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Many individuals who have experienced trafficking may benefit from resources related to housing, employment, benefits or disability. These resources could include connections to:
- Benefits (i.e., cash, food, or energy assistance for those with low incomes)
- Child care
- Head Start programs
- Child support offices
- Vocational assistance programs for individuals with disabilities
For more information, explore the following organizations and resources:
- Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
- Capacity Building Center for States
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition
- National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center
- National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women, National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
- Office for Victims of Crime Task Force e-Guide
- Project Gold, Kristi House
- Project Intersect, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
- SOAR for Social Services
More Social Services-Specific Resources
- Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2017). Human trafficking and child welfare: A guide for caseworkers. https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/trafficking_caseworkers.pdf
- Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2017). Human trafficking and child welfare: A guide for child welfare agencies. https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/trafficking-agencies/
- Greeson, J.K., Treglia, D., Wolfe, D.S., & Wasch, S. (2019). Prevalence and correlates of sex trafficking among homeless and runaway youths presenting for shelter services. Social Work Research, 43(2), 91–200. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svz001
- Macy, R.J., & Graham, L.M. (2012). Identifying domestic and international sex trafficking victims during human service provision. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 13(2), 59–76. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1524838012440340
- Palmer, N. (2010). The essential role of social work in addressing victims and survivors of trafficking. ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law, 17(1), 43–56. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/ilsajournal/vol17/iss1/3/
Many individuals who have experienced trafficking may benefit from resources related to housing, employment, benefits, or disability.