The Freedom Network Training Institute’s Resource Library is the premier resource for professionals in the human trafficking field. The Resource Library includes factsheets, promising practices, practical tools, and training materials developed by subject matter experts with direct experience working with survivors.
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This Housing Assessment tool can be used by service providers to assess the housing needs of survivors. It can be adapted to fit the organization’s needs or be used in addition to the intake and discharge process.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Case Management, Housing
Youth survivors often have limited options and access to housing services or are placed in housing situations that may not be trauma-informed. Survivors of human trafficking between the ages of 13-24 have additional and specialized needs that housing programs need to account for. This webinar introduces the concept of Housing First for youth survivors. It addresses common practices found in youth programs that are harmful to survivors and how trauma-informed, survivor-centered practices can be implemented.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Demographics: Youth
Keywords: Housing, Promising Practices, Trauma Informed
Identifying and accessing housing options for male survivors can be difficult. Shelters and housing programs often cater to female survivors of trafficking, excluding boys and men. This webinar addresses practical ways service providers can be more responsive to the needs of male survivors and explore housing options that have been useful after exiting a trafficking situation.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Demographics: Men and Boys
Keywords: Housing, Promising Practices, Referral, Trauma Informed
This technical assistance session is a follow-up to the webinar on Trauma-Informed Practices in Shelters. Expert panelists dive into case scenarios and answer questions on promising practices for shelters that are centered on self-determination, survivor choice, and trauma-informed services.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing, Promising Practices, Trauma Informed
The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program (also know as “Section 8”) is a rental assistance program funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. This fact sheet discusses the HCV program and how it can be utilized as a resource while housing survivors of trafficking.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing
Homeless shelters are designed to provide emergency housing to individuals and families experiencing
homelessness. Survivors of trafficking may utilize homeless shelters as an emergency housing option. This fact sheet discusses collaboration with homeless shelters in order to serve survivors of trafficking.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing, Promising Practices, Referral
This fact sheet discusses frequently asked questions on service provision for housing survivors of trafficking. The questions were submitted by participants of a Listening Session hosted by Freedom Network USA and the National Survivor Network on May 21, 2019, for the HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS).
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing
Survivors of trafficking often need housing assistance after exiting their trafficking situation. Domestic violence, homeless or human trafficking specific shelters, unfortunately, may have practices that mirror trafficking experiences and heighten the risk of re-traumatization. This webinar provides participants a foundation for understanding and implementing trauma-informed practices in shelters. Participants explore promising practices for shelters that are centered on self-determination, survivor choice, and trauma-informed services.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing, Trauma Informed
This FAQ sheet, created by the National Survivor Network, discusses barriers to access and recommendations to shelter and housing programs.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing
Rapid Re-Housing is a response to homelessness aimed at returning individuals to permanent housing as quickly as possible. This fact sheet explores how rapid re-housing can be utilized to house survivors of trafficking.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing
This white paper explores establishing Standards of Care for the anti-trafficking field in the United States. The author discusses the need to establish basic guidelines to ensure consistent service provision regardless of the geographic area in which services are accessed.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Case Management, Promising Practices, Referral, Safety Planning, Standards of Care, Trauma Informed
This fact sheet provides an overview of the HUD Continuum of Care Domestic Violence Bonus funds and tips for anti-trafficking organizations to apply for the funds.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing
This Technical Assistance Session is a follow-up to the webinar on Working with Homeless Shelters to House Survivors of Human Trafficking. Expert panelists respond to questions on best practices for care provision, safety planning, eligibility and effective collaboration with homeless shelters.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing, Trauma Informed
The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is the U.S. Government’s principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. It is also the world’s most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-trafficking efforts and reflects the U.S. Government’s commitment to global leadership on this key human rights and law enforcement issue.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Promising Practices
In May and June of 2019, practitioners reported that USCIS issued a number of NTAs in connection with denied U and T visa applications. This practice update addresses some of the actions practitioners can take in individual cases as well as to support policy level advocacy efforts.
Level: Intermediate
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Legal Services, Policy, Promising Practices
This webinar explores homeless shelters as a potential housing resource for survivors of trafficking. Panelists shared information on identifying when a referral may be good fit for a survivor and shared best practices for training and collaboration with homeless shelters.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing
This Technical Assistance Session is a follow-up to the the webinar on Effective Collaboration Between Anti-Trafficking & Domestic Violence Programs. Expert panelists respond to questions on best practices for safety planning, funding, eligibility and effective collaboration.
Due to technical difficulties, the first 15 minutes of the call were not recorded.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Domestic Violence, Housing, Trauma Informed
This webinar explores domestic violence (DV) shelters as a potential housing resource for survivors of trafficking. Panelists share best practices for assessing if a DV shelter is the right fit for a trafficking survivor and share ideas on creating effective partnerships with local DV programs.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Domestic Violence, Housing, Trauma Informed
Domestic violence (DV) shelters are often utilized as emergency housing for survivors of trafficking. This guide provides anti-trafficking programs guidelines on assessing if a DV shelter is a good fit for a trafficking survivor and ideas for creating effective collaborations with DV programs.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Domestic Violence, Housing
This Technical Assistance Session is a follow-up to the Webinar on Working with Continuums of Care (CoC). This session will answer your questions on CoCs and dive deeper into how anti-trafficking organizations can collaborate effectively with their local CoCs.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing
In observance of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Freedom Network USA ‘s work was highlighted on the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence‘s Podcast.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness
Learn more about how you can support someone you think may be a victim or survivor of trafficking. This video is a part of New York Anti Trafficking Network‘s #TalkTraffic series.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness
Trafficking happens in a wide range of low-wage industries, including sex work. In most places around the world, engaging in sex work can get you arrested. This actually makes it harder for sex workers and survivors of trafficking to seek help when they need it. Learn more about why it’s important to decriminalize sex work and keep people out of the criminal justice system. This video is a part of New York Anti Trafficking Network‘s #TalkTraffic series.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness, Sex Work
Trafficking in persons is a global problem, and it can feel overwhelming. But there’s a lot you can do to help. Learn more about how we can all come together to support survivors and end trafficking.This video is a part of New York Anti Trafficking Network‘s #TalkTraffic series.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness
Our goal is to end trafficking, and to prevent it from happening in the first place. We also want to help survivors reclaim their voices and their lives. Learn more about the solutions we need that will put an end to trafficking. This video is a part of New York Anti Trafficking Network‘s #TalkTraffic series.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness
Youth survivors often have limited options and access to housing services or are placed in housing situations that may not be trauma-informed. Survivors of human trafficking between the ages of 13-24 have additional and specialized needs that housing programs need to account for. This webinar introduces the concept of Housing First for youth survivors. It addresses common practices found in youth programs that are harmful to survivors and how trauma-informed, survivor-centered practices can be implemented.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Demographics: Youth
Keywords: Housing, Promising Practices, Trauma Informed
Identifying and accessing housing options for male survivors can be difficult. Shelters and housing programs often cater to female survivors of trafficking, excluding boys and men. This webinar addresses practical ways service providers can be more responsive to the needs of male survivors and explore housing options that have been useful after exiting a trafficking situation.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Demographics: Men and Boys
Keywords: Housing, Promising Practices, Referral, Trauma Informed
This technical assistance session is a follow-up to the webinar on Trauma-Informed Practices in Shelters. Expert panelists dive into case scenarios and answer questions on promising practices for shelters that are centered on self-determination, survivor choice, and trauma-informed services.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing, Promising Practices, Trauma Informed
Survivors of trafficking often need housing assistance after exiting their trafficking situation. Domestic violence, homeless or human trafficking specific shelters, unfortunately, may have practices that mirror trafficking experiences and heighten the risk of re-traumatization. This webinar provides participants a foundation for understanding and implementing trauma-informed practices in shelters. Participants explore promising practices for shelters that are centered on self-determination, survivor choice, and trauma-informed services.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing, Trauma Informed
This Technical Assistance Session is a follow-up to the webinar on Working with Homeless Shelters to House Survivors of Human Trafficking. Expert panelists respond to questions on best practices for care provision, safety planning, eligibility and effective collaboration with homeless shelters.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing, Trauma Informed
This webinar explores homeless shelters as a potential housing resource for survivors of trafficking. Panelists shared information on identifying when a referral may be good fit for a survivor and shared best practices for training and collaboration with homeless shelters.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing
This Technical Assistance Session is a follow-up to the the webinar on Effective Collaboration Between Anti-Trafficking & Domestic Violence Programs. Expert panelists respond to questions on best practices for safety planning, funding, eligibility and effective collaboration.
Due to technical difficulties, the first 15 minutes of the call were not recorded.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Domestic Violence, Housing, Trauma Informed
This webinar explores domestic violence (DV) shelters as a potential housing resource for survivors of trafficking. Panelists share best practices for assessing if a DV shelter is the right fit for a trafficking survivor and share ideas on creating effective partnerships with local DV programs.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Domestic Violence, Housing, Trauma Informed
This Technical Assistance Session is a follow-up to the Webinar on Working with Continuums of Care (CoC). This session will answer your questions on CoCs and dive deeper into how anti-trafficking organizations can collaborate effectively with their local CoCs.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing
In observance of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Freedom Network USA ‘s work was highlighted on the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence‘s Podcast.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness
Learn more about how you can support someone you think may be a victim or survivor of trafficking. This video is a part of New York Anti Trafficking Network‘s #TalkTraffic series.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness
Trafficking happens in a wide range of low-wage industries, including sex work. In most places around the world, engaging in sex work can get you arrested. This actually makes it harder for sex workers and survivors of trafficking to seek help when they need it. Learn more about why it’s important to decriminalize sex work and keep people out of the criminal justice system. This video is a part of New York Anti Trafficking Network‘s #TalkTraffic series.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness, Sex Work
Trafficking in persons is a global problem, and it can feel overwhelming. But there’s a lot you can do to help. Learn more about how we can all come together to support survivors and end trafficking.This video is a part of New York Anti Trafficking Network‘s #TalkTraffic series.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness
Our goal is to end trafficking, and to prevent it from happening in the first place. We also want to help survivors reclaim their voices and their lives. Learn more about the solutions we need that will put an end to trafficking. This video is a part of New York Anti Trafficking Network‘s #TalkTraffic series.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness
Survivors of trafficking need a wide range of legal services. It takes expert legal knowledge and experience to work with a survivor as he or she moves through immigration, criminal justice, housing, civil litigation, or family law issues. Learn more about how survivors can work with their lawyers on navigating different legal systems.This video is a part of New York Anti Trafficking Network‘s #TalkTraffic series.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness, Legal Services
Survivors of trafficking move on to reclaim their lives in so many different ways. The trafficking experience is not a core piece of their identity. Learn more about how survivors can share their voices while protecting their privacy. This video is a part of New York Anti Trafficking Network‘s #TalkTraffic series.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness, Survivor Leadership
Responses to trafficking involve important human rights issues. Solutions to trafficking that are rooted in human rights respect the dignity and self-determination of the person who may be trafficked. Learn more about what it means to approach trafficking through this lens. This video is a part of New York Anti Trafficking Network‘s #TalkTraffic series.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness
When a person is trafficked, she or he experiences some type of force, fraud, or coercion in work, usually in low-wage industries. It’s important to understand what trafficking looks like, so we can give people the help they need and want. Learn more about the dynamics of trafficking in persons. This video is a part of New York Anti Trafficking Network‘s #TalkTraffic series.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness
This video, produced by the New York Anti-Trafficking Network, is an introduction to the #TalkTraffic video series. #TalkTraffic is a series of short videos sharing insights and expert advice on understanding survivors and ending trafficking.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness
A Continuum of Care (CoC) is designed to coordinate and promote a local response to homelessness, including shelters and housing programs. Anti-trafficking organizations can benefit from collaboration with CoCs through new housing options for survivors and an expanded referral network. This webinar explores opportunities available to survivors and anti-trafficking programs, discusses potential challenges, and identifies strategic solutions in developing relationships and advocating for housing needs of survivors.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing
The second of the Survivor Consultant and Tax Webinar series. Independent consultants have the additional burden of withholding their own taxes. This webinar provides an introduction to tax planning for consultants. Topics include how to plan for your tax liability, what to do with IRS notifications and tricks for filing. This webinar is intended to provide an overview of information. Tax advice should be given on an individual basis based on that person’s individual circumstances.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Survivor Leadership
The first of the Survivor Consultant and Tax Webinar series. This webinar provides the nuts and bolts for starting a consulting business in the anti-trafficking/ anti-slavery field. The webinar covers topics such as developing your area of expertise, business best practices, setting a consulting fee, what to include in a contract, and some hazards to avoid. This webinar is geared towards people newer to consulting, but there are lessons even for experienced consultants.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Survivor Leadership
This webinar discusses the importance of assessing the ongoing housing needs of survivors of human trafficking and provides a high level understanding of the current housing landscape for emergency, transitional, and long-term housing. Service providers will learn potential guidelines for including housing assessments in service provision.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Demographics: Adult
Keywords: Case Management, Housing
This fourth training of the practical 4-part training and technical assistance series on trauma-informed care for case managers and social workers working with trafficking survivors focuses on creating a trauma-informed referral process. This series is funded and supported by OVCTTAC.
Level: Intermediate
Keywords: Case Management, Referral, Trauma Informed
This third training of the practical 4-part training and technical assistance series for case managers and social workers working with trafficking survivors focusing on creating case management plans for survivors that are trauma informed. This series is funded and supported by OVCTTAC.
Level: Intermediate
Keywords: Case Management, Trauma Informed
This second training of the practical 4-part training and technical assistance series on trauma-informed care for case managers and social workers working with trafficking survivors focuses on creating a trauma-informed intake and safety planning process. This series is funded and supported by OVCTTAC.
Level: Intermediate
Keywords: Case Management, Safety Planning, Trauma Informed
This first training of the practical 4-part training and technical assistance series for case managers and social workers working with trafficking survivors includes an introduction to trauma informed care and its practical implementation in service delivery. This series is funded and supported by OVCTTAC.
Level: Introductory
Keywords: Case Management, Trauma Informed
Freedom Network USA partners with Human Trafficking Legal Center to explore emerging litigation against for-profit immigration detention centers. This webinar will address strategic litigation brought by detainees, placing these cases in the larger context of the anti-trafficking movement and the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Level: Advanced
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking
Keywords: Civil Litigation, Foreign Nationals, Immigration, Legal Services
Faces of Human Trafficking is a nine-video series created by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) that blends the experiences of a diverse group of human trafficking survivors and professionals from across the Nation to raise awareness of the seriousness of this crime. The concluding video in this series features survivors of human trafficking who are resilient, thriving members of their communities. They share insight on the support systems, services, and personal journeys that helped them persevere, with words of encouragement for others who were or may still be in situations of human trafficking.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Survivor Leadership
Faces of Human Trafficking is a nine-video series created by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) that blends the experiences of a diverse group of human trafficking survivors and professionals from across the Nation to raise awareness of the seriousness of this crime. This video features survivors, service providers, prosecutors, and local law enforcement who have worked on human trafficking cases that have ended with a successful prosecution. They stress the importance of proactive cases and collecting various kinds of evidence rather than relying solely on victim testimony.
Level: Introductory
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Trauma Informed