Calling Youth Ages 12 – 18 to the Empower Me 2014 Youth Event on Human Trafficking

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - June 9, 2014 - PRLog -- Trafficking In America Task Force (TIATF) will host its 4^th National Conference on Human Trafficking in West Palm Beach, FL at the Airport Hilton, WPB July 16^th to 18^th. There are many firsts for the 2014 event, one being a special youth event for teens age 12 to 18 (young adults invited as well). Yvonne Williams, conference coordinator said, “We’ve had some youth attend our previous 3 events with their parents and guardians but not as many as I would like to see. So, this year, we have crafted an event just for them with speakers and creative performances that will speak to their age group. And, since the average age of a victim of human trafficking is 12 – 14, it is only fitting that we include them in the educational process.”

The event will kick off at 5:00 PM with a special V.I.P. Meet and Greet reception giving attendees an opportunity to meet Michaela Paige, Singer/Songwriter, Visionary, and Philanthropist. Michaela was a top 12 finalist on Team Blake for Season 3 of NBC's The Voice!  Michaela is lending her voice to the cause of human trafficking to help prevent her peers and other youth from becoming victimized. She is host and guest of several live radio programs on a regular basis such as “Off Topic” on Tuesday nights at 9 P.M. ET on W4WN.com; F.M.L. Tuesday nights at 7 P.M;  ET on W4CY.com; and Pursue Your Passion, Tuesday nights at 8 P.M. ET on W4CY.com!.

The agenda for the event includes presenters Michelle Ryder, National Program Manager for TIATF’s I Promise To Do My Part Youth Campaign; Korena Johnson, a student from Rhode Island who attended the conference last with some of her peers and accompanied by one of their teachers; Nola Theiss, Executive Director and Founder of Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships who will present the organizations ARTReach program. A 20 minute short film titled, Chosen, produced by Shared Hope International, will be shown as a youth prevention resource, along with some creative dance that depicts a portrayal of the issue.

For more information and to register for the Empower Me 2014 Youth Event go to www.traffickinginamericaconference.info/youth-event/

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About the Trafficking in America Task Force

Trafficking in America Task Force is a 501c3 non-profit charitable organization and has been working since 2004 to educate the American population about the reality of the sale of American women, men, and children into sexual slavery for the profit and pleasure of their perpetrators, and that the forced labor trafficking of both adults and children is real in this country. Our Vision is to help eliminate the human trafficking of women, men and minor children in America, and to provide a culture for our children free of sexual exploitation and slavery, where people know and own their own intrinsic value.