Engaging minds services, INC. Will provide services to victims of labor and SEX trafficking in partnership with the interagency human trafficking task force

The U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime awarded a 3-year, $440,000 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Engaging Minds Services, Inc. The funding will support the provision of trauma-informed, victim-centered, and evidence-based services to victims of labor and sex trafficking in Horry and Georgetown Counties, South Carolina. Engaging Minds Services will partner with the Interagency Human Trafficking Task Force to maintain a network of comprehensive, culturally competent services, including case management, housing assistance, legal aid, mental health counseling, and employment support. This coordination will ensure proper victim identification and referrals until they achieve self-sufficiency and independence. As a sub-award, Engaging Minds Services will also strengthen the services and resources available through the Engaging Minds Services Resource Center.

The engaging minds services resource center will strengthen services for victims of human trafficking in horry and georgetown counties in south carolina, including trauma-informed services to ensure self-sufficiency and independence for each victim. In conjunction with law enforcement and other community service providers, engaging minds services will maintain a network of individualized, comprehensive services which are culturally competent, victim-centered, survivor-informed, and evidence-based. This strategic coordination will ensure that trafficking victims are properly identified and referred for appropriate services until they are self-sufficient and independent.