Program Coordinator Chelsea Hendrickson and Advocate Judy Johnston invited me to visit the Cowlitz Tribal Health Facility, located on traditional Duamish lands in Tukwila to have a conversation about the services the Pathways to Healing Program offers, as well as raising awareness about the missing and murdered indigenous women in our community.

The mission of the Cowlitz Tribal Pathways to Healing Program is to honor traditional values and beliefs that promote safety and well being for Native American/Alaska Native families by providing a holistic approach to inform, educate and heal our communities affected by violence.

More information can be found at their website: https://www.cowlitz.org/index.php/resources/health-and-human-services/29-pathways-to-healing-program 

Visit their pages on Facebook:

Cowlitz Tribe Pathways to Healing: https://www.facebook.com/cowlitztribepathwaystohealing/

Cowlitz Tribal Health-Seattle: https://www.facebook.com/cowlitztribalhealthseattle/

Attend the 2019 Native Women’s Leadership Forum May 16 - 17 at Great Wolf Lodge: https://www.enduringspirit.org/2019-leadership-forum 

Federal Way Coalition Against Trafficking (FWCAT) is a group of committed individuals that educates and engages our community so that each person can play a role in ending human trafficking. Seattle Against Slavery (SAS) mobilizes our community in the fight against labor and sex trafficking through education, advocacy, and collaboration with local and national partners. We envision a community where no one is exploited for labor or sex. 

Get involved, including attending community meetings and events, and registering for Break the Chains of Human Trafficking 5k on May 18th: https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/FederalWay/FWCATBreaktheChainsofHumanTrafficking5K 

Like the FWCAT page on Facebook for updates and upcoming community meetings: https://www.facebook.com/events/1985935928150022/

All money received helps bring education into Federal Way schools, youth groups and churches, teaching our community about sex/human trafficking. For more information, or to see how you can become involved, please visit our website www.fwcat.org

Also visit and share the Seattle Against Slavery website for even more information about their mission, programs, volunteering, and more resources about preventing human trafficking in our community: https://www.seattleagainstslavery.org/

Visit the podcast website for previous BTC episodes: https://anchor.fm/BreakTheChainsFWCAT 

National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1 (888) 373-7888