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November 2022 Featured Resources

This featured news content includes information about National Native American Heritage Month, Transgender Day of Remembrance, and OVC-funded assistance and compensation programs.

The Link Safe Harbor Programs for Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking

15POVC-22-GG-03704-MINO
Geographical Areas Served
  • Minneapolis
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
MN
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$1,000,000

Housing for Victims of Human Trafficking in Alameda County

15POVC-22-GG-03680-HT
Geographical Areas Served
  • Alameda County
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
CA
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$800,000

Sojourner House Enhanced Services for Victim of Human Trafficking

15POVC-22-GG-03796-HT
Geographical Areas Served
  • Statewide, with a focus on Providence, Woonsocket, and Central Falls
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
RI
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$723,619

San Diego Youth Services OVC FY22 Preventing Trafficking of Girls

15POVC-22-GG-03749-GIRL
Geographical Areas Served
  • San Diego
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
CA
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$500,000

Trauma Informed Interventions for Human Trafficking Victims/Survivors

15POVC-22-GG-03925-HT
Geographical Areas Served
  • Bergen County
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
NJ
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$395,123

Keeping Girls Safe: Unbound's Prevention & Early Intervention Program

15POVC-22-GG-03751-GIRL
Geographical Areas Served
  • Bastrop County
  • Brazoria County
  • Brazos County
  • Bosque County
  • Falls County
  • Freestone County
  • Galveston County
  • Harris County
  • Hays County
  • Hill County
  • Limestone County
  • Travis County
  • Williamson County
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
TX
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$500,000

Services Empowering Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking (SERV HT)

15POVC-22-GG-03784-HT
Geographical Areas Served
  • Camden County
  • Cumberland County
  • Gloucester County
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
NJ
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$950,000

IRC in Oakland, Specialized Education and Employment (SEE) Program,

15POVC-22-GG-03778-HT
Geographical Areas Served
  • Alameda County
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
CA
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$600,000

IRC in Sacramento- Housing Assistance for Victims of Trafficking

15POVC-22-GG-03668-HT
Geographical Areas Served
  • Amador County
  • Colusa County
  • El Dorado County
  • Lake County
  • Mendocino County
  • Nevada County
  • Placer County
  • Sacramento County
  • Shasta County
  • Sierra County
  • Solano County
  • Sutter County
  • Trinity County
  • Yolo County
  • Yuba County
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
CA
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$799,377

Standards of Care for Human Trafficking Service Providers

15POVC-22-GK-03286-HT
Geographical Areas Served
  • National
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
AL, AK, AS, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, GU, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, MP, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$1,200,000

Project GOLD Fortifying Bridges to the Future

15POVC-22-GG-03880-HT
Geographical Areas Served
  • Miami-Dade County
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
FL
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$799,999

2022 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Pride Month Message From the Director


In June 1969, LGBTQI+ individuals and allies protested the Stonewall Inn raid serving as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States. Yet, decades later many Americans are still having to fight. According to an analysis of National Crime Victimization Survey data, in about 1 in 5 violent hate crime victimizations, victims believed the hate crime was motivated by bias against persons...

June 2022 Featured Resources

This featured news content includes information about the #HAVhope National Day of Awareness, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Pride Month.