Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2024, $950,000)
Through this award, Call to Freedom (CTF) will implement the Comprehensive Assistance for Survivors of Trafficking (CAST) Project. The purpose of the CAST Project is to enhance human trafficking victims’ access to diverse, trauma-informed, comprehensive services within the state of South Dakota and its tribal nations. Primary activities include 1) providing comprehensive services to meet the individual needs of human trafficking victims; 2) collaborating with and providing training for local partners, including service providers, criminal justice professionals, members of the judiciary, community and faith-based organizations to ensure human trafficking victims are identified and referred for appropriate services; 3) strengthening CTF’s network of referral partners and ensure human trafficking victims are referred for appropriate services; and 4) collecting data and participating in assessment activities to determine if the CAST Project is meeting stated goal and objectives and is achieving safety, independence, self-sufficiency, and well-being for human trafficking victims. Through the CAST Project, CTF will provide comprehensive services to victims of human trafficking to meet their individualized goals. Additionally, by collaborating with and receiving staff trainings from culturally specific service providers, CTF will enhance service delivery to underserved populations, including labor trafficking victims, Native American victims, youth, victims residing in rural areas, and victims currently incarcerated.