The purpose of youth collaboratorys national (service area) pilot program is to develop and build the capacity of community-based organizations (cbos) in underserved communitiesto provide services…

The purpose of youth collaboratorys national (service area) pilot program is to develop and build the capacity of community-based organizations (cbos) in underserved communitiesto provide services to adolescent and youth human trafficking victims through the provision of mentorship and training and technical assistance (TTA). This project will prioritizerural and underserved communitiesincluding indigenous, undocumented, male, and labor trafficking survivors.project activities include a national call to select cbos for pilot participation and subawards, baseline and ongoing organizational capacity building assessments, development of individualized organizational capacity building plans, group training, one-on-one technical assistance, peer-to-peer learning, resource development and dissemination, annual subawardee gathering, national learning series, and ongoing monitoring.youth collaboratorys partner and subrecipient, rural opportunity institute, will help build the capacity of rural communities to support peoples healing from generational trauma to achieve health, safety, connection, and self-determination. Youth collaboratory will also partnerwith other national TTA providers and subject matter experts toshare strategies and disseminate best practices, and its girls action board and youth catalyst team, who are lived experience experts, will consult on the content and provide TTA.