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Maryland Delegation Members Announce $500,000 in Housing Assistance for Survivors of Human Trafficking in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties

Source: Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen | August 4, 2020 Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin...

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U.S. Department of Justice Announces Federal Funds Awarded to UMD SAFE Center to Provide Housing to Victims of Human Trafficking

Source: Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Maryland | August 4, 2020 U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur Announces...

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New Guidelines Help Identify, Support Human Trafficking Survivors in Maryland

Source: Maryland Hospital Association | January 24, 2020 A new resource guide aims to equip Maryland health care providers...

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SAFE Center Director Featured on Kojo Nnamdi Show

Source: WAMU 88.5  (Washington’s NPR Station) – The Kojo Nnamdi Show | January 9, 2020  In honor of Human...

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UMD SAFE Center Launches Economic Empowerment Initiative led by Mari Snyder

Source: University of Maryland School of Public Health | June 20, 2019  The University of Maryland SAFE (Support, Advocacy,...

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SAFE Center Releases 2019 Legislative Report

Source: University of Maryland School of Public Health | June 10, 2019  Three new Maryland laws passed this year...

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SAFE Center Clinical Social Worker Presents at County-Wide Human Trafficking Symposium

Source: The Sentinel | April 10, 2019  “To educate the public and begin the discussion around a problematic topic,...

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SAFE Center Director Keynotes Calvert County Commission on Women’s Women of the World Luncheon

Source: The Calvert Recorder | March 20, 2019  “The Calvert County Commission for Women and the League of Women...

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SAFE Center Director Co-Authors Washington Post Op-Ed

Source: The Washington Post | March 6, 2019  “At the University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment (SAFE)...

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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...

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UMD SAFE Center Team Statement on Racial Injustice

The UMD SAFE Center decries the structural racism that remains as a toxic legacy of our country’s history and permeates our society today, and we are working to ensure that we are an actively anti-racist institution.