Adult Human Trafficking Screening Tool and Guide

Melinda Smith |

Re-Centering Sex Worker Safety in Anti-Trafficking Work: Perspectives from the Field.

Freedom Network USA (FNUSA) and the National Survivor Network (NSN) have developed the following guidelines to help anti-trafficking organizations work more collaboratively with sex worker safety advocates, some of whom experienced human trafficking, and to reduce harm that anti-trafficking efforts…

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Meg Hughey |

Housing Concepts for Anti-Trafficking Programs: Coordinated Entry

This fact sheet gives housing providers practical tips about Coordinated Entry (CE) systems, and how to use them. This fact sheet also defines what Coordinated Entry is and is not, and provides resources for providers who are looking to learn…

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Meg Hughey |

Housing First: Improving Access to Housing for Youth Survivors

This fact sheet discusses the principles of Housing First, and how these principles benefit youth survivors of trafficking.The fact sheet also makes suggestions on best practices when working with youth survivors of trafficking, and how these practices can be implemented.

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Meg Hughey |

Accessing Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) for Trafficking Survivors

This resource discusses what Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) are, who is eligible to receive them, and how anti-trafficking programs can partner with public housing agencies (PHAs) and Continuums of Care (CoCs) to receive referrals for EHVs.

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Freedom Network Community |

Sample Trauma-Responsive Policy- Appendix C

This is a Sample HR Trauma-Responsive Policy produced by Kristy Cho.

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Meg Hughey |

Youth Systems Infographic – Printable 2 Page Version

This 2 page, printable infographic provides a visual representation of the pathways of services and housing options that youth survivors of human trafficking may have access to. This resource is intended for service and housing providers who work with youth…

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Meg Hughey |

Youth Systems Infographic

This infographic provides a visual representation of the pathways of services and housing options that youth survivors of human trafficking may have access to. This resource is intended for service and housing providers who work with youth and youth survivors…

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amanda |

An Introduction to the Housing Training and Technical Assistance Project

This webinar, hosted on October 1, 2020, gives new OVC grantees an overview of FNUSA’s Housing TTA Project. We share upcoming activities, resources, and support available to OVC Housing grantees through the Housing TTA Project. We also discuss the policy…

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amanda |

Utilizing VOCA Funding to House Survivors of Trafficking

This webinar will gave participants an overview of what VOCA funds are, how to access them, and how to utilize them to house survivors of trafficking.

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amanda |

Utilizing Flexible Funding to House Survivors of Trafficking

This webinar provides participants with an overview of the flexible funding model and how it can be utilized to rapidly house survivors of human trafficking. Presenters shared lessons learned and pratical tips for utilizing flexible funding.

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amanda |

HUD’s Targeted Homeless Assistance Grants Programs

Fact sheet providing an overview of targeted homeless assistance grant programs available through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

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amanda |

Grant Management Toolkit: Building Sustainable Anti-Trafficking Programs

A toolkit created by the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) though the Department of Health and Human Services provides a step-by-step guide on obtaining funding, implementing a program and examining the long-term success of a program.

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amanda |

Toolkit for Building Survivor-Informed Organizations

A toolkit created by the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center shares trauma-informed resources and survivor-informed practices to support and collaborate with survivors of human trafficking as professionals.

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amanda |

Survivor Informed Practice

This fact sheet by the Office of Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) provides best practices to adopt a survivor centered model in service provision.

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amanda |

Native Youth Toolkit on Human Trafficking

A toolkit created through the Office of Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) provides materials to raise awareness and prevent trafficking of Native American youth through education, safety tips, and provides ideas for community involvement.

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amanda |

Services Available to Victims of Human Trafficking

Created by the Office of Trafficking in Person (OTIP), this resource guide provides information about assistance available to victims of human trafficking in the United States. It describes community and State-funded resources, including food, shelter, clothing, medical care, legal assistance,…

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amanda |

Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Comparable Database Decision Tree

Created by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), this fact sheet provides an overview of the Homelessness Management Information System (HMIS) and the use of a comparable database.

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amanda |

Comprehensive Legal Services for Trafficked Persons

This policy paper addresses the need for comprehensive legal services for survivors of trafficking.

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Karen Romero |

Adult Human Trafficking Screening Tool and Guide

A guide created by the Office of Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) of the Department of Health and Human Services for training public health, behavioral health, health care, and social work professionals whowish to use trauma-informed and survivor-informed practices to assess…

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