The international rescue committee in tucson, arizona will expand and strengthen services for domestic and foreign victims of human trafficking in pima, cochise, and santa cruz counties

The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $949,986 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the International Rescue Committee in Tucson, Arizona. The grant will be used to expand and strengthen services for domestic and foreign victims of human trafficking in Pima, Cochise, and Santa Cruz counties. Key objectives include equipping trafficking survivors with tools for community integration, providing access to trauma-informed services, and enhancing life skills and self-sufficiency. Activities will involve tailoring direct services to victim needs, creating personalized service plans, offering trauma-informed support, conducting stakeholder training, developing response protocols, leveraging existing task forces, and evaluating program effectiveness. Expected outcomes include improved access to care, enhanced client knowledge and skills, empowerment to identify support systems, and increased independence and self-sufficiency. The grant has an award date of October 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027.

The project aims to equip trafficking survivors with the necessary tools for community integration, provide access to trauma-informed services, and enhance life skills and self-sufficiency. Furthermore, IT strives to improve accuracy in identifying victims, establish a coordinated community response, implement response protocols, and enhance the ability to refer survivors to services. Activities will include tailoring direct services to the needs of trafficking victims, creating personalized service plans, offering trauma-informed support services to survivor households, and conducting training sessions for stakeholders. Additionally, the project will involve developing response protocols, leveraging existing task forces, facilitating service access, engaging in community efforts, evaluating program effectiveness, and gathering client feedback for improvement. Expected outcomes include improved access to care, enhanced knowledge, skills, and support for clients, empowerment to identify support systems and assess safety needs, and increased independence and self-sufficiency.