HELP IS AVAILABLE
The Task Force partners with service providers across the Greater New Orleans region to make sure that victims and survivors of trafficking have all the services they need. Services available include:
childcare
legal services
educational and vocational training
medical & dental services
counseling & mental health services
criminal justice advocacy
24-hour crisis/emergency response
ongoing case management
housing and shelter- emergency and long term
protection and safety planning
immigration services
transportation
more!
“In a victim-centered approach, the victim's wishes, safety, and well-being take priority in all matters and procedures.” - Office for Victims of Crimes
ACCESS SERVICES
Any person who has experienced trafficking is able to access Task Force-funded services, regardless of: immigration status, race, gender, age, when/where the trafficking situation occurred, how you make your money, etc. Children accompanying victims/survivors of trafficking are also eligible for these services.
Covenant House New Orleans - 24/7 Emergency Center - (504) 584-1111. Website: Covenant House New Orleans: Helping Homeless Children & Youth (covenanthousenola.org)
Eden Centers for Hope & Healing - 24/7 Emergency Center - (504) 387-8321. Website: Home page - Eden House New Orleans (edenhousenola.org)
Sexual Trauma Awareness Response (STAR) - 24/7 Hotline - (855) 435-7827. Website: Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR) is a nonprofit organization committed to serving youth and adult survivors of sexual trauma and building institutional capacity to prevent and respond responsibly to sexual violence in the Baton Rouge.
New Orleans Family Justice Center (NOFJC) - 24/7 Hotline - (504) 866-9554. Website: Our Services — New Orleans Family Justice Center (nofjc.org)
Institute for Indian Development - Phone - (985) 851-5408.
HOTLINE RESOURCES
For children in Louisiana: Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS): 1-855-4LA-KIDS (1-855-452-5437), dial 4 for human trafficking
Social services in Louisiana: Via Link 211- dialing 2-1-1 OR 504-269-2673
Domestic Violence: National Domestic Violence Hotline, 24 hour Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Sexual Abuse: Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), 24 hour Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
Suicide: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 24 hour Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Dating Violence: National Dating Abuse Helpline, 24 hour Hotline: 1-866-331-9474
Runaway and Homeless Youth: National Runaway Safeline, 24 hour Hotline: 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929)
Missing Children and Child Pornography: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 24 hour Hotline: 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678)
Trans support: Trans Lifeline for suicide prevention and support: 877-565-8860
