ONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Engage Together Project (ETP) has selected 12 Research Fellows from six universities across the state, including two students from Faulkner University, to join its groundbreaking, multi-year effort to end and prevent human trafficking in Alabama.
ETP is a two-phase, three-year transformational community assessment initiative spearheaded by Attorney General Steve Marshall. The project is designed to identify community strengths and gaps, mobilize multi-sector collaboration, and equip local leaders with actionable strategies to better prevent exploitation and care for survivors.
As part of this work, the ETP Research Fellows will contribute to research, analysis, and community engagement efforts focused on human trafficking and related exploitation.
Faulkner University students Amy “Grace” Faulk and Don Heald were among the 12 students selected from a competitive pool of applicants for this prestigious fellowship.
Attorney General Steve Marshall praised the Fellows and the project’s mission,
“Human trafficking is one of the most urgent public safety and human rights challenges of our time. Alabama must confront it with both compassion and determination. The students selected as Research Fellows will play a critical role in building the knowledge and partnerships needed to protect the vulnerable, hold traffickers accountable, and strengthen communities across our state,” Attorney General Marshall said.
Katie Beth McCarthy, Coordinator for the Alabama Anti-Human Trafficking Alliance, added: “It is an honor to be part of this initiative, and these students represent some of the best and brightest in our state. The Engage Together Project will leave a lasting impact on Alabama’s fight against human trafficking.”
For more information about the Engage Together Project and its partners, visit: https://engagetogether.com/project/alabama/.
About Faulkner
Faulkner University is a private, Christian university based in Montgomery, Alabama with a mission to provide an education anchored not only by intellect but also character and service. The Faulkner experience aims to educate the whole person. Serving both traditional and non-traditional students, the university is home to six colleges: the Alabama Christian College of Arts and Sciences, the Harris College of Business and Executive Education, the V.P. Black College of Biblical Studies, the College of Education, Faulkner Law and the College of Health Sciences. In addition to its main campus in Montgomery, Faulkner operates extension campuses in Birmingham, Huntsville and Mobile along with online degree programs.
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