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SAFE Center Receives VOCA Grant, Expands to Washington County

October 1, 2018 The University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors has...

SAFE Center Team Presents at September Anti-Trafficking Conferences

September 24, 2018 On September 20, 2018, the University of Maryland School of Social Work sponsored the 2nd annual...

SAFE Center Welcomes New Team Members in 2018

September 10, 2018 In recent months, the SAFE Center has welcomed three new staff members and three social work...

SAFE Center Joins Governor Hogan in Announcing New Anti-Trafficking Initiatives

Source: UMB News | August 21, 2018 “Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s new anti-human trafficking initiatives take into account the many dimensions...

Southern Christian Leadership Conference Honors SAFE Center Director with Award

Source: UMB News | July 23, 2018 “This month, the SCLC, whose roots trace back to the Montgomery Bus Boycott in...

SAFE Center Director Presents at UMBrella Speaker Series

Source: UMB News | February 27, 2018 “A young woman was trafficked into the United States from Mexico, tricked into crossing...

SAFE Director Delivers Keynote and Receives Medal at Congressional Banquet

December 1, 2017 On November 30th, the Founder and Director of the University of Maryland SAFE Center for Human...

SAFE Center Social Services Director Testifies before Montgomery County Council

Source: Montgomery County Council | November 06, 2017 The UMD SAFE Center’s Director of Social Services, Heidi Alvarez, testified before the...

SAFE Center and P.G. Police Receive Joint $1.3 Million Grant

Source: ABC7 | October 25, 2017 “A $1.3 million grant has been awarded to the University of Maryland and Prince George’s...

University of Maryland Launches the UMD SAFE Center for Human Trafficking Survivors