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You bless me all the time…you got me off the street when I was in the cold, and you didn’t even know who I was. You have given me the greatest gift already, you gave me HOPE. You showed there is hope for humanity.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
Dee Dee
\nSurvivor<\/sup>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1770320652011-10″ title=”Item” tab_id=”1770320652012-8″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n“I am Pleased to Have This Partnership with the Safe House Project”<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
I am pleased to have this partnership with the Safe House Project because it enables Norfolk Public Library to provide another service to the community, and that is, doing our part to end trafficking. We have long understood that many people flowing through our doors view libraries as safe places to go. Becoming a certified OnWatch Advocate has empowered staff who completed training to spot signs of human trafficking and to respond appropriately<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
Sonal Rastogi
\nDirector | Norfolk Public Libraries<\/sup>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1770320652023-9″ title=”Item” tab_id=”1770320652023-7″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n“I Had To Do Something.”<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
The day I realized that children were being sold for sex every day, right here in the United States, I had to do something. Talking with Kristi and her team I realized my company, my people, my industry had the ability to help combat child trafficking. Every day, pest management professionals service millions of homes and businesses. We are the eyes and ears of the community. At Forshaw, we could do more than donate to the cause. We could be part of the solution by educating and empowering our partners to know the signs of trafficking and speak out. Saving just one girl or boy would be a victory.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
Tom Forshaw
\nPresident & CEO | Forshaw Inc.<\/sup>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” title=”Item” id=”1770320652034-2″ tab_id=”1770320652034-5″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n“I Really Cannot Imagine Where I’d be Without You”<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
I really cannot imagine where I’d be without you, honestly. Thank you for everything. You’ve made such a difference in my life. You’re brave and strong and passionate but also kind and gentle and warm. Thank you for seeing me and for believing in my dreams.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
Jessica
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Safe House Project is a national leader in the anti-human trafficking industry, a uniter of communities, and a dear friend to the HER Campaign. As HER Campaign strives to provide best practices for survivor care, Safe House Project\u2019s partnership has been pivotal in challenging and motivating us towards this standard. They are relentless in their pursuit of ensuring survivors receive the best care possible. Safe House Project is uniting communities nationwide to end domestic sex trafficking and restore hope, freedom, and a future to every survivor. Our relationship shows how nationwide connections are crucial to the healing of survivors and the fight against human trafficking. We can not do this alone. We are grateful for Safe House Project and their partnership!<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
Britney Higgs
\nFounder | HER Campaign<\/sup>[\/vc_column_text][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” title=”Item” id=”1770320652057-1″ tab_id=”1770320652057-7″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n“We Value the Partnership in a Great Way”<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
Refuge for Women and Safe House Project continue to have a wonderful partnership. In 2020 Safe House Project was able to financially help Refuge for Women open Kentucky’s first Emergency House for sex trafficking survivors. They have helped with physical items like mattresses and the education materials they produced have been fabulous. We value the partnership in a great way and look forward to working together in 2021.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
Julie McNamara
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Refuge for Women and Safe House Project continue to have a wonderful partnership. In 2020 Safe House Project was able to financially help Refuge for Women open Kentucky’s first Emergency House for sex trafficking survivors. They have helped with physical items like mattresses and the education materials they produced have been fabulous. We value the partnership in a great way and look forward to working together in 2021.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
Ked Frank
\nFounder | Refuge for Women<\/sup>[\/vc_column_text][\/item][\/carousel][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_global_section id=”104″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\nSafe Housing FAQs<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][toggles style=”default” border_radius=”none”][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”default” heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”What are safe houses for human trafficking victims and why are they essential to healing?”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Safe houses for human trafficking victims<\/b> are trauma-informed residential environments designed to provide survivors with safety, stability, and the time and support needed to begin healing after exploitation. Unlike general shelters, safe houses for human trafficking victims are built specifically to address the complex physical, emotional, and psychological needs survivors face after leaving exploitation.<\/span><\/p>\nSafe House Project recognizes that without access to appropriate housing for victims of human trafficking, survivors are at a high risk of being re-exploited. Safe housing is not simply a roof over someone\u2019s head, it is the foundation that allows survivors to rest, regain agency, and pursue long-term restoration. Human trafficking safe houses prioritize safety, dignity, and survivor choice while offering structured support that meets survivors where they are in their healing journey.<\/span><\/p>\nThese shelters for human trafficking victims often include emergency housing, long-term residential care, and transitional housing for human trafficking victims, each serving a distinct role in the continuum of care. Emergency safe houses focus on immediate safety and stabilization. Long-term residential programs allow survivors to focus on healing through therapy, education, and life skills development. Transitional housing supports survivors as they prepare for independent living while maintaining access to continued care.<\/span><\/p>\nSafe House Project does not operate every safe house directly. Instead, it strengthens human trafficking housing programs nationwide by identifying, certifying, and supporting high-quality safe house programs. Through Safe House Certification, programs are evaluated against survivor-informed standards of care to ensure they provide safe, sustainable, and restorative environments. This process protects survivors and builds trust across the anti-trafficking field.<\/span><\/p>\nSafe houses for human trafficking victims are essential because healing cannot occur in instability. Survivors deserve a safe place where they are believed, supported, and empowered to rebuild their lives at their own pace. Safe housing provides the stability necessary for long-term freedom and helps break cycles of exploitation for good.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”default” heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”How does Safe House Project support safe houses for human trafficking victims across the United States?”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Safe houses for human trafficking victims<\/b> are supported by Safe House Project through a national strategy focused on survivor identification, placement, and quality assurance. Rather than operating as a single shelter, Safe House Project serves as a unifying force that strengthens human trafficking safe houses and housing programs across the country.<\/span><\/p>\nA core part of this work is Safe House Certification, a survivor-informed evaluation process that ensures safe house programs meet established standards of care. Certification assesses organizational leadership, residential programming, financial sustainability, governance, and specialized services. This process helps ensure that safe houses for human trafficking victims are not only safe in the moment, but equipped to provide long-term, restorative care.<\/span><\/p>\nSafe House Project also plays a critical role in housing placement for victims of human trafficking. When survivors seek help, the placement team works to understand their unique needs, including age, gender, location, mental health considerations, and medical needs. Using its national network of certified human trafficking residential programs, Safe House Project identifies the best possible housing option for each survivor. This individualized approach helps survivors enter environments where they are most likely to thrive.<\/span><\/p>\nIn addition to placement and certification, Safe House Project provides financial support and capacity-building resources to human trafficking housing programs. This includes funding for beds, infrastructure, and critical services that expand access to safe housing nationwide. By increasing the number of available beds and strengthening program quality, Safe House Project helps ensure survivors are not turned away due to lack of space or support.<\/span><\/p>\nAs a safe house charity and national leader, Safe House Project also convenes service providers, survivor leaders, and partners to share best practices and reduce gaps in care. This collaborative approach ensures safe houses for human trafficking victims are connected, accountable, and aligned around survivor-centered excellence.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”default” heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”What types of safe houses for human trafficking victims exist, and how do they work together?”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Safe houses for human trafficking victims<\/b> exist in several forms, each designed to meet survivors at different stages of their healing journey. Together, these housing options form a continuum of care that prioritizes safety, choice, and long-term stability.<\/span><\/p>\nEmergency safe houses provide immediate, short-term housing for survivors who have just exited exploitation. These human trafficking safe houses focus on stabilization and meeting urgent needs such as medical care, transportation, and basic necessities. Emergency housing allows survivors the space to pause, breathe, and make informed decisions about next steps without pressure.<\/span><\/p>\nLong-term residential programs offer extended housing for victims of human trafficking, often lasting 12 to 18 months or longer. These human trafficking residential programs support deep healing through therapy, education, medical care, and life skills development. Survivors are given the time and structure needed to rebuild trust, rediscover identity, and plan for their future.<\/span><\/p>\nTransitional housing for human trafficking victims bridges the gap between residential care and independent living. These programs allow survivors to practice autonomy while still receiving support services and guidance. Transitional housing helps survivors build confidence, employment skills, and financial stability in a supportive environment.<\/span><\/p>\nSafe House Project works across all three housing types to ensure survivors are placed in programs that align with their needs and goals. Through its role as a safe house organization, Safe House Project strengthens coordination between shelters for human trafficking victims, reducing barriers to care and improving long-term outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\nThis continuum matters because healing is not linear. Survivors deserve options, flexibility, and environments designed to support lasting freedom. By supporting and certifying diverse housing for victims of human trafficking, Safe House Project helps ensure every survivor has access to the right care at the right time.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”default” heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”How can donors and partners help expand safe houses for human trafficking victims?”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Safe houses for human trafficking victims<\/b> exist because donors, partners, and communities choose to invest in survivor-centered solutions that prioritize long-term healing. Support from individuals and organizations directly increases access to safe housing for victims of human trafficking across the United States.<\/span><\/p>\nDonations to Safe House Project help fund beds, expand capacity within human trafficking housing programs, and ensure safe house programs have the resources needed to serve survivors with excellence. Financial support also enables Safe House Project to certify more safe houses, strengthening quality and accountability nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\nPartners play a vital role by helping increase awareness, supporting survivor identification, and advocating for policies that protect survivors and expand access to safe housing. Businesses, healthcare systems, and community organizations can collaborate with Safe House Project to strengthen the national response to trafficking and reduce gaps in care.<\/span><\/p>\nAs a trusted safe house charity, Safe House Project ensures donor support is stewarded responsibly and directed toward programs that are survivor-informed, vetted, and effective. Every contribution helps increase safe housing, reduce re-exploitation, and provide survivors with a pathway toward restoration and independence.<\/span><\/p>\nBy supporting safe houses for human trafficking victims, donors and partners become part of a coordinated effort to build sustainable solutions that protect survivors today and prevent exploitation tomorrow.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”default” heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”How do safe houses for human trafficking victims protect survivor safety and dignity?”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Safe houses for human trafficking victims<\/b> are designed to prioritize survivor safety, dignity, and choice at every stage of care. Safety is not limited to physical security, it includes emotional safety, trust, and respect for survivor autonomy. Safe House Project emphasizes that survivors must feel secure enough to begin healing, which is why human trafficking safe houses follow trauma-informed and survivor-informed practices.<\/span><\/p>\nPrograms supported through Safe House Project are structured to limit retraumatization and avoid environments that feel controlling or punitive. Survivors are not treated as problems to be managed but as individuals with agency, goals, and lived experience. Housing for victims of human trafficking is intentionally designed to be restorative rather than institutional.<\/span><\/p>\nSafe House Certification plays a key role in protecting dignity by holding programs accountable to standards developed with survivor input. These standards evaluate everything from staff training and policies to residential programming and governance. This ensures that shelters for human trafficking victims are prepared to serve survivors with care, professionalism, and respect.<\/span><\/p>\nBy focusing on safety and dignity together, safe houses for human trafficking victims create environments where survivors can rest, rebuild trust, and move forward without fear or pressure.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”default” heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”Who can access safe houses for human trafficking victims supported by Safe House Project?”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Safe houses for human trafficking victims<\/b> supported by Safe House Project serve individuals of any age and gender who are seeking restorative care after exploitation. Safe House Project recognizes that trafficking affects people across all backgrounds and works to ensure housing for victims of human trafficking is accessible and responsive to individual needs.<\/span><\/p>\nSurvivors are often referred through law enforcement, healthcare providers, child protective services, or community partners. In some cases, survivors reach out directly seeking help. Safe House Project\u2019s placement team works carefully to understand each survivor\u2019s situation and identify the most appropriate human trafficking housing program.<\/span><\/p>\nEligibility is not based on perfection or compliance. Many survivors seeking placement have experienced system failures, trauma, or previous unsuccessful attempts at care. Safe House Project works to reduce barriers and connect survivors to safe houses that can support complex needs whenever possible.<\/span><\/p>\nAccess to safe houses for human trafficking victims is rooted in the belief that everyone deserves the opportunity to heal in a safe, supportive environment.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”default” heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”What makes safe houses for human trafficking victims different from other shelters?”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Safe houses for human trafficking victims<\/b> differ from general shelters because they are specifically designed to address the unique trauma and risks associated with trafficking. While many shelters provide short-term relief, human trafficking safe houses focus on long-term healing, stability, and freedom.<\/span><\/p>\nSurvivors of trafficking often require specialized care that includes trauma-informed therapy, survivor-informed programming, and structured environments that prioritize safety and trust. General shelters may not be equipped to address these needs and can unintentionally expose survivors to further harm.<\/span><\/p>\nSafe House Project helps ensure that shelters for human trafficking victims meet rigorous standards through certification and ongoing support. This distinction matters because the wrong environment can increase the risk of revictimization.<\/span><\/p>\nSafe houses for human trafficking victims provide a foundation for restoration by offering care designed specifically for survivors, not a one-size-fits-all approach.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”default” heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”How does transitional housing for human trafficking victims support long-term independence?”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Safe houses for human trafficking victims<\/b> often include transitional housing programs that support survivors as they move toward independent living. Transitional housing for human trafficking victims bridges the gap between residential care and full independence, offering stability without isolation.<\/span><\/p>\nThese programs allow survivors to practice life skills such as employment, budgeting, and decision-making while maintaining access to supportive services. Survivors are encouraged to move at their own pace and continue healing while building confidence and autonomy.<\/span><\/p>\nSafe House Project supports transitional housing as a critical part of the continuum of care. Without this step, survivors may face housing insecurity, which increases vulnerability to exploitation.<\/span><\/p>\nBy strengthening transitional housing options, Safe House Project helps survivors build sustainable futures rooted in safety and self-determination.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”default” heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”Why is certification important for safe houses for human trafficking victims?”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Safe houses for human trafficking victims<\/b> must meet high standards to truly support survivor healing, which is why certification is essential. Safe House Project developed Safe House Certification to ensure housing programs are safe, effective, and survivor-informed.<\/span><\/p>\nCertification evaluates key areas including organizational leadership, residential programming, financial sustainability, and specialized services. Programs are reviewed by an independent board that includes survivor leaders and industry experts.<\/span><\/p>\nThis process protects survivors by reducing the risk of retraumatization and unsafe practices. It also helps donors and partners trust that their support is funding high-quality human trafficking housing programs.<\/span><\/p>\nCertification strengthens the entire network of safe houses for human trafficking victims by promoting accountability, excellence, and continuous improvement.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”default” heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”How do safe houses for human trafficking victims help prevent re-exploitation?”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Safe houses for human trafficking victims<\/b> play a vital role in preventing re-exploitation by addressing the root causes of vulnerability. Without safe housing, survivors often face homelessness, instability, and isolation, which traffickers exploit.<\/span><\/p>\nHuman trafficking safe houses provide stability, trauma-informed care, and access to long-term support services. This allows survivors to heal, rebuild confidence, and develop protective factors that reduce future risk.<\/span><\/p>\nSafe House Project emphasizes that safe housing is not optional, it is essential to long-term freedom. 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