"Child Abuse & Human Trafficking -
Doing Nothing is Not an Option"
As Manager of the Mayor’s Office of Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Prevention for the City of Rockford, Jennifer Cacciapaglia serves as a key collaborator in coordinating advocacy service organizations, law enforcement, and civic groups.
Jennifer has spent her entire career focusing on community work and engagement. In 2013, she co-founded the Rockford Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (RAASE) to work to end the demand for sexually exploited individuals through preventative measures, survivor protection, accountability of violators and community engagement.
She also serves as the education coordinator and a trained facilitator for The Amanda Reed Memorial Fund, created to educate young people about the dangers of unhealthy behaviors in relationships which can escalate into lethal violence.
Jennifer was previously an Assistant State’s Attorney with Winnebago County and City Attorney for Rockford, and she received her J.D. from Northern Illinois University School of Law in 1998.
As the title indicates, Jennifer will discuss child abuse and human trafficking in our area and some of the programs and organizations that are working to stop these two terrible things. This will be an interesting and informative program and one you will want to bring a friend or prospective member to listen to. Lynn Momberger will introduce our presenter and act as Rotary host.