Proposal abstract legal name of lead applicants haven women's center of stanislaus stanislaus county sheriff's office taskforce name: stanislaus taskforce against human trafficking (STAHT) amount of…

The County of Stanislaus in Modesto, California will receive $750,000 under a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime to support the Stanislaus Taskforce Against Human Trafficking (STAHT) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025.

STAHT, led by the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office and Haven Women's Center of Stanislaus, will provide victim services and conduct investigations and prosecutions to address human trafficking in Stanislaus County. As the lead applicants, the Sheriff's Office will receive $750,000 and Haven Women's Center will receive $750,000 to support these efforts. Services provided to victims will include advocacy, basic needs assistance, counseling, crisis intervention, legal aid, and language access. STAHT aims to serve victims of all forms of human trafficking through a trauma-informed and victim-centered approach. This award supports the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to develop and strengthen victim service programs.

Proposal abstract legal name of lead applicants haven women's center of stanislaus stanislaus county sheriff's office taskforce name: stanislaus taskforce against human trafficking (STAHT) amount of federal funding requested haven women's center of stanislaus: $750,000 stanislaus county sheriff's office: $750,000 description of state/geographic area where taskforce activities will be focused: stanislaus county, CA (population 552,999, CA-10) includes modesto, turlock, oakdale, riverbank, patterson, newman, and ceres, plus other rural hamlets and unincorporated areas of the county. The number of human trafficking investigations and prosecutions in the last three years: investigations: in 2019 the department initiated 7 cases with human trafficking elements, 14 total cases with pimping and pandering; in 2020 the department initiated 36 cases with human trafficking elements, 52 total cases with pimping and pandering; in 2021 the department initiated 56 cases with human trafficking elements, 88 total cases with pimping and pandering. The number of trafficking victims served by haven in the last three years: 161 victims of SEX and/or labor trafficking served in the last three years (january 2019 to december 2021) summary: the stanislaus taskforce against human trafficking (STAHT) is a multidisciplinary, CO-leadership task force that will take the initiative to develop approaches to identify victims of all forms of human trafficking, provide access to services, and investigate and prosecute traffickers in stanislaus county. Members include stanislaus county sheriff's office, haven women's center of stanislaus, and HSI. Additional members will be recruited from the district attorney's office, and victim service unit, among other collaborative partners. STAHT will work together to update, discuss, and collaborate on trafficking incidences, investigations, and victim services; share case information as a multi-disciplinary team of providers; and conduct proactive investigations and prosecutions. Major services that are provided to victims include advocacy, basic needs, counseling, crisis intervention, law enforcement and prosecution, legal assistance, and language access justice. STAHT will use a victim-centered and trauma-informed approach for all project activities, focusing on victim needs, safety, and autonomy. This project is requesting priority consideration for priority area a. This project will promote racial equity and the removal of barriers to access to services for historically marginalized communities within stanislaus county.