January 2021 This Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the UMD SAFE Center is pleased to partner with TISTA Science & Technology and their 700 employees in providing the Center’s survivors with VISA gift cards for groceries and family essentials. TISTA and the SAFE Center began working together in December of 2019, when TISTA employees […]
January, 2021 Now that 2020 has come to a close, we reflect on the unique challenges presented by the pandemic and our efforts to meet the acute needs of trafficking survivors who have been severely impacted. The pandemic has exacerbated our clients’ vulnerability to homelessness, food insecurity, and re-exploitation. Many have lost jobs and […]
November 17, 2020 The SAFE Center Director participated in an “ICTalk” with the Society of Professional Journalists to highlight the international and domestic reality of human trafficking and to outline the media’s role in guiding public perception of the issue and debunking popular conspiracy theories. Watch the full conversation between Susan Esserman and […]
November 12, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. EST The SAFE Center will join the Maryland Hospital Association, the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force, Shady Grove Medical Center in hosting a free 90 minute training covering the basics of human trafficking and an overview of the updated and recently released Maryland “Human Trafficking: Guidelines for Health […]
Source: Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Maryland | August 4, 2020 U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur of the District of Maryland today announced that Maryland has received $999,990 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs and its component, the Office for Victims of Crime, to provide safe, stable housing […]
In recognition of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) has hosted various activities to highlight their members’ commitment to fighting human trafficking throughout the month of July. With support from the U.S. Department of State, IAWJ hosted a panel of expert human trafficking advocates moderated […]
June 25, 2020 Over 1,400 audience members participated in the Embassy of Israel and Jewish Women International’s virtual conversation, From the Experts: Women Leading Efforts to End Human Trafficking, addressing the impact of human trafficking on local and global communities. SAFE Center director Susan Esserman joined with Dina Dominitz, head of Israel’s National Anti-Trafficking […]
March 8, 2020 In honor of International Women’s Day, the Washington D.C.-based international law firm Steptoe and Johnson LLP, where SAFE Center Founder and Director Susan Esserman is a partner, hosted an event to recognize and promote the SAFE Center’s mission to serve human trafficking survivors throughout the region. Since the SAFE Center’s launch […]
On January 29, the Support, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors hosted a strategic symposium on labor trafficking to highlight the enactment of Maryland’s first labor trafficking law, the Anti-Exploitation Act of 2019, which the SAFE Center advocated for in the Maryland General Assembly. University of Maryland School of Public Health […]
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 […]
