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LAS Legal Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

Award Information

Award #
15POVC-23-GG-04102-HT
Funding Category
Competitive Discretionary
Location
Awardee County
Cook
Congressional District
Status
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
Total funding (to date)
$800,000

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2023, $800,000)

Metropolitan Family Services (MFS), through its Legal Aid Society (LAS), will provide holistic trauma-informed legal services and social services for survivors of human trafficking. LAS has the following objectives to achieve under this award: 1.) provide comprehensive legal services using victim-centered and trauma-informed service delivery for all victims of human trafficking; 2.) work in collaboration with and train federal, state, and local law enforcement and local service providers to ensure trafficking victims are identified and referred for appropriate services; 3.) assist with or refer clients to other essential services for victims of human trafficking; and 4.) conduct data collection and action research activities to determine if the program is meeting stated goals and objectives. LAS, as a program of the larger Metropolitan Family Services, provides a trauma-informed, holistic approach offering crisis intervention, case management and victim services. This structure of a multi-service agency allows LAS to integrate social services, supportive service access, address barriers to self-sufficiency and recovery, and provide legal service all with a trauma-informed lens.

Date Created: September 27, 2023