by Melinda Smith | Jan 31, 2020 | News
January is Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month. Naturally, this month is an ideal time to celebrate the progress of anti-trafficking efforts since the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA). It was, and remains, a landmark piece...
by Melinda Smith | Oct 29, 2019 | News
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Freedom Network USA staff sat down to talk with Sulan Chang from Mosaic Family Services earlier this month about her work with survivors. What is the one thing people should know during Domestic Violence Awareness...
by Melinda Smith | Aug 1, 2019 | News
Freedom Network USA applauds the House Judiciary Committee’s letter to Attorney General Barr demanding justification for the cruel and unreasonable restriction on legal services for survivors of human trafficking. When the Department of Justice first introduced a bar...
by Melinda Smith | Jul 15, 2019 | News
FNUSA is pleased to welcome new board member, Wendy Rhein. She is currently the Regional Managing Director for UNICEF USA in Washington DC. With more than twenty years of development, communications, strategic planning and organizational management experience, Wendy...
by Avantika Shenoy | Jul 12, 2019 | News
On June 21, 2019 Freedom Network USA (FNUSA) submitted comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) strongly opposing the proposed rule that would prohibit “mixed-status” families from living in public and other subsidized housing. This proposed...
by Melinda Smith | Jul 12, 2019 | News
Today, Freedom Network USA is proud to share its latest white paper entitled, Standards of Care for the US Anti-Trafficking Field. Standards of Care establish basic guidelines to ensure consistent service provision regardless of the geographic area in which services...
by Melinda Smith | Jul 1, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
A conversation with Aya Tasaki from Womankind, Freedom Network USA member. Tell us about the anti-trafficking work that Womankind does? Womankind supports survivors of human trafficking through our anti-trafficking program, Project Free, in addition to supporting...
by Avantika Shenoy | Jun 17, 2019 | News
According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, nearly one-third of transgender and gender non-binary people experience homelessness at some point in their lives. Even worse, nearly half of transgender and non-binary people who identify as Black, Middle...
by Melinda Smith | May 30, 2019 | News
A human trafficking conversation with Hanni Stoklosa from HEAL Trafficking, Freedom Network USA Individual member. As an emergency department doctor, how did you find yourself working in the anti-trafficking field? The majority of human trafficking survivors...
by Melinda Smith | May 9, 2019 | News
A conversation with Daniella Cameron from Preble Street, Freedom Network USA member. You say that housing shouldn’t be conditional. How can organizations ensure that the housing they provide or refer survivors to maintains that value? Organizations can ensure...
by Melinda Smith | Jan 25, 2019 | News
Today, Freedom Network USA released a white paper surveying survivor leadership development opportunities in the United States. Our founders were committed to lifting the voices of those with lived experience and working as partners in the fight to end human...
by Jean Bruggeman | Jan 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
The spending bill released Monday night includes cruel new limitations on access to protection that would block most foreign national human trafficking victims from protection, especially those trafficked by gangs or fleeing forced gang involvement. Freedom Network...
by Melinda Smith | Jan 16, 2019 | News
Yesterday, Freedom Network USA (FNUSA) submitted comments to the US State Department to inform the 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Released annually by the Office to Combat and Monitor Trafficking in Persons (JTIP), this report ranks countries around the...
by Melinda Smith | Jan 9, 2019 | News
In the final days of 2018, the House passed a package of four bills to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), after the Senate did the same on December 17. Today, the President signed the package that reauthorizes critical funding for services and...
by Melinda Smith | Jan 9, 2019 | News
Today, Freedom Network USA joins the Human Trafficking Legal Center to issue a joint statement on President’s Trump Oval Office address on January 8, 2019. As the largest coalition of human trafficking experts in the United States, we are intimately familiar...
by Melinda Smith | Sep 25, 2018 | News
Safe and stable housing is a critical resource for survivors of human trafficking as they exit their trafficking situation and continue their journey towards healing and reintegration. As service providers, we often rely on emergency housing resources such as domestic...
by Melinda Smith | Sep 12, 2018 | News
The Freedom Network Training Institute (FNTI) invites you to join a webinar on Understanding Housing Needs and Opportunities for Survivors of Human Trafficking. The webinar will focus on the importance of assessing the ongoing housing needs of survivors, as well as...
by Jean Bruggeman | Jul 9, 2018 | News
On July 5, the US Citizen and Immigration Service (USCIS) published new guidance that betrays our values and endangers our communities. The new policy gives USCIS new powers and direction to begin deportation proceedings against all applicants for immigration benefits...
by Jean Bruggeman | Jun 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Safety. Freedom. Dignity. Freedom Network USA is dedicated to ensuring that all workers have access to these basic human rights, and that when these rights are violated, survivors access the full-range of services they need to heal. But right now, this access is under...
by Jean Bruggeman | May 31, 2018 | News
The Freedom Network USA (FNUSA) is committed to the human-rights based approach to addressing human trafficking. That includes: prioritizing the self-determination and choices of survivors, providing non-judgmental services and support and our shared commitment to...
by Melinda Smith | Apr 16, 2018 | News
Freedom Network USA (FNUSA) is proud to release the 2018 Member Report. Every other year, we survey our members to learn more about the clients they serve, trends on the ground, and challenges they face. Our 57 members include attorneys, social workers, organizers and...
by Melinda Smith | Feb 28, 2018 | News
In a huge win for survivors of all forms of human trafficking, a notice went out last week to all law enforcement grantees receiving funding under the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking program. The Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) and the Bureau...
by Melinda Smith | Feb 1, 2018 | Events
Freedom Network USA (FNUSA) submitted input for the 2018 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report to the Department of State yesterday. Every year the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons releases the report, which is used as the primary tool to engage...
by Melinda Smith | Jan 29, 2018 | News
Freedom Network USA released their findings from an informal survey exploring the impact of increased immigration enforcement on trafficking victims. In collaboration with Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) and Polaris, we surveyed 147 service...
by Melinda Smith | Jan 12, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
Each year, a half a million low-wage guest workers enter the U.S. on a myriad of temporary work visas. Many of these guest workers are at the mercy of a single employer for both their job and their legal status in the U.S., making them especially vulnerable to human...
