Wkly Mtg-Carla Clanagan, MCAT Coalition in MontCo

May 2021 Rotary Theme is Youth Service Month

MCAT representative Carla Clanagan will be giving a presentation about MCAT's Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition to our members. The mission of MCAT is to educate people in our county on human trafficking, both forced labor and sex trafficking, to increase awareness and foster prevention.

Montgomery County Anti-human Trafficking coalition (MCAT) was formed in the spring of 2011 with the purpose of raising awareness and creating a network of resources for survivors of sex trafficking. It was founded by Rachael Yudt in collaboration with the Office of State Senator Daylin Leach. Since then, the coalition has undergone many phases of growth and change.

Montgomery County Anti Human Trafficking Coalition 

180 West Germantown Pike, Suite 2

East Norriton, PA 19401

www.mcatpa.org 

Carla Clanagan's Biography:

Carla Clanagan founded her nonprofit, In His Eyes Outreach in 2007. She is
the Executive Director and works to support, advocate and educate women
being released from prison.

Carla attended Pennsylvania State University to study Policy and
Administration and went on to Forbes School of Nursing. Carla has worked
in healthcare for over 20 years. She worked for Montgomery County for 7
years and she currently is the operations Program Director for a safe house
for survivors of sex trafficking. She also directs an empowerment program
for Survivors that run in several counties in PA.

She is an advocate for women in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction,
those who are ex-offenders and women who have been victims of human
trafficking. Carla teaches life skills, parenting, employability workshops,
cognitive behavior change and Ending the Game (ending life in the sex
industry) and offers advocacy and mentoring.

Carla is currently working as a trainer, mentor, motivational speaker, coach,
advocate, consultant and volunteer. She is a member of several local and
national groups - Cabrini College’s Domestic Violence Awareness Board of
Advisors, the Interagency Council of Norristown Board of Directors. Carla
facilitates workshops throughout the area on Reentry and Human Trafficking
and domestic violence.

2020 she was YWCA Exceptional Woman Coretta Scott King Freedom
Awardee; 2019 she was awarded the KYW Gamechanger award; 2016 she
was the recipient of the Martha Dale Willis Ivy Young Humanitarian Award.

Carla resides in Collegeville, PA with her husband of 26 years, James
Clanagan two children, son Dakota and daughter Makenzie. She enjoys
reading, teaching/speaking and spending time with her family.

Here are just a few of Carla's accomplishments:

https://www.cabrini.edu/about/media-hub/news/2016/carla-clanagan-to-receive-cabrini-award-for-womens-advocacy

https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/articles/feature-article/carla-clanagan-changing-game-aiding-forgotten

https://worthwhilewear.org/blogs/news/team