The housing authority of the city of oakland (authority) and misssey, a local survivor-led non-profit, in partnership with additional community-based organizations, will work to address barriers to…

The Housing Authority of the City of Oakland, California was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) to address barriers to equitable access to housing and supportive services for transition-aged and former foster youth who are survivors of sex and labor trafficking in Alameda County, California. The grant will enable the Housing Authority to partner with a local survivor-led non-profit, MISSSEY, and additional community-based organizations to provide low-barrier, short-term housing for up to 24 months and supportive services for up to 50 trafficking survivors. Key activities include training partners on best practices in supporting survivors with a trauma-informed, healing-centered, and culturally-relevant approach, hosting focus groups with survivors to understand barriers to housing and services, co-developing policies and practices for serving survivors effectively, and developing a program model to share lessons learned with other public housing authorities.

The housing authority of the city of oakland (authority) and misssey, a local survivor-led non-profit, in partnership with additional community-based organizations, will work to address barriers to equitable access to housing and supportive services for transition-aged and former foster youth who are survivors of SEX and labor trafficking in alameda county, california. Supportive services will be paired with low-barrier, short-term housing for up to 24 months. The authority will support up to 50 survivors of human trafficking in finding long-term, stable housing and mental, emotional, and physical healing; train partners on best practices in supporting survivors with a trauma-informed, healing-centered, culturally-relevant practice; host focus groups with survivors to learn about barriers to housing and services; CO-develop policies and practices for serving survivors effectively and with a focus on human-centered care; and develop a program model to share lessons learned with other public housing authorities that want to partner with their communities to support survivors of human trafficking.