Events

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Date

October 19, 2024

Location

Cleveland, TN

Run For Their Freedom

Run For Their Freedom is a 5k night race/1 mile walk to raise awareness about human trafficking and its reality in our community. The seventh annual event will be held on October 19 at the Greenway in Cleveland, TN. Registration is open!

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Date

Winter 2025

Location

Cookeville, TN

Are You Awake Conference™

Join WillowBend Farms to learn about the realities of human trafficking and drug endangered children and find out how you can impact change.

Presented by WillowBend Farms

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Date

Ongoing

Location

Various

Trainings

Discover a variety of specialized trainings offered.

Presented by WillowBend Farms

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Training Highlights

Human Trafficking 101

For both the public and private sectors

This training is designed to reach any person or any business, church, school, or organization who are interested in learning more about the realities of human trafficking, how to prevent it and what steps to take if you suspect human trafficking. This training is designed to be audience specific including:

  • Organizations providing services to youth or adults including trauma informed practices
  • School systems with specific training for counselors and educators, age specific for students, parents or guardians. These trainings do satisfy the State of TN requirements for school training and offer continuing education credits for professional staff
  • Church training for leadership and youth
  • Business training for workforce development
  • Hospitality and transportation industry training
  • Professional, civic and community group trainings
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Training Highlights

How to Assess, Identify, Prevent, and Serve

Agency specific training

State and local agencies such as law enforcement, prosecution, criminal justice, juvenile justice, court systems, emergency management, and medical or fire services

  • POST certification alongside The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for law enforcement: two to six hours depending on specific needs of department trained
  • Continuing education credits offered for professionals
  • Trainings designed specific to agency needs such as familial trafficking, at risk youth in state or local systems, trauma bonds, preventing re-victimization, etc.
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WillowBend Farms is a place where these words come to life - not just in speech, but in action by providing an invitation to a place of safety where survivors can begin their walk toward restoration and transformation.

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