Mission
THE YWCA MONTEREY COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO ELIMINATING RACISM. WITH THEDEVELOPMENT OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE, THEORGANIZATION HAS CREATED A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT,PROSECUTORS, SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES, MEDICAL PROVIDERS, AND VICTIMSERVICE PROVIDERS AS WELL AS EDUCATE COMMUNITY PARTNERS BY UTILIZING AWHOLE SYSTEMS APPROACH TO DELIVER SUSTAINABLE CHANGES FOR THE HEALTHAND WELLBEING OF SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE ORGANIZATIONACHIEVES THIS BY PROVIDING OUTREACH AND PREVENTION AWARENESS EDUCATION;ASSIST AND IMPROVE EFFORTS TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE HUMANTRAFFICKING LAW VIOLATIONS; AND PROVIDE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVEDATA TO IMPACT LOCAL AND NATIONAL POLICY MAKING.