Pembrook Fellowship — Survivor Alliance

Survivor Alliance is now recruiting host organizations for the 2024-2025 iteration of the Pembrook Fellowship.

The Pembrook Fellowship provides survivors of human trafficking a year-long employment placement throughout the US, while boosting host organizations’ capacity to employ survivors. Uniquely designed to foster partnership and collaboration between survivors and allies, the Fellowship matches nonprofit organizations in the anti-trafficking sector with survivor leaders, based on their skills, interests, and values.

The program goes beyond conventional models by emphasizing the cultivation of supervisor capacity, specifically tailored for trauma-informed approaches. Furthermore, it actively engages with organizational change, recognizing the need for systemic shifts within institutions to create sustained impact. The Pembrook Fellowship distinguishes itself through a comprehensive systems change approach, leveraging Fellowship placements as catalysts for transformative impact.

Fellows receive leadership training, competitive salaries, health benefits, trauma-informed coaching, and also benefit from peer support as they navigate their roles as lived experience experts. Organizations will be prepared to host a Fellow through in-depth assessments and recommendations, Survivor Alliance’s Allies Nuts & Bolts Training for staff, and ongoing support for supervisors.

Learn More about the Pembrook Fellowship Here

Note: The 2023-2024 Pembrook Fellowship cohort is in full swing! Stay tuned for updates and insights from this exceptional cohort as they make strides in their respective fields. More details coming your way later this year!

In Tribute of:

We recognize that the work we are able to do today is done in solidarity with the survivors that came before us.

This program is named in honor of Deborah Pembrook, a Former Executive Director at Coalition to End Human Trafficking in Santa Cruz and Rising Expert Program Manager at Rising Worldwide who died unexpectedly in April 2022. Deborah was a tireless advocate mentor, thought leader, and survivor leader. Deborah fought for survivors of human trafficking in leadership positions, pushing for those in our community who were most marginalized. She was a steadfast partner with allies, willing to educate and connect with folks who were walking the talk as partners. As we embark on this journey, we seek to uphold Deborah’s legacy of bringing people together and endeavor to create systemic and lasting change. She was a friend and colleague to United Way Worldwide and Survivor Alliance and we believe that this Fellowship embodies so much of what Deborah brought to our sector.