Housing Project

Training and Technical Assistance

Access to safe and affordable long-term housing is critical for survivors of human trafficking. Affordable housing programs, including transitional and long-term, often have long waitlists and may restrict eligibility based on immigration status, criminal history, rental history, or current income. The housing landscape is truly complex and can be difficult to navigate.

The Freedom Network Training Institute (FNTI) provides training and resources on housing options for survivors of human trafficking. This includes guidance for advocates in accessing appropriate emergency, transitional, or long-term housing options for survivors. FNTI’s Housing Training and Technical Assistance Project includes a wide array of expert consultants, including a Survivor Advisory Panel, who supports the creation and delivery of content.

Upcoming Webinars

Serving Human Trafficking Survivors with Disabilities Webinar

This webinar will delve into the topic of disability justice and explore how housing programs can assist survivors of human trafficking with disabilities in navigating their housing needs. Also, we'll share how organizations can review current practices through a disability-inclusive lens and identify ways to partner with local agencies supporting individuals with disabilities.

Date: May 18, 2023

Starts: 2:00 pm EST

Ends: 3:30 pm EST

Register for this training

Wyanet Tasker

Consultant
FNTI Housing Project Partner

Cynthia Amodeo

Chief Executive Officer
Barrier Free Living

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Featured Resources

Voluntary Services for Housing Providers

This webinar aimed to discuss the concepts of voluntary services and how they can be applied to housing programs and review policies and procedures through a voluntary services lens. Breakout groups facilitated the discussion of several different scenarios to expound on the principles of voluntary services. We welcomed all providers, regardless of their knowledge base and experience with the voluntary services model.
Levels: Intermediate  
Material Types: Webinars & Videos  
Keywords: Housing  

Culturally Responsive Housing Programs

This webinar discussed the growing need for culturally responsive housing programs in the U.S. and provided key tools for examining and developing culturally responsive and inclusive housing programs for survivors of human trafficking.
Levels: Intermediate  
Material Types: Webinars & Videos  
Keywords: Housing  
Demographics: Adults  

Building Trauma-informed Practices for Anti-Trafficking Housing Programs

This toolkit aims to provide a framework that anti-human trafficking providers offering housing services can utilize to build trauma-informed, person-centered, and voluntary housing programs for trafficking survivors.
Levels: Intermediate  
Material Types: Fact Sheets   Tools  
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking   Sex Trafficking  
Keywords: Housing   Promising Practices   Trauma Informed  
Demographics: Adults  
Building Trauma-informed Practices for Anti-Trafficking Housing Programs

FNTI Housing Materials

We work with housing and victim service providers to improve access to housing for survivors of human trafficking.

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This webpage was produced by Freedom Network USA under Grant Number 2017-VT-BX-K018, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this document are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.