Human Trafficking Resource Center
A message from The National Human Trafficking Resource Center
Improving the national response to protect victims of human trafficking is a core component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Rescue & Restore public awareness campaign. Since 2004, the Rescue and Restore campaign has worked in conjunction with a national, 24-hour, toll-free hotline number that is funded by and launched through HHS’ anti-trafficking program.
Originally named the National Information and Referral Hotline and later re-named the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC), HHS’ national hotline can be reached at 1.888.3737.888. The NHTRC seeks to foster increased local ownership and capacity-building in the field by connecting callers with anti-trafficking practitioners in communities nationwide who understand local needs and are best equipped to respond to tips and serve victims in their area.
The NHTRC has recently expanded its capacity to include the provision of increased training and technical assistance services and materials. Through these increased services, the NHTRC will not only continue to link victims with local resources in their area through hotline calls, but it will also connect community members with additional tools to raise awareness and combat human trafficking in their localities.
Under the new operational leadership of Polaris Project, the NHTRC maintains all of its original core functions of receiving hotline calls 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Many of these hotline calls include tips about potential trafficking situations and referral services for victims. Additional technical assistance services, available from Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm EST, now also include:
· Direct referrals to local resources and service providers who provide training or technical assistance in a given area;
· Provision of a variety of resources and materials on human trafficking from diverse sources;
· Phone consultations to individuals or organizations who seek increased technical assistance on a particular topic;
· Assistance with specialized information requests including different types of in-depth queries;
· Review of third party materials;
· Support in procuring speakers/trainers for a variety of engagements and events.
The NHTRC strives to engage and support local efforts to combat trafficking and to connect callers with contacts, referrals, and resources in their area including contact with local Rescue and Restore coalitions and Human Trafficking Task Forces. In order to provide accurate referrals and up-to-date resources, we encourage you to speak with us about the ways in which your organization would like to be part of the effort and how the NHTRC can best be of assistance to you. Please also feel free to pass on this information to other individuals or organizations that may be interested.
To learn more about the NHTRC and how your organization or a group in your community can become more involved, please contact Polaris Project at 1-888-3737-888 or email Nicole Moler at NMoler@polarisproject.org.
Organizational Capacity Building through the Compassion Capital Fund
We would like to make you aware of a valuable resource offered through the ACF Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Demonstration program, which is designed to help nonprofit organizations increase their effectiveness, enhance their ability to provide social services, expand their organizations, diversify their funding sources, and create collaborations to better serve those in need. CCF supports intermediary organizations that provide capacity-building training, technical assistance, and sub-awards to faith-based and community organizations within their geographic service area.
If you’re interested in exploring this opportunity further, please visit the CCF Web site at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccf/existing_grantees/map2007.html to view general information about current CCF intermediaries to see if an intermediary is serving your area; to research intermediaries in more detail, visit http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccf/existing_grantees/demo_prog.html . The current intermediaries are working with faith-based and community organizations focused on one or more of the following social service priority areas: addicts, at-risk youth, elders in need, homelessness, healthy marriage, welfare to work, and children of prisoners. Though human trafficking is not a social service priority area for CCF, if any of your organization’s activities can be aligned with any of the priority areas listed above, you may be eligible for assistance from a CCF intermediary. If you find an intermediary that’s serving your area, please review the summary of their project on the Web site, and then contact them for more information.
You may also subscribe to the CCF newsletter for information about other funding opportunities, or visit the HHS Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives Web site at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fbci/.
Grant Opportunities from the U.S. Department of State
Please visit www.grants.gov and www.state.gov/g/tip to view all eligibility and application requirements:
1. International Programs to Combat Trafficking. The State Department has approximately $8.5 million available to fund programs across all global regions, and a maximum amount per award of $500,000. Deadline for regional or global scope proposals: February 12, 2008, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Applications for programs in individual countries must be submitted to U.S. Embassies in the country where the proposed program will be located. Deadline for country-specific proposals: Determined by individual U.S. Embassies but before February 12, 2008.
2. International Collaborative Partnerships to Combat Trafficking. G/TIP invites U.S. non-profit/NGOs to submit anti-TIP proposals for capacity building programs with locally-based organizations abroad. Each application must include at least one sub-grant to a locally-based organization as part of a mentorship model. Direct funding for non-U.S. institutions is not available under this announcement. The State Department has approximately $1.2 million available for this grant program to support multiple awards with a maximum amount per award of $200,000. Deadline: March 3, 2008, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Kind regards,
Jay Womack
Acting Program Director
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