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TechBeat, December 2018

Date Published
December 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, July/August 2019

Date Published
August 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, May 2018

Date Published
May 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

OJP Provides New Housing Support for Survivors of Human Trafficking

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Victims of human trafficking face many hurdles, including the immediate need for a safe place to live. Programs for affordable housing typically have long wait lists and may restrict eligibility based on aspects such as rental history and current income, which pose challenges to many trafficking victims.

Consider “Sylfie,” who had been sex trafficked for seven years. Even when she needed to go to the...