USCRI receives grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) to administer the Trafficking Victim Assistance Program (TVAP) and the Aspire: Child Trafficking Victim Assistance Program (Aspire). USCRI works with a network of service providers across the U.S. and its territories to provide case management services and direct financial assistance to foreign national survivors of trafficking. 

USCRI also improves the work of direct service providers through training and technical assistance programs including Project TRUST, a collaborative endeavor led by USCRI and funded under the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) within the US Department of Justice.

 

Our TVAP and Aspire Programs

TVAP & Aspire help foreign national survivors of trafficking stabilize their situation and re-establish their ability to live independently. Qualified survivors may receive trauma-informed, comprehensive case management services and direct financial assistance to support basic needs such as housing, food, clothing, health services, and transportation. 

If you are a service provider working with foreign national survivors of trafficking, or interested in joining this work, please contact USCRI at [email protected] and/or [email protected] . USCRI works with a wide variety of partners in its TVAP & Aspire network, including refugee resettlement organizations, community-based immigrant organizations, worker rights’ groups, religious organizations, domestic/sexual violence support services, and more. 

 

Meet TVAP Aspire Board Members

 

 

STARS Program

The Surviving Trauma and Reaching Success (STARS) program supports foreign national survivors of sex and labor trafficking in the Detroit, Michigan region. STARS conducts outreach, provides case management assistance, and offers free immigration legal services. Through the STARS program, USCRI offers immigration legal representation which can provide a variety of options for legal relief, particularly T visas (for victims of human trafficking), and U visas (for victims of crime). Other potential remedies include Temporary Protected Status, Self-Petitions for Battered Spouses and Children (VAWA), Protection Orders, Asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Family-Based Immigration Petitions, Work Authorization, and more. This pilot program will operate for three years. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

 

Project TRUST

Project TRUST engages survivors of trafficking to improve trauma-informed services and offers a wide variety of resources for all organizations. Whether you are an anti-trafficking expert, or someone new to the field, Project TRUST has resources to assist you. Visit the Project TRUST website for more information. 

 PROJECT TRUST WEBSITE

Resources

USCRI has produced a series of toolkits to provide you with the tools and tips you need to provide trauma-informed case management services to foreign national children and youth survivors of trafficking. Please find the toolkits for your reference below.