Since 2004, the international rescue committee (IRC) in washington and the seattle police department (SPD), along with the united states attorneys office for the western district of washington…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), awarded a $490,183 Cooperative Agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Washington. The funding supports a collaborative, victim-centered task force, the Washington Advisory Committee on Trafficking (WASHACT), to improve victim identification, provide access to services, and seek justice for survivors of all forms of human trafficking in western Washington. The project will develop and implement detailed protocols to guide collaborative work, and design and deliver training to partners nationwide. This multi-year initiative builds on a DOJ-funded effort since 2004 to coordinate the regional response to human trafficking.

Since 2004, the international rescue committee (IRC) in washington and the seattle police department (SPD), along with the united states attorneys office for the western district of washington (USAO) and other partners, have used department of justice (DOJ) funding to lead western washingtons response to human trafficking through a collaborative, victim-centered task force, the washington advisory committee on trafficking (WASHACT). With renewed ECM funding, IRC and SPD will support a sustainable, multidisciplinary, CO-leadership task force approach to improve and increase victim identification of all forms of human trafficking, provide victims with access to services, and seek justice on their behalf. They will also develop and implement detailed protocols to guide collaborative work to identify and support survivors and design and provide training to partners nationwide.