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Welcome to the Everyday Advocate Podcast, where we sit down and talk about empowered leadership and healthy relationships as we work in the field of human trafficking prevention, and how you can grow as a mentor and leader wherever you are today.
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15 Years of Serving Survivors of Human Trafficking: What’s Next for Allies | 87 (opens the original)
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Fifteen years can change a lot. For Allies, it has meant growing from prevention education into a mentorship-focused organization, building relationships that last for years, and watching a community come together around young women who deserve support, connection, and hope. In this solo episode of the Everyday Advocate Podcast, Jessica Evans is celebrating 15 years of Allies as a nonprofit and sharing what’s next. Jessica also shares how you can be part of this milestone through the 15 for 15 f
86 - Rumbling Well *Best of Episode* (opens the original)
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Special guest, Amanda Welu, joins Jessica and Audrey to share how she has learned to use conflict as a tool to build a healthy work environment. Her practical takeaways will inspire all of us to lean into healthy conflict and create a safe space to rumble in our everyday lives.LOVE. RESPECT. COMMUNITY Allies empowers survivors of trafficking & sexual exploitation through mentorship and family support Visit Allies to learn more about programs and ways you can support. https://www.allies-inc.or
85 - How to Recognize Human Trafficking, Abuse, and Red Flags with Eskenazi Health (opens the original)
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What if the person sitting next to you is experiencing abuse, trafficking, or violence, but doesn’t even recognize it themselves? In this episode of the Everyday Advocate Podcast, Jessica Evans sits down with Shonda Davis, Program Manager for Prescription for Hope at Eskenazi Health, and Drenda Bell, Program Manager for the Center of Hope and a forensic nurse at Eskenazi Health, for an important conversation about recognizing vulnerability, responding to abuse, and becoming an everyday advocate.
84 - Treading the Water Forever with Jamie Hergott *Best of Episode* (opens the original)
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This week launches a new series called "How to Be a Friend 101," unpacking the SEARCH Institute's Developmental Relationships Framework. Jamie Hergott joins Audrey and Jessica to talk about practical ways to provide support in mentorship and in everyday life. What You Will Learn: Why mentorship begins with being a good friend. How to help someone navigate difficult situations without trying to fix everything. Practical ways to empower others by celebrating small wins. The importance of advocatin
83 - RISE Program Helps Youth Survivors Build Independent Lives with Amanda Sparks, Allies Program Coordinator (opens the original)
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What happens after mentorship ends? For many youth survivors of trafficking and exploitation, building healthy relationships is only the beginning. In this episode of The Everyday Advocate Podcast, Jessica welcomes Allies Program Coordinator Amanda Sparks to introduce RISE, a new program designed to bridge the gap between mentorship and independent adulthood. Amanda shares how ten years of mentoring, research, and firsthand experience revealed a growing need for practical life skills like budget
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