The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs has awarded a $1,066,667 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ), a non-profit organization. The grant will fund LSNJ's expansion of its statewide anti-trafficking PROTECT initiative to provide targeted civil legal services to labor trafficking victims in South Jersey. Key activities include increasing program capacity through additional staff, leveraging...
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 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs awarded a $1,066,667 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. (doing business as Senior Law), a non-profit organization. The grant will support Legal Action of Wisconsin's efforts to expand the provision of civil legal aid to survivors of human trafficking throughout the state, engage in structural-change advocacy related to human trafficking, develop statewide...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs awarded a $1,066,713 Project Grant to the Capital District Women's Bar Association Legal Project to provide trauma-informed, victim-centered civil legal services to labor and sex trafficking victims in New York's Capital Region under CFDA 16.320 Services for Trafficking Victims. The 3-year grant, awarded effective October 1, 2023, will fund legal consultations, ongoing legal representation, outreach to community organizations,...
This Project Grant award of $1,268,534, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims), supports Covenant House New Jersey's efforts to develop, expand, and strengthen its Human Trafficking Victims Services (HTVS) program. The funding will enable Covenant House New Jersey to provide outreach, Spanish-language behavioral health care, and legal support services for victims of human trafficking of...
The HR Recovery Initiative will receive $439,893 under a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime to expand services for victims of human trafficking under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). Located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, HR Recovery will utilize a collective impact approach to deliver increased outreach, case management, mental health services, and specialized programming to serve victims in both urban...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (CFDA 16.524) grant to 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc., a non-profit organization in Hazlet, New Jersey. The grant funding will support the provision of comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Legal services to be provided include assistance with...
The La Center for Law & Justice was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320) to provide trauma-informed comprehensive legal services and case management for victims of human trafficking in East Los Angeles, California from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The overarching goal of the Services for Victims of Trafficking program is to develop, expand,...
This federal Project Grant award of $799,736 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will support the Worker Justice Center of New York, Inc. in delivering services to victims of human trafficking through September 2025. The Center will provide comprehensive legal services and case management to help trafficking victims in rural areas access support to move toward safety, recovery, and economic independence. Services include direct legal representation, civil...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $1,066,667 Project Grant to the Sanar Wellness Institute to provide long-term, evidence-based, trauma-specific behavioral health services for victims of human trafficking in Northern New Jersey. The grant funds the Human Trafficking Healing and Resiliency Program (HT-HARP), which offers trauma-informed psychotherapy, wellness services, and collaborative service linkages to decrease trafficking...