Human Trafficking You can report trafficking crimes or get help by calling the Trafficking in Persons and Worker Exploitation Task Force Complaint Line at 1-888-428-7581 (voice and TTY). New laws provide options for trafficking victims regardless of immigration status. Operators have access to interpreters and can talk with callers in their own language. The service is offered on weekdays from 9AM to 5PM EST. After these hours, information is available on tape in English, Spanish, Russian, and Mandarin. The Kings County District Attorney's Office monitors a 24 hour hotline for victims and those with knowledge of sex trafficking. The number is 718-250-2770. Additionally, the office offers comprehensive serivices to victims through the District Attorney's Counseling Services Unit. These services are available weekdays from 9AM to 5PM. To make an appointment call 718-250-3820. A guide to further resources can be found at the NYC Let's End Human Trafficking Website here. History Starts NOW History Starts NOW is an organization that targets awareness projects and fundraising to push legislation against human trafficking, particulalry the sex trade involving children. 347-878-1NOW Polaris Project Polars Project conducts direct outreach and victim identification, provides social services and transitional hosuing to victims, operating the National Human Trafficking Resource Center. P.O. Box 32489 Newark, NJ 07102 973-624-5454 National Human Trafficking Hotline
888-373-7888 NY Asian Women's Center Works to ensure that services are available for Asian immigrant victims of domestic violence. NYAWC provides services to all victims of domestic violence, regardless of age, race, gender, handicap, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity or national origin. 24 Hour Multi-Lingual Hotline: 888-888-7702 Covenant House Provides crisis counseling for teens and their caregivers, a toll-free number to assist children any time of the day, emergency shelter for runaway teens, as well as services to assist teens on the streets who are victims of prostitution. 460 W 41st Street New York, NY 10036 Hotline: 800-999-9999 Phone: 212-613-0300 GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services) The only organization in New York State specifically designed to serve girls and young women who have been exploited in the commercial sex industry and have been domestically trafficked. 212-926-8089
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