Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dave Stachowiak discuss internet safety among youth with Alana Flora. Alana is the Chief Operations Officer at Alliance for Freedom, Restoration, and Justice (AFRJ) and directs the Engage Together Initiative. They discuss education on internet safety, internet risks for youth, and resources to protect our youth.
Key Points

The Engage Together Initiative helps move people from information to mobilization in practical, collaborative, and strategic ways in their own communities.
Five biggest internet risks for youth: posting personal experiences, expressing negative emotions, sending pictures of themselves to others, searching the Internet without proper parental controls, and messaging strangers.

Resources

Engage Together
NetSmartz
B4UClick
Polaris Project

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Transcript

Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 202, Engage Together: A Model for Collaboration.  
Production Credits [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential.  
Dave [00:00:30] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.  
Sandie [00:00:36] And my name is Sandie Morgan.  
Dave [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. And Sandie, we're all about getting together and collaborating, right?  
Sandie [00:00:51] That's right.  
Dave [00:00:51] The P for partnership and today's guest is going to be just yet another conversation of just the power of doing that. I'm so glad to welcome Alana Flora today from the Alliance for Freedom, Restoration, and Justice. She is the chief operations officer and oversees the daily programmatic efforts of the AFRJ, which includes building relationships with those working in the field to understand what is working well, where there are challenges and help create innovative solutions that bridge gaps. Alana connects regularly with many different sectors, professionals, and individuals seeking to learn how they are strategically positioned to engage. In addition to her role as chief operations officer, she also directs the Engage Together Initiative. Prior to her work with AFRJ, Alana served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children in foster care, a substitute teacher, and a nonprofit volunteer. After earning her bachelor's degree in English Literature, she pursued her JD during which time she interned with the local juvenile justice system, studied international human rights abroad, and focused on efforts to assist families in need. Alana we're so glad to welcome you to the show!  
Alana [00:02:03] It's a pleasure to be with you guys.  
Sandie [00:02:05] Well, I'm excited to have you on the show. Alana, I've known you about 10 years. I've loved following your pathway to really being a change maker in our communities and I just love that about you! And you make it to Ensure Justice almost every year, that's commitment.  
Alana [00:02:25] Yes. We love everything that you put together, and the speakers, and the diversity of sectors that you bring to that conference. And so it's a joy and a privilege to get to attend and I continually learn every time I attend.  
Sandie [00:02:37] Well, it's really fun because we do intentionally try to pull in different sectors and I know that is what the Engage Together Initiative is about too, pulling people together. Do you want to give kind of a little summary of that before we get into what we're going to talk about today?  
Alana [00:02:56] Absolutely.