The Life-Link Inc., doing business as La LUZ De Santa Fe Family Shelter, will receive $800,000 under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime to implement a rapid rehousing model for victims of human trafficking in New Mexico. Through its Sojourn Home Program, Life-Link will provide housing assistance and supportive services to survivors of sex and labor trafficking using trauma-informed and victim-centered approaches....
The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) has been awarded an $800,000 grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to implement the "Removing Barriers to Legal Services for Asian Pacific Islander Victims of Human Trafficking" project. The project aims to provide immigrant and limited English proficient victims of human trafficking with comprehensive access to civil legal services, equip community organizations to adopt a...
The Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration awarded a $754,860 Cooperative Agreement under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa (CFDA 19.517) to Shelter For Life International, Inc. The award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2025, will assist in the smooth return and reintegration of displaced Casamancais individuals who have voluntarily decided to return to their places of origin in Senegal. The funding will support Shelter For Life...
This $949,997 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320) will enable Special Service for Groups, Inc. (SSG) and its partners to provide a range of victim-centered services to 45-60 Asian and Pacific Islander (API) survivors of human trafficking (both sex and labor trafficking) in Los Angeles County, CA. The key products and services to be delivered include screening and assessment, crisis...
The Link will receive $1.33 million from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to operate its Safe Harbor Program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The Safe Harbor Program provides comprehensive supportive services and shelter for minor victims of sex trafficking to help them heal from trauma, reconnect with family and community, and transition to independence. With this funding, The Link...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,400,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (CFDA 19.511 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for East Asia) aims to sustain the self-empowerment of refugees with disabilities and vulnerable displaced people in Thailand through enhanced social inclusion. It also seeks to ensure the safety of the overall refugee community through explosive ordnance risk awareness efforts. The prime awardee, Handicap...
This $499,923 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (CFDA 19.511 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for East Asia) aims to strengthen protection and resilience of urban refugees in Thailand. The award supports the provision of direct legal assistance, community empowerment programming, and policy changes through national and regional networking and collaborations. The prime awardee is Asylum Access, a non-profit...
Heartland Human Care Services, Inc. will provide trauma-informed housing assistance and case management services to survivors of human trafficking through a $800,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). Specifically, the funding will support two emergency housing units and 11 transitional housing units for foreign-born and domestic survivors of human trafficking in Cook, Will,...
The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $1,450,000 cooperative agreement to Terre DES Hommes - Aide A Lenfance Dans LE Monde - Fondation to provide child protection and gender-based violence response and prevention services for adolescent girls and young women at risk of or affected by child and early marriage in Lebanon due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. The award period is from September 15, 2021 through September 14, 2022 under the Overseas Refugee...
The International Rescue Committee, Inc. (IRC), in partnership with Women Escaping a Violent Environment, Inc. (WEAVE), will provide housing assistance and related services to victims of all forms of human trafficking throughout northern California under a $799,377 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime. Specifically, the IRC will continue operating its Rapid Rehousing Program (RRHP) to deliver transitional housing assistance for 6-12 months...