The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded Community Solutions For Children, Families And Individuals $500,000 under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls federal grant program (CFDA 16.035) to provide prevention and early intervention services for female-identifying youth at risk of or experiencing commercial sexual exploitation in Santa Clara County, California from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the grantee will screen...
The Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded Community Violence Solutions (CVS) a $500,000 Project Grant under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls program (CFDA 16.035) to expand and strengthen early intervention services for girls at risk of or victims of sex trafficking from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. CVS will directly provide identification, assessment, case management, crisis intervention, therapy, prevention workshops, and mentoring/leadership programming to girls...
The Department of Justice's Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) awarded a $949,660 Project Grant to Motivating Inspiring Supporting & Serving Sexually Exploited Youth Inc. (MISSSEY), a survivor-led, Black-led nonprofit organization. This 3-year grant will enable MISSSEY to expand access to its comprehensive, trauma-informed services for minor victims of sex trafficking in Alameda County, California. Key services to be provided include crisis response, case management,...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $499,935 Project Grant under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls Program (CFDA 16.035) to the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of the North in Minneapolis, MN. The primary purpose of this 3-year grant is to expand the YMCA's existing anti-human trafficking program, "ENOUGH," to increase prevention and early intervention services for girls vulnerable to sex and/or labor trafficking in the 7-county...
The Motivating Inspiring Supporting & Serving Sexually Exploited Youth Inc. (MISSSEY) received a three-year, $437,911 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls federal grant program (CFDA 16.035). The grant will fund MISSSEY's FREEDOM PATHWAYS program to provide prevention and early intervention services, including mentoring and direct support, to girls at risk of or victims of sex trafficking in...
This Project Grant award of $498,560 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.035 Preventing Trafficking of Girls) will enable Hoola NA PUA, a non-profit organization in Hawaii, to deliver a comprehensive program to prevent trafficking and support at-risk, sexually exploited, and trafficked girls ages 11-24 on Oahu and Hawaii Island. The primary activities include providing prevention education on trafficking signs and social media recruitment...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Victims of Crime awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to North County Lifeline under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls (CFDA 16.035) program. The primary purpose of this 3-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to prevent and reduce victimization of girls up to age 25 in San Diego County who are vulnerable to sex and/or labor trafficking. The key activities funded through this award include significantly...
The East Bay Asian Youth Center (EBAYC) and Survivors Healing, Advising, and Dedicated to Empowerment (SHADE) have been awarded a $440,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims). The funds will be used to implement the "Developing Capacity to Serve Human Trafficking Victims" project in Oakland, California over a 3-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30,...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, through the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320), awarded a $652,681 Cooperative Agreement to Saving Innocence Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. The award will fund a three-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) to enhance the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force (LARHTTF). The project aims to: 1) increase identification of victims of all forms of human trafficking; 2) provide effective investigation and prosecution...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to Victory Outreach - South Sacramento (VOSS), a non-profit organization. The grant will fund the development and implementation of a 2-year Rapid Re-Housing Program that will provide housing services and support to 20 victims of human trafficking in Sacramento County. The program aims to help these victims secure and sustain permanent...