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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime has awarded a $913,074 Project Grant to the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The grant will strengthen and sustain the supportive services provided by the YMCA's ENOUGH program to victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and labor trafficking in the seven-county Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Participants, aged 12-28 with 70% in the 24-28 age range, will receive individualized case management, referrals for housing, food, education, medical, and legal assistance, as well as economic empowerment or independent goal-centered programming. The grant will also support training for local providers and systems-based professionals to increase community capacity to respond to human trafficking, as well as evaluation activities to measure program progress and outcomes.

Program to victims/survivors of sexual exploitation and labor trafficking. The individuals served by this program will be in the seven-county metro area of minneapolis/ST. Paul, MN, including anoka, carver, dakota, hennepin, ramsey, scott, and washington counties. Participants will be between the ages of 12-28, with 70% of the caseload in the underserved 24 28 age range. Youth and young adults will receive individualized one-to-one case management services and supports, including referrals for housing, food, education, and medical, and legal issues. Additionally, participants will engage in economic empowerment programming or independent goal centered programming. Goals include: 1) expand and strengthen the capacity of the enough. Program to provide and sustain comprehensive services to adult victims of labor and SEX trafficking (ages 18-28, any gender); 2) deliver training to local providers and systems-based professionals and partners, increase community capacity to respond to human trafficking.; and 3) conduct evaluation activities to provide accurate output and outcome information to measure program progress on all goals and objectives and financial reporting, solicit ongoing feedback on program/services offered, and complete a formal evaluation in partnership with a university of minnesota-based evaluation team to assess program outcomes.