The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) supports victim service organizations in providing trauma-informed, victim-centered, and culturally appropriate services for victims of human trafficking through a variety of grant initiatives, including:
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The OVC Human Trafficking Grantee Spotlight highlights the work and promising practices of OVC's Human Trafficking Grantees in serving victims of human trafficking. Furthermore, it provides a space for grantees to relate to, identify with, and further engage with one another, the anti-trafficking community, and our many allied partners.
Spotlight grantees are selected on a quarterly basis based on grant type and grant end date. We want to share and highlight the great work OVC grantees are doing in the field.
Featured Grantee Spotlights

Freedom from Trafficking - Housing Justice Project
OVC Specialized Services Grantee, 2018
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Specialized Services for Victims of Human Trafficking
OVC Specialized Services Grantee, 2018
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Housing Services for Foreign-National Survivors of Trafficking
OVC Specialized Services Grantee, 2019
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STARS Program - Housing, Economic Empowerment, Mental Health Services
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OVC Housing Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Provider: Freedom Network Training Institute (FNTI)
The goal of FNTI is to increase access to safe and stable housing for survivors of all types of trafficking by improving the quality and quantity of housing services offered and by supporting service providers as well as improving partnerships at the national, state, and local levels with housing stakeholders. Freedom Network provides housing-focused TTA to OVC grantees with bi-monthly webinars, fact sheets, templates, and toolkits, in addition to one-on-one technical assistance as needed.
Resources
- Freedom Network Resource Library
- Trauma-Informed Practices in Shelters webinar
- Housing Assessment Tool (PDF, 68KB) template
- Partnerships with Landlords (PDF, 79KB) fact sheet
- Rapid Re-Housing for Survivors (PDF, 154KB) fact sheet
- Continuums of Care (PDF, 63KB) fact sheet
Contact
Karen Romero, Freedom Network Training Institute Director
Email: training@freedomnetworkusa.org
Website: https://freedomnetworkusa.org/training/housing-project/
Additional Resources
For OVC Human Trafficking Grantees
OVC Human Trafficking Grantees can access tools developed by OVC and share your own materials and resources in the Human Trafficking Grantees Learning Community.
For All
Developed by OVC and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Human Trafficking Task Force e-Guide provides strategies and best practices for forming and working within a task force.