The Center for Family Services Inc. was awarded a $950,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Services for Trafficking Victims federal grant program (CFDA 16.320) to implement the Services Empowering Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking Expansion Project. The goal of the project is to provide comprehensive services to survivors of human trafficking in Camden, Cumberland, and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey, including information...
This $950,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) will support the PAATH15 project, a 13-county collaborative response in Pennsylvania to identify and serve victims of all forms of human trafficking. Led by YWCA of Greater Harrisburg, the project will provide a diverse range of culturally-appropriate direct services to promote the safety, healing, independence, and self-sufficiency of trafficking...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $1,270,313 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Center For Family Services Inc., a non-profit organization based in New Jersey. The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2023, will fund the implementation of the STOP-TT (Services, Training, & Outreach to Prevent Trafficking Together) initiative. STOP-TT aims to provide comprehensive, trauma-informed services to address the...
The Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia, PA (NSC) received a $800,250 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to provide comprehensive services to foreign-born survivors of human trafficking in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Over a three-year period from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, NSC will use the funding to strengthen existing housing, mental health, medical...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $884,777 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Friends Of Farmworkers Inc., also known as Justice at Work, to enhance comprehensive services for victims of human trafficking, especially labor trafficking, across Pennsylvania. The grant funding will enable Justice at Work, in partnership with La Puerta Abrieta, to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services such as...
The United Against Human Trafficking organization received a $950,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). This 3-year grant will enable the organization to implement comprehensive and trauma-informed services for victims of labor and sex trafficking in Houston, Texas. Key project activities include: developing and delivering a prevention curriculum on labor and sex trafficking, leading a...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) provides $1,268,534 to Covenant House New Jersey, Inc. to develop, expand, and strengthen its Human Trafficking Victims Services (HTVS) program. The project aims to deliver equitable, culturally competent, and trauma-informed support to human trafficking victims of all ages across New Jersey. Key services to be provided include outreach, Spanish-language...
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded a $750,000 cooperative agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office (PCDAO) and Family and Community Resources, Inc. (FCR) to enhance the existing Plymouth County Human Trafficking Task Force (PCHTTF). The project aims to (1) identify victims of all forms of human trafficking, (2) increase access to trauma-informed services, and (3) proactively investigate and prosecute...
Covenant House will provide specialized services to combat human trafficking under a $321,483 project grant award from the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement. The grant falls under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking program (CFDA 19.019), which aims to prevent trafficking in persons, protect and assist victims, and prosecute traffickers. Specifically, Covenant House will combat the rise in human trafficking of children in Mexico by...
This $600,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) will support the continued operations of the STOP Human Trafficking Task Force (STOP HTTF) led by BCFS Health and Human Services and the San Antonio Police Department in San Antonio, Texas. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) increase access to services and identification of trafficking survivors,...