Training for Food Aid and Community Support Projects
Do you work in a project supporting vulnerable people in your community?
Do your staff and volunteers know how to spot the signs of modern slavery and exploitation and how to respond appropriately?
Food banks, community groceries, baby banks, warm spaces, night shelters and other community social action projects come face-to-face with some of the most vulnerable people in our communities.
Vulnerability, in its many forms, can increase a person’s risk of exploitation.
One volunteer’s training helped uncover hundreds of victims
Operation Fort, one of the UK’s largest modern slavery investigations, began when a volunteer at a soup kitchen recognised signs of exploitation after receiving modern slavery awareness training.
The volunteer’s actions helped trigger an investigation that ultimately identified more than 400 victims and resulted in eight perpetrators receiving significant prison sentences.
It is a powerful example of why community organisations are so important in identifying exploitation.
Training designed specifically for community support projects
The Clewer Initiative has developed Modern Slavery Awareness Training specifically for organisations working with people experiencing vulnerability.
The training covers:
- What is modern slavery and human trafficking?
- Why are community support projects important?
- How to spot the signs of exploitation
- Understanding the impact of trauma
- How to respond with confidence
- Accessing the right support
- Useful contacts and resources
Build your team’s confidence to recognise and respond to exploitation
Your staff and volunteers may be in a unique position to notice changes in someone’s circumstances, behaviour or relationships.
The right knowledge could help you recognise a situation that might otherwise go unnoticed.
If you would like to register your interest or find out more about bringing this training to your project, please email us at [email protected]
We would like to thank the panel of lived experience consultants who contributed to the development and review of these training materials.
"(This was a... ) strong example of lived experience informing frontline training. The project demonstrates a clear commitment to listening to, valuing and responding to survivor expertise."
