TESS Partners

The TESS Core Group meets quarterly and is comprised of individuals from agencies that have a mandate to work with victims and survivors or CSEC or sex workers; or encounters them within the context of their mandate (including housing, youth, health & addictions; victim services).

The role of the core group is to:

• Identify emerging trends and training needs

• Share responsibility for decision making on collective advocacy campaigns

• Develop communications policy and strategy for TESS

• Contribute to policy development and communications materials

• Co-chair on Working Group.

The Core Group meets quarterly.

The Working Group is made up of any individuals interested in collaborating on policy and program development.

Depending on what projects are being worked on, there are often several ongoing working groups that address various gaps in research or service provision through advocacy and collaboration.

The role of the working group(s) is to:

• Identify service needs and gaps

• Incubate ideas for new programs and services

• Identify training and advocacy needs

These groups meet monthly or on an as-needed basis depending on project needs.

There are four Regional Groups (Central, North, West, East) made up of front-line workers and individuals who encounter the issue in their professional capacity as well as employees from agencies in the Core and Working Groups.

members of these regional groups come together to:

• Exchange knowledge

• Network and connect

• Provide program and service updates

• Identify emergent trends and issues

• Share knowledge and resources for best practices.

Each Regional Group meets quarterly.