ACF Region 10: Campaign to Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking

Campaign to Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking

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TRAFFICKING INFORMATION AND REFERRAL HOTLINE

1-888-3737-888

The person you have encountered or taken into custody may be a victim of human trafficking.

About the Campaign

The Department of Health and Human Service's Campaign to Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking is designed to increase the number of identified trafficking victims and to help those individuals receive the benefits and services needed to live safely in the United States.

The Trafficking Information and Referral Hotline (1-888-3737-888) is a critical component of the Rescue & Restore campaign. The Hotline will help you determine if you have encountered victims of human trafficking, will identify local resources available to help victims, and will coordinate with local social service organizations to assist victims so they can begin the process of restoring their lives.

Region 10 Activities

A critical element of the Rescue & Restore campaign is the development of national and local coalitions who will help to implement the campaign on the ground in communities across the country. Coalition building and public awareness is one of the most powerful remedies for counteracting the effects of human trafficking. Washington State has been a pioneer in this area, by passing state legislation against human trafficking in 2003, as well as the formation of the Washington State Trafficking Task Force in 2002.

In Seattle, continuing efforts made by local organizations to help better serve trafficked individuals gave rise to the Trafficking Response Team (TRT). This team is a direct response to the pioneering work of active individuals' passionate desire to face this problem straight on. The TRT provides comprehensive, culturally sensitive direct services to victims of human trafficking and is also another example of collaboration between social services providers, law enforcement and the judicial system. The TRT will work in collaboration with the Rescue & Restore campaign and will continue to maintain these efforts after the campaign ends.

For more information about the Rescue & Restore campaign in Region 10, please contact Tina Minor, ACF Child and Family Program Specialist, at 206-615-3657 or David Nielsen, ASPE Senior Policy Analyst, at 206-615-2612.

Service Provider Contacts

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Trafficking Comprehensive Service Grantees

Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization
Portland, OR
Cathy Relang, 503-234-1541

Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA)
Seattle, WA
Daniela Resh, Human Trafficking Advocate, 206-898-9454
Maria Minkova, Anti-Trafficking Specialist, 206-898-4741

Additional Service Providers

Salvation Army
Seattle, WA
Liz Swope, Program Coordinator, 206-442-8370