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 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,...
The International Institute of Buffalo received $845,211.39 in cooperative agreement funding from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320) for the period of October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2022. The funding supports the Western District of New York Human Trafficking Task Force and Alliance to develop, expand, or strengthen victim service programs for victims of human trafficking in Buffalo, New...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Sanctuary For Families Inc., a non-profit organization based in New York City. The grant will provide 624 months of short-term housing assistance and supportive services, including legal assistance, to help sex and labor trafficking victims in the New York City metropolitan area transition into permanent affordable housing....
This Project Grant award of $950,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will fund Womankind to provide comprehensive services to survivors of human trafficking. Over the three-year period from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, Womankind will serve over 250 survivors of both labor and sex trafficking with a focus on pan-Asian immigrants in New York City's five boroughs. Services will include safety and access to care, individualized plans for...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) provides $800,000 to the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MSAHC) to increase the quality and quantity of behavioral health services for victims of human trafficking aged 10-26. Key activities include training MSAHC clinicians in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), implementing CPT services in its primary care and mental health clinics, and...
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...
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to Baystate Medical Center, Inc. in Springfield, Massachusetts. The grant will fund a 3-year project titled "One Mission: A Comprehensive Service Program for Victims of Human Trafficking". The primary objectives are to: 1) improve trauma-informed screening for human trafficking victims; 2) expand access to evidence-based,...
The Project Grant award of $740,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320) will enable Community Works, Inc., a non-profit organization in Medford, Oregon, to implement a comprehensive program to provide services to victims of both labor and sex trafficking in Jackson County. The project activities will include crisis intervention, long-term advocacy, and a 24/7 victim hotline and shelter....
This $950,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) will support the PAATH15 project, a 13-county collaborative response in Pennsylvania to identify and serve victims of all forms of human trafficking. Led by YWCA of Greater Harrisburg, the project will provide a diverse range of culturally-appropriate direct services to promote the safety, healing, independence, and self-sufficiency of trafficking...