Thank you.
I want to recognize all members of the committee, but also all levels of government, including the current governing party, as well as everyone else and their commitment to this issue. I think it's so important that it remain a non-partisan issue. That support is so important and is moving the bar in addressing this issue.
We have a great relationship right now with the federal government. I think part of it is also being willing to look at those jurisdictional boundaries. Specifically in the most updated federal anti-human trafficking plan, they added the element of empowerment. We're seeing the federal government invest directly in social programs, which normally are not under its purview as the federal government. I think that being able to look at where there are gaps and to come together and collaborate and work together to address those gaps in a long-term and sustainable way is fantastic. Similarly, depoliticizing the issue, making sure everyone is on board and that there is ongoing and sustainable funding for these organizations doing this work....
We're still learning a lot about best practices, but we also need people to have enough funding and resources so they can conduct proper evaluations and learn from their successes and not constantly be worrying about the administration of funding or potentially running out of it based on short project timelines.