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Comprehensive Services for Foreign-Born Victims of Human Trafficking in the District of Columbia

Award Information

Awardee
Award #
2009-VT-BX-K004
Location
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
Total funding (to date)
$360,000

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $300,000)

The purpose of this award, one of several projects under the Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Grant Program, is to allow Ayuda to provide timely, high-quality comprehensive services to pre-certified victims of severe forms of human trafficking and enhance interagency collaboration and coordination in the provision of services to such victims. Ayuda will provide comprehensive services to victims of sex and labor trafficking in the greater Washington, DC, metropolitan area to build effective community service networks to respond to victims' needs; and provide training to increase awareness among criminal justice entities, social service providers, and the public of the rights and needs of trafficking victims over a two year period. nc/ncf

Date Created: September 2, 2009