The connecticut division of criminal justice (law enforcement lead) and connecticut childrens alliance, INC. (victim service lead) will CO-lead the regionalized human trafficking recovery taskforce…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), has awarded a $704,424 Cooperative Agreement to The Connecticut Children's Alliance, Inc. The award will fund the Regionalized Human Trafficking Recovery Taskforce (RHTRT) to identify and serve victims of human trafficking in the greater Hartford, CT region over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027. The RHTRT, co-led by the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice and The Connecticut Children's Alliance, Inc., will provide comprehensive, victim-centered, trauma-informed services to both sex and labor trafficking survivors. Key activities include victim identification, investigation and prosecution support, training for partners and community members, and a full array of victim services such as case management, legal assistance, housing, mental health counseling, and economic empowerment.

The connecticut division of criminal justice (law enforcement lead) and connecticut childrens alliance, INC. (victim service lead) will CO-lead the regionalized human trafficking recovery taskforce (rhtrt). Rhtrt will continue to focus on the greater hartford region of connecticut (hartford, west hartford, bloomfield, manchester, windsor, south windsor, glastonbury, and east hartford) and expand to include avon, canton, and farmington. The intersections of urban and suburban, affluence and poverty, along with its location between boston and new york make the greater hartford region a hot spot for human trafficking. Over the next 3 years, rhtrt will continue to identify and serve victims, build competency and consistency in victim-centered, trauma informed investigations and prosecutions, and provide additional focus on labor trafficking. The rhtrt will continue cultivating key relationships critical to the expansion. The landscape mapping project will continue to enhance connecticuts response to all victims of human trafficking. Rhtrt will continue to provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary response to all victims of trafficking while enhancing existing protocols and response procedures, training to partners and community members, and a full array of services for victims.