Links

American Friends Service Committee, NJ based advocacy project provides on behalf women survivors of human trafficking. www.afsc.org/nymetro/newark.htm.

Brooklyn District Attorney, Charles J. Hynes, Awareness and prevention campaign and programs such as the "The John School." www.brooklynda.org.

Center for Women's Global Leadership, Facilitates women's leadership for women's human rights and social justice worldwide. www.cwgl.rutgers.edu

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, Works internationally combat prostitution and trafficking of women and girls.www.catwinternational.org.

ECPAT is a network of organisations and individuals working together to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation of children. It seeks to encourage the world community to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation. The ECPAT acronym stands for ' End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes' www.ecpat.net

Equality Now, Documents violence against women, including sex trafficking, and mobilizes international action to stop these abuses. info@equalitynow.org.

GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, Counseling and referral sercives, youth leadership training, to youth survivors. www.gems-girls.org.

International Institute of New Jersey, Anti-trafficking Initiative. www.iinj.org/antitraffickinginitiative.html.

New York City Community Response to Trafficking (CRT), Trafficking Awareness Project, Clearinghouse for up-to-date information on NYC based efforts to prevent trafficking, protect victims, and prosecute traffickers. (917) 584-0074.

NOW-NYC has devoted this year to ending Human Trafficking in NYC. A viewing of the film ³Sex Slaves² in January brought out high school students, men, women, and politicians to speak out against trafficking in NYC. NOW along with The New York State Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition has been attending weekly rallies devoted to stirring Albany into action. New York needs a law to combat trafficking! www.nownyc.org.

NYAWC is a comprehensive program that provides various services to survivors of domestic violence/Human Trafficking and their children. Our mission is to enable our adult and child victims and survivors of DV/Human Trafficking through safety, intervention, and support; to educate the public about the issues; and to advocate for social change against domestic violence and Human Trafficking. Additionally, "Project Free" is a special initiative of the NYAWC to provide services for victims of human trafficking, a form of modern-day slavery. Since we are targeting to assist Asian population, most of our clients are Asian women and all of our counselors/case managers are either bi or tri-lingual, which comes up about 15 Asian languages/dialogues in total. 24-hotline number is 1-888-888-7702 or 212-732-5230. http://www.nyawc.org/

Polaris Project, Building a sustainable grassroots anti-trafficking movement, strengthening capacity to identify and serve survivors. www.polarisproject.org/polarisproject.

Safe Horizon, Provides support, preventive and rehabilitative services for survivors of crime and abuse, their families and communities. www.safehorizon.org

US Department of Health and Human Services, Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking Campaign, Agency designated to help survivors become eligible to receive benefits and services, identifies survivors, created Trafficking Information and Referral Hotline. 888-3737-888. www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking