June 26, 2023, EHSD presented the 2023 Anti-Human Trafficking Update to FHS. Per FHS’ recommendation, EHSD provided the 2023 Anti-Human Trafficking Update to the Board of Supervisors on September 12, 2023, (D.2) who accepted the report.
On June 24, 2024, EHSD, in partnership with the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office and the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Task Force, presented the Anti-Human Trafficking Update (Anti-HT Update) to FHS describing the needs of persons who experience human trafficking, recent data on human trafficking, key trends and gaps happening in Contra Costa County, the multi-disciplinary and collaborative efforts to respond to and prevent human trafficking. FHS approved forwarding the Anti-HT Update to the Board of Supervisors as a discussion item.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will not know about anti-human trafficking efforts.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This action supports all of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card: “(1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient”; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.”