Support, Advocacy, Freedom and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors
Mission: To provide a combination of comprehensive services to support and restore the lives of victims of human trafficking.
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The first systematic, university-based program serving victims of human trafficking the SAFE Center has been providing comprehensive legal, social, economic, mental health, and medical services to survivors and their families since 2016.
Supported by public and private funding, the SAFE Center partners with agencies and nonprofits to lead prevention, training, and policy initiatives. Through innovative programs and national collaborations such as the Future in Training (FiT) Curriculum with Marriott International, the SAFE Center creates pathways for survivors to rebuild their lives and achieve independence.
The SAFE Center also serves in leadership roles on state and task forces, and is a trusted partner to Maryland government agencies, law enforcement, private industry, and nonprofit organizations.
SAFE Center in the News
- Creating A Path For Human Trafficking Survivors
- AHLA Foundation Announces New Survivor Fund Grants, Names SAFE Center a National Grantee at Annual Summit
- SAFE Center Aids in Developing National and Local Policies to Help Combat Human Trafficking
- The Continued Presence Improvement Act Aims to Substantially Strengthen Protections for Human Trafficking Survivors and Aid Law Enforcement Investigations
- Steptoe, SAFE Center Applaud Groundbreaking Legislation in Prince George’s County, MD to Combat Human Trafficking
- Prince George’s County Becomes First County in U.S. to Pass Groundbreaking Legislation Aimed at Combatting Human Trafficking
- SAFE Center Receives Grant to Train Human Trafficking Survivors for Careers in Hospitality
- AHLA Foundation Awards $1 million in Support of Trafficking Survivors
- Marriott International Launches Hotel Help Pilot to Provide Short-Term Emergency Stays for Human Trafficking Survivors
- Survivors Highlight Barriers to Safe and Affordable Housing
- SAFE Center Girls Leadership Retreat Focuses on Skills to Empower
- Maryland Sex Trafficking Case Shows Typical Red Flags for Exploitation, Experts Say
- Empowering Human Trafficking Survivors Through Economic Opportunities
- Marriott, SAFE Center to Expand Hospitality Training for Trafficking Survivors
- SAFE Center Teams with HEAL Trafficking & UM Capital Region Medical Center
- In the DC Area, Undocumented Migrants Are Easy Prey for Labor Traffickers
- University of Maryland SAFE Center Helps Develop National and Local Policies to Help Combat Human Trafficking
