The University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors is pleased to announce that we have joined the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland, College Park. The School of Public Health’s focus on prevention and wellness closely aligns with the SAFE Center’s mission to help survivors […]
Source: The Washington Post | March 6, 2019 “At the University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors — a comprehensive direct services, research, and advocacy center on human trafficking — almost half of the people seeking services are victims of labor. The majority are vulnerable women from marginalized […]
October 1, 2018 The University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors has received a one-year $843,337.00 grant from the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) Victims of Crime Assistance (VOCA) Program to provide comprehensive services to victims of sex and labor trafficking in Maryland. The funding […]
September 24, 2018 On September 20, 2018, the University of Maryland School of Social Work sponsored the 2nd annual Maryland Child Trafficking Conference: Breaking Down Barriers, Creating Change. This statewide public awareness conference seeks to mobilize communities and individuals through education on human trafficking. This year, the SAFE Center’s Deputy Director, Laura Ardito, and Director […]
September 10, 2018 In recent months, the SAFE Center has welcomed three new staff members and three social work field placement students to our team! Staff Members: Amanda K. Rodriguez, Esq. is the Chief Counsel for Policy and Legal Advocacy at the SAFE Center and the Co-Chair of the Legislative Subcommittee for the Maryland Human […]
Source: UMB News | August 21, 2018 “Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s new anti-human trafficking initiatives take into account the many dimensions needed to address the statewide issue,’ Ambassador Susan Esserman, JD, founder and director of the University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors, said during a news conference […]
Source: UMB News | July 23, 2018 “This month, the SCLC, whose roots trace back to the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, awarded Esserman with its Justice for Girls Award for her advocacy in assisting survivors of human trafficking.” Read […]
Source: UMB News | February 27, 2018 “A young woman was trafficked into the United States from Mexico, tricked into crossing the border under the cover of night. The lure? The quintessential promise of the American dream — a job, a better life, the ability to support her young child. The job that awaited her? Forced […]
December 1, 2017 On November 30th, the Founder and Director of the University of Maryland SAFE Center for Human Trafficking Survivors, Ambassador Susan Esserman, delivered the keynote address at the St. Andrew’s Human Rights and Religious Freedom Reception on Capitol Hill. Sponsored by Congressman John Sarbanes and hosted by members of the Committee on Foreign […]
Source: Montgomery County Council | November 06, 2017 The UMD SAFE Center’s Director of Social Services, Heidi Alvarez, testified before the Montgomery County Council and advocated for human trafficking victims in need of short and long-term housing opportunities. Read the full memorandum here.
