Training, Speaking & Education

Survivor-centered education to prevent human trafficking and strengthen youth safety.

Magdalena’s Daughters offers training, speaking, and educational programs designed to prevent human trafficking, strengthen protective factors, and promote long-term safety and stability for youth and communities. Our offerings are grounded in lived experience, clinical expertise, and evidence-informed practices. Trainings are led by a multidisciplinary team that includes lived experience experts (survivors), licensed therapists, social workers, and educators.

All programs are delivered with a trauma-informed, culturally responsive approach that prioritizes dignity, safety, and empowerment.

A Survivor-Centered, Professional Model

At Magdalena’s Daughters, education is a form of prevention. We believe the most effective training brings together lived experience and professional expertise. Our model intentionally integrates survivor leadership with clinical and systems-level knowledge to ensure content is both impactful and responsible.

Survivors who participate as facilitators do so voluntarily, are compensated for their expertise, and are supported by licensed professionals to ensure ethical, trauma-informed engagement. This structure protects facilitators while ensuring audiences receive accurate, meaningful, and actionable education.

RAISE: The Antidote to Human Trafficking

RAISE: The Antidote to Human Trafficking is an evidence-informed, prevention-focused curriculum developed to educate youth, caregivers, educators, and professionals about the realities of human trafficking and how to reduce risk.

The curriculum addresses:

What human trafficking is and what it is not
Risk factors and vulnerabilities
Modern recruitment tactics, including technology-based exploitation
Indicators of trafficking and exploitation
Mental health and trauma impacts
Protective factors and prevention strategies
Legal considerations and consequences
Safety planning and help-seeking strategies

RAISE trainings are interactive, age-appropriate, and tailored to the audience. Content is delivered by a multidisciplinary facilitation team that centers survivor voice while grounding learning in clinical and educational best practices.

Who Facilitates Our Programs

Trainings and educational sessions are led by experienced facilitators, including:

Lived experience experts (survivors of trafficking and exploitation)
Licensed therapists and mental health professionals
Social workers and child welfare professionals
Educators and prevention specialists

This collaborative model ensures content is accurate, ethical, and responsive to the needs of participants.

Speaking Engagements & Workshops

Through this housing and sustainability strategy, youth benefit from:

In addition to curriculum-based trainings, Magdalena’s Daughters offers speaking engagements and workshops focused on prevention, systems change, and youth safety. Topics may include:

Human trafficking awareness and prevention
Foster youth vulnerability and protective factors
Trauma-informed and healing-centered approaches
Housing stability as prevention
Youth empowerment and voice
Community and systems-level responses to exploitation

Formats may include keynotes, panels, interactive workshops, and professional trainings.

Keynote presentations are delivered by the Executive Director of Magdalena’s Daughters, who brings professional expertise, systems-level experience, and leadership perspective to each engagement. Keynotes are designed to inspire action, deepen understanding, and connect prevention efforts to real-world systems change.

Workshops, panels, and curriculum-based trainings are facilitated by multidisciplinary teams that may include lived experience experts (survivors), licensed therapists, social workers, and educators. This structure ensures consistency, ethical practice, and depth across all offerings.

About Our Executive Director

The Executive Director of Magdalena’s Daughters is a nationally recognized speaker and leader in human trafficking prevention, youth advocacy, and housing stability. With extensive experience working at the intersection of clinical practice, systems change, and community education, she brings a grounded, trauma-informed lens to keynote engagements.

Who We Serve

Our training, speaking, and education offerings are available to:

Schools and school districts
County and public agencies
Nonprofit and community-based organizations
Faith-based organizations
Professional conferences and coalitions

Programs can be adapted for youth, caregivers, educators, frontline professionals, and community stakeholders.

Commitment to Safety and Ethics

All educational offerings are delivered with a strong commitment to participant safety and ethical practice. Content is trauma-informed, age-appropriate, and designed to avoid re-traumatization. Facilitators are trained to respond appropriately to disclosures and ensure participants are provided with support and resources as needed.

Request a Training or Speaking Engagement

To inquire about booking a training, curriculum delivery, or speaking engagement, please complete the inquiry form below. Our team will follow up to discuss your goals, audience, and scheduling needs.

Trainings can be customized based on audience, setting, and scope.

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DISCLAIMER:

Magdalena’s Daughters is a nonprofit organization providing education and services related to human trafficking prevention and youth safety. Trainings are educational in nature and do not replace mandated reporting obligations or professional responsibilities. Survivor facilitators participate voluntarily and are supported through trauma-informed practices.