The Resource Library includes fact sheets, promising practices, tools, templates, and training materials developed by subject-matter experts with direct experience working with survivors. Resource topics address current trends and challenges in the field.
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Supporting the Education and Employment Needs of Survivors with Criminal Records Factsheet
This factsheet, created by Freedom Network USA and Futures Without Violence, explains the barriers that trafficking survivors who have criminal records face and what advocates can do to support them with their education and employment needs.
Levels: Introductory
Material Types: Reports
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Criminal Record Relief Promising Practices
Path to Freedom Report
In this report, twelve of the leading non-profit organizations in the country outline a set of best practices for programs that seek to promote entrepreneurship for survivors of trafficking, and individuals with intersecting vulnerabilities.
Levels: Introductory
Material Types: Reports
Keywords: Foreign Nationals Immigration Policy Promising Practices
Addressing the Intersection of Substance Use and Housing: Parents and Guardians
This webinar is part two of the Intersection of Substance Use and Housing training recorded on April 1, 2021. The webinar built on the previous training while focusing on serving survivors who identify as parents or guardians. The presenters discussed best practices in serving parent survivors while maintaining a trauma-informed, person-centered, and voluntary services housing model.
Levels: Introductory
Material Types: Webinars & Videos
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing Promising Practices Trauma Informed
Demographics: Adults
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.
Levels: Intermediate Introductory
Material Types: Fact Sheets Promising Practices
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness Housing Program Management Promising Practices Standards of Care Trauma Informed
Demographics: Youth
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.
Levels: Intermediate
Material Types: Fact Sheets
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness Housing Program Management Promising Practices Referral
Demographics: Adults US Citizen/Legal Permanent Resident
Sample Trauma-Responsive Policy- Appendix C
This is a Sample HR Trauma-Responsive Policy produced by Kristy Cho.
Levels: Intermediate
Material Types: Tools
Keywords: Policy Program Management Promising Practices Standards of Care Survivor Leadership Trauma Informed
Demographics: Adults
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 and youth survivors of trafficking.
Levels: Intermediate Introductory
Material Types: Tools
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Awareness Case Management Housing Legal Services Program Management Promising Practices Referral Safety Planning Standards of Care Trauma Informed
Demographics: Youth
Housing First for Youth Survivors of Trafficking
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.
Levels: Introductory
Material Types: Webinars & Videos
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing Promising Practices Trauma Informed
Demographics: Youth
Housing Solutions for Male Survivors of Trafficking
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.
Levels: Introductory
Material Types: Webinars & Videos
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking Sex Trafficking
Keywords: Housing Promising Practices Referral Trauma Informed
Demographics: Men and Boys
Follow-Up Technical Assistance Session: Trauma-Informed Practices in Shelters
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.