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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Child/Youth Victims, Sex Trafficking, Safety, Child Abuse
Deadline: May 28, 2020
“This program is designed to develop, expand, and strengthen assistance programs for minor victims of sex trafficking. Under this program, the funded states, tribes, and units of local government will provide (directly and through partnerships) an array of services that minor victims of human trafficking often require to address their needs for safety, security, and healing, such as—
- providing residential care to minor victims of sex trafficking, including temporary or longterm placement as appropriate;
- providing 24-hour emergency social services response for minor victims of sex trafficking;
- providing minor victims of sex trafficking with clothing and other daily necessities needed to keep such victims from returning to living on the street;
- case management services for minor victims of sex trafficking;
- mental health counseling for minor victims of sex trafficking, including specialized counseling and substance abuse treatment;
- legal services for minor victims of sex trafficking;
- specialized training for social service providers, public sector personnel, and private sector personnel likely to encounter sex trafficking victims on issues related to the sex trafficking of minors and severe forms of trafficking in persons;
- outreach and education programs to provide information about deterrence and prevention of sex trafficking of minors;
- programs to provide treatment to individuals charged or cited with purchasing or attempting to purchase sex acts in cases where—
- a treatment program can be mandated as a condition of a sentence, fine, suspended sentence, or probation, or is an appropriate alternative to criminal prosecution; and
- the individual was not charged with purchasing or attempting to purchase sex acts with a minor; and
- screening and referral of minor victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons.”
Funder: Office for Victims of Crime
Eligibility: States, tribes, units of local government.
Amount: Up to $2,000,000
Contact: Link.
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