Source: UMB News | January 23, 2023 Susan G. Esserman, JD, founder and director of the SAFE (Support, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors — was recognized Jan. 20 by U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin in his “Local Heroes Video Series.” Esserman, a former deputy U.S. trade representative with the rank of ambassador, started her […]
Source: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin | December 15, 2022 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today announced introduction of the Continued Presence Improvement Act (S. 5261) to make common-sense improvements to the Continued Presence Program (CP), a temporary immigration status provided to individuals identified by […]
Source: WTOP | December 3, 2022 Maryland’s second busiest trauma center is receiving federal funding to help identify and aid victims of sex and labor trafficking. The University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center hospital (UM Capital) in Prince George’s County will get nearly $800,000 from the Department of Justice to go toward screening, identifying and […]
College Park, MD (November 30, 2022) – The Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded the University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors, in partnership with the University of Maryland Capital Region Health (UM Capital), a $799,878 grant to establish a comprehensive human trafficking response […]
Source: The Washington Post | March 31, 2022 If an adult pays to sexually abuse a child, that child is a victim. The adult is the criminal. But under the law, that’s not always true: In 23 states, it is still possible to prosecute a child for prostitution. Maryland may become the next state […]
Source: Emirates News Agency | March 10, 2021 The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF) hosted its first-ever Women’s Virtual Forum this week, featuring powerhouse female leaders, experts, and activists. The participants included Vice President of Costa Rica Epsy Campbell Barr; UAE Minister of Culture and Youth Noura Al Kaabi; UN Women Executive Director […]
Source: Freedom Network USA | February 26, 2021 For Freedom Network USA, Black History Month is a time to celebrate Black Excellence and continue focusing on how the anti-trafficking field can be actively anti-racist. As a movement, the anti-trafficking field has started recognizing its roots in systemic oppression and some actions have been taken to breach the […]
Source: Baltimore Fish Bowl | November 4, 2020 A Maryland program to connect potential victims of child sex trafficking with needed services will expand to more jurisdictions with $1 million in grant funding, officials announced Wednesday. The grant award will continue the Child Sex Trafficking Screening and Services Act Regional Navigator Program in Cecil, Montgomery and Washington counties, […]
Source: Univision News | August 5, 2020 Following the Department of Justice’s announcement of an investment of $35 million to help survivors of human trafficking find temporary accommodation and a job, the SAFE Center joins a broadcast hosted by Univision News to discuss the urgent need for housing available to trafficking survivors and how […]
Source: Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen | August 4, 2020 Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $500,000 in federal funds for the University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment Center for Human […]
