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OVC-Funded Grantee Programs To Help Victims of Trafficking

In FY 2003, OVC made its first awards to various nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of providing trafficking victims with comprehensive or specialized services during the precertification phase, and for the purpose of providing grantees with training and technical assistance for program support and enhancement.

OVC funds help victim service providers meet the challenge of addressing the complex and acute service needs of trafficking victims through the provision of—

Comprehensive services: Direct services mobilized by the grantee organization to meet the range of needs of trafficking victims. Comprehensive services include addressing the victim's basic needs for shelter, food, and clothing as well as case management, information and referral, legal assistance and advocacy, medical and dental services, mental health assessment and treatment, job skills training, transportation, and interpretation services.

Supplemental/specialized services: Direct services quickly mobilized, over a broad geographic area, in order to provide a single service such as housing, legal assistance, or medical care.

Services for Human Trafficking Victims Grantee Matrix Comprehensive Services

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Grantee Geographical Area Served Points of Contact                          
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
www.apilegaloutreach.org
Area Served:
San Francisco Bay Area

Primary Location:
Working with task forces in San Francisco and Oakland, CA

Grantee Contact:
Dean Ito Taylor, Executive Director
415–567–6255
dit@apilegaloutreach.org

Cindy Liou
415–567–6255
cliou@apilegaloutreach.org

Ayuda
www.ayudainc.org
Area Served:
Washington, DC

Primary Location:
Working with DC Task Force

Grantee Contact:
Jennifer Vargas
202–387–4848
Jenniferv@ayuda.com
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Rockville Centre Area Served:
Suffolk and Nassau counties of Long Island, NY

Primary Location:
Working with Nassau and Suffolk Task Forces

Grantee Contact:
Carmen Maquilon
Director, Immigration Services
631–789–5225
Maquilon.carmen@catholiccharities.cc
Catholic Charities St. Paul Area Served:
Twin Cities: St. Paul & Minneapolis

Primary Location:
Working with task force in St. Paul

Grantee Contact:
Hemlal Kafle
651–647–3176
Hemlal.Kafle@cctwincities.org
City of Indianapolis (Exodus Refugee Services and Julian Center) Area Served:
Marion County, Indianapolis, IN

Primary Location:
Working with task force in Indianapolis

Grantee Contact:
Carleen Miller, Project Director
317–921–0836
cmiller@exodusrefugee.org

Glenis Bonano
317–920–9320 ext 718
gbonano@juliancenter.org

Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)
www.castla.org
Area Served:
Los Angeles County, CA

Primary Location:
Working with task force in Los Angeles

Grantee Contact:
Kay Buck, Executive Director
213–365–1906
kay@castla.org

Myrna Jackson
213–365–1906
myrna@castla.org

Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA)

Project Title: Colorado Network to End Human Trafficking

Area Served:
Colorado

Primary Location:
Working with task force in Colorado

Grantee Contact:
Annaken Mendoza-Toews
303–996–8087
annaken@coloradocrimevictims.org
Guma’ Esperansa-Karidat Area Served:
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands

Primary Location:
Working with task force in Northern Marianas/Saipan

Grantee Contact:
Lauri Ogumoro, Project Director
670–323–5248
lauri@pticom.com
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
www.heartlandalliance.org

National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)

Area Served:
Greater Chicago Metro Area & neighboring communities within a 150-mile radium of Chicago, including parts of IN, MI, WI, & IL

Primary Location:
Working with task forces in Chicago and Milwaukee

Grantee Contact:
Mary Meg McCarthy
312–660–1351
MMccarthy@heartlandalliance.org

Michele Amatangelo
312–660–1359
mamatangelo@heartlandalliance.org

International Institute of Buffalo Area Served:
8 counties in Western New York

Primary Location:
Working with Western District of New York Task Force

Grantee Contact:
Amy Fleischauer
716–883–1900 Ext. 304
afleischauer@iibuff.org
International Institute of Connecticut, Inc. Area Served:
Connecticut

Primary Location:
Working with task force in Connecticut

Grantee Contact:
Danelle Ragoonanan-Storph
203–336–0141
projrescue@iiconn.org
International Rescue Committee (Florida)
www.rescue.org/us-program/us-miami-fl
Area Served:
South Florida

Primary Location:
Working with task force in Miami Dade and Homestead Counties

Grantee Contact:
Suzy Cop, IRC Regional Director
305–640–9881
Suzy.cop@theirc.org

FFP 24/7
1–866–443–0106

International Rescue Committee (Washington) Area Served:
Washington State

Primary Location:
Working with task force in Seattle

Grantee Contact:
Kathleen Morris
206–623–2105 Ext. 113
kathleen.morris@theIRC.org

WARN–24/7
206–245–0782

Mosaic Family Services, Inc.
www.mosaicservices.org
Area Served:
Dallas/Fort Worth, Tarrant and Collin Counties, TX

Primary Location:
Working with task forces in Dallas and Fort Worth

Grantee Contact:
Bill Bernstein
214–821–5393
billb@mosaicservices.org

Mirjana Omerajic
214–821–5393
mirjanao@mosaicservices.org

North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault
www.nccasa.org
Area Served:
North Carolina

Primary Location:
Working with Pitt County Task Force

Grantee Contact:
Kiricka Yarbough Smith
919–871–1015
kiricka@nccasa.org

Monika Johnson Hostler
919–871–1015
monika@nccasa.org

Safe Horizon
www.safehorizon.org
Area Served:
New York City

Primary Locations:
Working with task forces in NYC

Grantee Contact:
Jennifer Dreher
718–943–8648
jdreher@safehorizon.org
Salvation Army, Las Vegas Area Served:
Clark County, Nevada

Primary Location:
Working with task force in Las Vegas

Grantee Contact:
Stacey Cramer, Program Director
702–649–8240 x230 or
702–755–0710
Stacey.cramer@usw.salvationarmy.org
Salvation Army, Orange County Area Served:
Orange County, CA

Primary Location:
Working with task force in Orange County

Grantee Contact:
Sherri Harris, Project Director
714–918–1057
714–420–5266
Sherri.harris@usw.salvationarmy.org
South Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking
http://www.southbayendtrafficking.org/
Area Served:
Counties of Santa Clara, San Ben Benito, Santa Cruz, and Monterey, California

Primary Locations:
Working with the San Jose Task Force

Grantee Contact:
Lynette Parker
Supervising Immigration Attorney
408–288–7030
lparker@scu.edu
Tapestri, Inc. Area Served:
Georgia

Primary Location:
Georgia

Grantee Contact:
Vanisa Karic
404–299–2185
Vanisa@tapestri.org
World Relief Corporation Area Served:
Five counties in western central FL (Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Hillsborough, and Hernando)

Primary Location:
Working with task force in Clearwater, FL

Grantee Contact:
Olga Barulli
727–849–7900
obarulli@wr.org
YMCA of the Greater Houston Area
www.ymcahouston.org
Area Served:
SE Texas

Primary Location:
Working with task force in Houston/Harris County

Grantee Contact:
Constance Rossiter, Program Director
713–339–9015 Ext. 312
Constance.rossiter@ymcahouston.org

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Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force Service Providers

Grantee

Geographical Area Served

Points of Contact                          

Community Services Program, Inc Area Served:
Orange County, CA
Grantee Contact:
Lita Mercado
949–250–0488
lmercado@cspinc.org
Salvation Army Metropolitan Division - Family and Community Services

STOP-IT Program
www.sa-stopit.org

Area Served:
Chicago Metropolitan Region

Types of Services:
One of three OVC cooperative agreement demonstration projects

Grantee Contact:
Erin Knowles
773–443–5738
Erin_knowles@usc.salvationarmy.org

24-hour hotline
877–606–3158

YMCA of the Greater Houston Area
www.ymcahouston.org
Area Served:
SE Texas
Grantee Contact:
Constance Rossiter, Program Director
713–339–9015 Ext. 1020
Constance.rossiter@ymcahouston.org

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Supplemental Service

Grantee

Geographical Area Served

Points of Contact                          

Justice Resource Institute Area Served:
Throughout the United States

Types of Services:
Mobile Services, including crisis intervention, referral, mental health/trauma consultations, and assessments

Grantee Contact:
Elizabeth Hopper, Ph.D.
617–232–1303 Ext. 211
ProjectREACH@traumacenter.org

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Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking

Grantee

Geographical Area Served

Points of Contact                          

Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, Inc. (GEMS) Area Served:
Training and Technical Assistance across the U.S. TBD

Types of Services:
Training and technical assistance to help service providers and allied professionals serve commercially sexually exploited and domestically trafficked girls and young women.

Grantee Contact:
Rachel Lloyd
212–926–8089
Rachel@gems-girls.org

Allison Attenello
212–926–8089 ext 56
allison@gems-girls.org

Safe Horizon, Inc. Area Served:
New York City’s 5 boroughs

Types of Services:
One of three OVC cooperative agreement demonstration projects

Grantee Contact:
Carolyn Strudwick
212–695–2220 ext 3805
cstrudwick@safehorizon.org
SAGE Project, Inc.
www.sageSF.org
Area Served:
San Francisco, CA

Types of Services:
One of three OVC cooperative agreement demonstration projects

Grantee Contact:
Mollie Ring
415–358–2737
mollier@sagesf.org
Salvation Army Metropolitan Division-Family and Community Services

STOP-IT Program
www.sa-stopit.org

Area Served:
9 counties including Cook County in NE Illinois and Lake County, Indiana

Types of Services:
One of three OVC cooperative agreement demonstration projects

Grantee Contact:
Erin Knowles
773–443–5738
Erin_knowles@usc.salvationarmy.org

24-hour hotline
877–606–3158

Seattle Police Department/ Prostituted Youth Advocacy Project Area Served:
Seattle, WA

Types of Services:
Direct Services, Recovery Act Byrne recipient

Grantee Contact:
Lan Pham
206–233–3852
lan.pham@seattle.gov

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