Jennifer Hammer

About Jennifer Hammer

A highly motivated individual who implements safety planning strategies, education and empowers survivors while advocating on their behalf. Motivational speaker/ advocate for survivors of human trafficking.

Experience

1. Anti - Human Trafficking Response Coordinator

   Rising Ground

   Jan 2025 — Present

   The Anti-Human Trafficking Response Coordinator will address the complex challenges associated with human trafficking, specifically by targeting vulnerable youth. This is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of how a social services organization screens and supports young people who are involved or at-risk for involvement in human trafficking. The Coordinator will spearhead efforts to prevent, identify and respond to potential and known survivors of human trafficking.•Engage staff from Rising Ground’s programs and conduct comprehensive assessments to identify specific staff training needs.•Craft and implement training sessions tailored to the unique requirements of each program setting•Spearhead the implementation of a systematic screening and assessment tool to gather comprehensive information about a youth\'s susceptibility to, or current involvement in, human trafficking activities•Train Rising Ground staff to utilize the assessment tool and interpret results•In collaboration with Rising Ground’s Early RAPP and RAPP programs, provide school personnel the necessary supports, such as crisis intervention or counseling•Provide short term intervention individual and/or group counseling to young people identified by Rising Ground staff•Collaborate with additional stakeholders regarding intervention planning•Develop and maintain a referral base of community resources for survivors of human trafficking•Conduct ongoing outreach, engaging Rising Ground staff, as well staff at our network of New York City middle and high schools•Organize impactful monthly community workshops, tailored for various stakeholders, including Rising Ground staff, parents/caregivers, youth, and public-school educators and administrators.•Collaborate with local law enforcement in areas where youth are at risk of involvement in human trafficking, aiming to instigate a positive cultural shift.

Education

• Westchester Community College

  Communications

  2006 — 2008

• City University of New York City College

  Bachelors of Arts

  2009 — 2012

Skills

• Advocacy
• Policy
• Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking
• Curriculum Design
• Public Speaking
• Grants
• Psychotherapy
• Adolescents
• Fundraising
• Newsletters
• Social Services
• Self-Esteem
• Human Trafficking
• Treatment
• Nonprofits
• Prevention
• Trauma
• Working with Adolescents
• Research
• Crime Prevention
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Media
• Teaching
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Program Evaluation
• Event Planning
• Program Development
• Community Outreach