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All posts tagged "sex trafficking"
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448GrantsTrafficking of girls prevention and early intervention program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Safety, Human/Sex Trafficking, Girls/Women, Victim Services | Amount: Up to $500,000 | Deadline: Apr. 24, 2024
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626GrantsChild and youth internet safety improvement program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Internet Safety, Internet Access, Child Sexual Exploitation/Abuse | Amount: Up to $750,000 | Deadline: Oct. 31, 2023
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2.1KGrantsInternet crimes against children program support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Safety, Internet Safety, Child Welfare, Sex Trafficking | Deadline: Apr. 10, 2023 | Amount: Up to $2,000,000
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569Grants
Child/youth human trafficking victim services and outcome improvement program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Victims, Human/Sex Trafficking, Child/Youth Abuse, Victim Services | Amount: Up to $1,500,000 | Deadline: Apr. 6, 2023
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayTexas caseworkers give us a lesson in whose lives matter
Sixteen current and former employees of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) have filed an amicus brief as part...
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Grants to improve outcomes for youth victims of human trafficking
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Child/Youth Victims, Victim Services, Human Trafficking | Amount: $1,000,000 - $1,500,000 | Deadline: June 22, 2022
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2.5KNewsNew Mexico officials hope to open state’s first safe house for sex trafficked youth
Though popular portrayals of human trafficking tend to conjure ideas of violent kidnappings and cross-border human smuggling, the majority of sexual exploitation...
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1.6KNewsStates launch probe into TikTok’s effect on kids’ health
State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health, widening government...
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1.5KNewsShould a sex trafficking defense apply in a homicide case?
What looks like a clear-cut case of criminal homicide could actually be legal under a Wisconsin law that absolves sex trafficking victims...
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7.6KGuest Opinion EssayGirls of Color, Native Girls Have Been Sex Trafficked Since Colonization, Slavery
While awareness of sex trafficking has grown, too little attention is given to how this terrible violence impacts girls of color. In...
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayBring Back Black Girls Before They’re Herded Into Foster Care, Justice System
The #SayHerName movement that was launched in 2014 by the African American Policy Forum and the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy...
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayYouth At Greater Risk For Being Sex Trafficked If Homeless, LGBTQ, Minority
Sexual crimes are prevalent domestically and globally, and sex trafficking — people brokering other humans for sex — is no exception. Data...
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Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking Services Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Child/Youth Victims, Sex Trafficking, Safety, Child Abuse | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: May 28, 2020
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4.7KGuest Opinion EssayWashington State Must Help, Not Arrest Sex Trafficked, Homeless Minors
This summer, stories of now-deceased wealthy financier Jeffery Epstein’s sexual exploitations rocked the country. The girls Epstein exploited were mostly young, poor,...
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2.2KGrantsChild/Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking Support and Mentoring Services Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Victims, Victim Support, Sex Trafficking, Mentoring, Mental Health, Safety | Amount: Up to $450,000 | Deadline: July 29, 2019
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Girls/Women Sexual Exploitation Prevention and Intervention Program Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Safety, Sex Trafficking, Sex Trade, Sex Crimes | Deadline: Apr. 19, 2019 | Amount: $100,000 - $600,000
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayHow Ohio’s Restore Court Focuses on Helping Sex Trafficked Youth
Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) has recently received much needed attention, but is by no means a new issue. Researchers have...
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1.7KGrantsYouth Sex Trafficking Victim Support Services Program Grants
Subject: Youth Welfare, Mentoring, Mental Health, Sex Crime, Youth Victims | Deadline: May 15, 2018 | Amount: Up to $450,000
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Improving Community Responses to Youth Impacted by Violence and Sex Crimes Program Grants
Subject: Youth Welfare, Safety, Violence, Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence, Sex Trafficking, Community Development | Deadline: Feb. 15, 2018
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3.4KFrom the BureausCalifornia Tries — With Difficulty — to Implement 2 Major New Laws to Help Sex-Trafficked Kids
California is attempting to switch to a victim-centered approach for its sexually trafficked youngsters. But...
