HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 20-059RESOLUTION NO. 20-059
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City Manager or his designee be and they are hereby authorized to execute a
Memorandum of Understanding between the Beaumont Police Department and the
Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development through the Trust -Based Relational
Intervention® (TBRI) Organizational Member of the Child Sex Trafficking Project for the
purpose of training, consultation and evaluation for at -risk youth for sex trafficking,
trafficked youth that are unidentified, and trafficking survivors. Said Memorandum of
Understanding is substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a
part hereof for all purposes.
The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 17th day of
March, 2020.
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Memorandum of Understanding
The Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (IPICD) at Texas Christian University provides training and
consultation for organizations that provide services for youth at -risk for sett trafficking, trafficked youth that are
unidentified, and trafficking survivors. This effort enhances the capacity for positive community impact and
includes training, consultation, and evaluation.
Funding for this work has been provided by a grant received through the Texas Office of the Governor. The MOLT
commenced October 1, 2019 and kill end on September 30, 2020.
K.PICD and member organizations will:
o Develop a shared understanding of trauma, TBRI, how best to support cultural transformation and healing,
and how to best implement TBRI.
® Share information and success stories with policy makers in an effort to work. together to promote policies
that embrace TRBI®-related practices that heal children and youth, as well as support and incentivize
agencies and families that pursue trauma -informed healing.
KPICD will:
• Provide regional 2-day TBRI trainings.
® Provide consultation to practitioners/organizational leaders regarding implementation.
® Provide periodic check -ins with each organizational member.
® Collect information to document change over time.
® Conduct interviews, focus groups, and site visits with a small number of organizations.
Member organizations will:
® Develop a TBRI implementation plan
• Consult with KPICD staff regarding implementation progress.
® Develop and utilize internal expertise focused upon TBRI implementation
® Attend regional stakeholder meetings
® Complete an annual survey
® Selected organizations will participate in interviews, focus groups, and ethnographic site- visits.
Agency:
Represented by:
Signature:
Representative Date
Katyn Purvis Institute of Child Development
EXHIBIT "A"