Support, Advocacy, Freedom and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors
Mission: To provide a combination of direct services, research, advocacy, and training that combats human trafficking and empowers survivors to heal and rebuild their lives.
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About
The first systematic, university-based program serving victims of human trafficking with comprehensive legal, social, economic, mental health, and medical services.
Founded in 2016, SAFE Center has served hundreds of survivors of human trafficking and their families thanks to substantial funding from federal, state, and local government grants, as well as from private sources. 11 UMB and UMCP schools and colleges are engaged and over 200 students have served internships at the center, helping to provide client services, develop programs and curriculum, conduct outreach, and provide research.
In 2022, the center began instituting pilot programs and curriculum which resulted in a partnership with Marriott International for a nationwide roll out of the Future in Training (FiT) Curriculum that will span 11 metropolitan areas throughout the United States.
The SAFE Center serves in leadership roles on state and county human trafficking task forces, and is an essential partner to Maryland government agencies, law enforcement, private industry, and nonprofit organizations.
SAFE Center at a Glance
+400 survivors & families served
12 schools & colleges providing intellectual and clinical expertise
224 students & interns engaged in service and research
12,465 people trained to recognize and raise awareness of human trafficking in Maryland
SAFE Center in the News
- 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 HotelHelp 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
