The Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC) has 

compiled this directory to assist Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces and service providers in 

locating relevant training and technical assistance (TTA) resources. 

The directory focuses on TTA resources targeted for practitioners actively working in the antihuman trafficking field. The TTA providers included in the directory have the ability to assist 

practitioners across the nation; they have been vetted by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) 

and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Planning Committee. The information comes directly 

from TTA providers in response to a widely distributed request for anti-human trafficking TTA 

resources.

The directory begins with an index of TTA resources organized by the primary method of 

delivering the TTA: distance learning, in-person scheduled training, and training and technical 

assistance by request. Following the index are expanded descriptions of the resources, with links 

to the TTA providers’ Web sites. 

The information in this directory is subject to change, so please contact the TTA providers 

directly for the latest information and assistance. If your organization would like to be included 

in the next version of the directory, please contact humantrafficking@ovcttac.org. 

For tool kits, videos, and more resources, please see the OVC/BJA Anti-Human Trafficking 

Task Force Strategy and Operations e-Guide available at 

www.ovcttac.gov/taskforceguide/eguide 
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Index of TTA Resources

Please click on the title or organization name to access the description of the TTA resource. Index entries have live links 

by title when the title was provided. When a title was not provided, the live links are by organization name.

DISTANCE LEARNING

Division of Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP)

Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS)

Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social Service 

Providers, Task Force Members

Format: Web-based Training

Description: See page 8

Human Trafficking: An Educational Webcast for 

State Judges

Organizations: Upper Midwest Community Policing 

Institute (UMCPI) and National Judicial College (NJC) 

Audience: State Judges

Format: Online

Description: See page 13

Introduction to Human Trafficking Awareness 

Organizations: Upper Midwest Community Policing 

Institute (UMCPI) and Justice Planning Management 

Associates (JPMA)

Audience: Law Enforcement, Task Force Members

Format: Online

Description: See page 16

Law Enforcement Training

Organization: U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), Blue Campaign

Audience: Law Enforcement

Format: Online

Description: See page 17 

Responding to Human Trafficking

Organizations: Upper Midwest Community Policing 

Institute (UMCPI) and Justice Planning Management 

Associates (JPMA) 

Audience: Law Enforcement, Task Force Members

Format: Online

Description: See page 22

T-Visa Working Group Meeting

Organization: Coalition to Abolish Slavery and 

Trafficking (CAST)

Audience: Attorneys Only 

Format: Call-in only 

Description: See page 24 

IN-PERSON SCHEDULED TRAINING

Advanced Human Trafficking Investigation Training

Organization: Upper Midwest Community Policing 

Institute (UMCPI) 

Audience: Law Enforcement, Task Force Members

Description: See page 5 

Freedom Network Conference

Organization: Freedom Network Training Institute

(FNTI)

Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social Service 

Providers, Task Force Members

Description: See page 11 

Human Trafficking Training for State Judges 

Organizations: Upper Midwest Community Policing 

Institute (UMCPI) and National Judicial College (NJC)

Audience: State Judges

Description: See page 14 

Human Trafficking Training for State Prosecutors

Organizations: Upper Midwest Community

Policing Institute (UMCPI) and the National Association 

of Attorneys General (NAAG)

Audience: Law Enforcement, State Prosecutors

Description: See page 14 
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Examining Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Victims in 

the Commercial Sex Industry

Organization: Girls Educational and Mentoring Services 

(GEMS)

Audience: Child Welfare Staff, Community Advocates, 

Direct Service Providers, Foster Parents, Law Enforcement,

Medical Professionals, Prosecutors, Victim Advocates 

Format: In-Person Training 

Description: See page 10 

Freedom Network Training Institute

Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social Service 

Providers, Task Force Members

Format: In-Person Training

Description: See page 11 

Human Trafficking 101 for Attorneys

Organization: Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking 

(CAST)

Audience: Attorneys Only 

Format: In-Person Training

Description: See page 12 

International Association of Human Trafficking 

Investigators (IAHTI)

Audience: Law Enforcement

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training 

Description: See page 15 

Introductory and Advanced Training for Service 

Providers Working With Victims of Human Trafficking

Organization: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/ 

Migration and Refugee Services/Anti-Trafficking Program

(USCCB/MRS/ATP)

Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social 

Service Providers, Task Force Members, and Allied 

Professionals 

Format: In-Person Training or Live Webinar

Description: See page 16

TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

BY REQUEST

AEquitas

Audience: Judges, Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Social 

Service Providers

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training, 

Web-based Training

Description: See page 5

Capacity Development for National and International 

Entities To Combat Human Trafficking 

Organization: U.S. Conference of Catholic 

Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services/Anti-Trafficking 

Program (USCCB/MRS/ATP)

Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Embassies/Consulates, 

Government Officials, Law Enforcement, Social Service 

Providers, Task Force Members, and Allied Professionals 

Format: In-Person Training or Live Webinar 

Description: See page 6 

Center for Human Trafficking Awareness at St. 

Petersburg College

Audience: Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, 

Task Force Members

Format: In-Person Training

Description: See page 7

Collaboration and Task Force Building To Combat 

Human Trafficking in Your Community 

Organization: U.S. Conference of Catholic 

Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services/Anti-Trafficking 

Program (USCCB/MRS/ATP)

Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Government Officials, 

Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task Force 

Members, and Allied Professionals 

Format: In-Person Training or Live Webinar

Description: See page 8

Certification and Eligibility 

Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS)

Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social Service 

Providers, Task Force Members

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training, 

Web-Based Training 

Description: See page 9
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Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)

Audience: Attorneys, Legal Advocates, Social Service 

Providers 

Format: Distance Consultation 

Description: See page 18 

National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI)

Audience: Attorneys, Judges, Law Enforcement, Social 

Service Providers, Victims, and Allied Professionals 

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training 

Description: See page 19 

Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical 

Assistance Center (OVC TTAC)

Audience: Attorneys, Judges, Law Enforcement, 

Prosecutors, Social Service Providers, Task Force 

Members, and Allied Professionals

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training 

Description: See page 19 

Open Society Foundations

Audience: Advocates, Law Enforcement, Pro Bono 

Attorneys, Prosecutors, Social Service Providers

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training, 

Web-based Training

Description: See page 20 

Polaris Project

Audience: Attorneys, Judges, Law Enforcement, 

Prosecutors, Social Service Providers, Task Force 

Members, and Allied Professionals 

Format: Curriculum Development, Distance 

Consultation, In-Person Training, Online Trainings, 

Train-the-Trainer 

Description: See page 21 

Project REACH

Audience: First Responders, Law Enforcement, Social 

Service Providers

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training 

Description: See page 21 

Special Considerations When Working With ForeignBorn Victims of Human Trafficking

Organization: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/ 

Migration and Refugee Services/Anti-Trafficking 

Program (USCCB/MRS/ATP)

Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Government Officials, 

Law Enforcement, Refugee Resettlement Programs / 

Refugee Social Service Providers, Social Service 

Providers, Task Force Members, and Allied Professionals 

Format: In-Person Training or Live Webinar

Description: See page 23

T-Visa Working Group Meeting

Organization: Coalition to Abolish Slavery and 

Trafficking (CAST)

Audience: Attorneys only 

Format: Call-in only 

Description: See page 24

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA)

Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social Service 

Providers 

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training 

Description: See page 24

Trafficking of Children: How To Respond to Victims 

who are Minors 

Organization: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/ 

Migration and Refugee Services/Anti-Trafficking Program

(USCCB/MRS/ATP)

Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Government Officials,

Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task Force 

Members, and Allied Professionals 

Format: In-Person Training or Live Webinar

Description: See page 25 

Victim, Survivor, Leader Training

Organization: Girls Educational and Mentoring Services 

(GEMS)

Audience: Direct Service Providers, Foster Parents, 

Victim Advocates 

Format: In-Person Training

Description: See page 26 
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TTA Resource Descriptions

The resources are listed in alphabetical order. 

Title: Advanced Human Trafficking Investigation Training

Organization: Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute (UMCPI)

POC: Dennis Cusick, (651) 917–2259, dcusick@umcpi.org 

Web site: Direct link to UMCPI’s Human Trafficking page

Audience: Law Enforcement, Task Force Members

Format: In-Person Training 

Dates: (TBD), new dates will be posted at www.umcpi.org 

Cost: Grant-sponsored training, no cost to attend 

Summary: This 3-day course is designed for law enforcement officers, investigators, 

and human trafficking task force members who are assigned to investigate 

human trafficking cases through advanced intelligence collection, 

development and dissemination. The course places special emphasis on 

case analysis development, investigation skill development, and an 

enhanced case coordination and collaborative model with an 

understanding that the victim is the key focus of case coordination 

dynamics. Case studies graphically illustrate successful case management.

Organization: AEquitas

POC: Christina Mathews, (202) 596–4226, cmathews@aequitasresource.org 

Web site: www.AEquitasResource.org

Audience: Judges, Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Social Service Providers 
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Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training, Web-based Training

Cost: No cost unless AEquitas staff need to travel to the requesting organization; 

the requesting organization pays the full cost of travel expenses. 

Summary: AEquitas’s mission is to improve the quality of justice in sexual assault, 

intimate partner violence, stalking, and human trafficking cases by 

developing, evaluating, and refining prosecution practices that increase 

victim safety and offender accountability. AEquitas provides prosecutors 

and allied professionals with support, training, mentorship, and resources 

to enhance victim safety, prevention, and prosecution efforts in human 

trafficking cases. Technical assistance, available 24/7 by phone, can 

include case consultation, legal research, expert witness testimony, peer 

review, or policy and protocol development. AEquitas can also provide inperson training, including an interactive 3.5-day Institute on the 

Investigation and Prosecution of Human Trafficking. 

Title: Capacity Development for National and International Entities To 

Combat Human Trafficking

Organization: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee 

Services/Anti-Trafficking Program (USCCB/MRS/ATP) 

POC: Lauren Rymer, Education and Outreach Coordinator, (202) 541–3021, 

lrymer@usccb.org

Web site: www.usccb.org/about/human-trafficking 

Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Embassies/Consulates, Government Officials, Law 

Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task Force Members, and Allied 

Professionals 

Format: In-Person Training or Live Webinar 

Cost: No fee or occasional fee TBD 
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Summary: This session includes training for law enforcement, immigration 

authorities, legal service providers, national and state agencies, and civil 

society. Topics include the development of a national response; SOPs and 

protocols; task forces; resource mapping; crafting, implementing, and 

operationalizing legal statutes; and data management, tracking, analysis, 

and reporting. 

Organization: Center for Human Trafficking Awareness at St. Petersburg College

POC: Laura Heisler, (727) 341–4437, heisler.laura@spcollege.edu 

Web site: http://haltht.spcollege.edu

Audience: Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task Force Members

Format: In-Person Training 

 

Cost: Usually no fee; depends on grant funds available 

Summary: The Center for Human Trafficking Awareness is a clearinghouse for

training, speakers bureau, publications, and community resources 

addressing human trafficking. The Center provides in-person training in 

the Southeastern United States as well as online resources. The Center 

partners with the Regional Community Policing Institute (RCPI) and the 

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to provide tuition-free training. It can 

provide training by request, and also delivers courses such as an 

introductory 8-hour course targeted to social service providers who may 

encounter human trafficking victims as well as law enforcement that may 

investigate the cases.
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Title: Collaboration and Task Force Building To Combat Human 

Trafficking in Your Community 

Organization: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee 

Services/Anti-Trafficking Program (USCCB/MRS/ATP) 

POC: Lauren Rymer, Education and Outreach Coordinator, (202) 541–3021, 

lrymer@usccb.org

Web site: www.usccb.org/about/human-trafficking 

Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Government Officials, Law Enforcement, Social 

Service Providers, Task Force Members, and Allied Professionals 

Format: In-Person Training or Live Webinar

Cost: No fee or occasional fee TBD

Summary: Participants will be trained on collaborations between law enforcement 

and social service providers; establishing jurisdictions; resource mapping 

and developing a community network of services for victims; 

multidisciplinary approaches to case management; nonduplication of 

services; Train-the-Trainer curriculum; grassroots organizing; outreach 

and communication strategies; and advocacy. 

Title: Division of Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP) 

Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of AntiTrafficking in Persons (ATIP) 

POC: Maggie Wynne, (202) 401–5510, trafficking@acf.hhs.gov 

Web site: www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking 

Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task Force

Members
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Format: Web-based Training 

Dates: Contact ATIP for dates of upcoming webinar trainings 

Cost: No cost 

Summary: ATIP provides periodic Webinar trainings on a variety of anti-human 

trafficking topics including identifying and assisting trafficking victims 

and conducting outreach. ATIP, which is part of the HHS Office of 

Refugee Resettlement (ORR), leads the HHS Rescue & Restore Victims 

of Human Trafficking campaign. ORR is the sole federal agency 

authorized to certify adult foreign victims of human trafficking and to 

provide Eligibility Letters to minor foreign victims of human trafficking, 

allowing them access to public benefits and services. ORR/ATIP also 

funds comprehensive case management services for potential victims of 

trafficking seeking certification, victims with certification, and certain 

family members of both. 

Title: Certification and Eligibility 

Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of AntiTrafficking in Persons (ATIP) 

POC: Maggie Wynne, (202) 401–5510, Trafficking@acf.hhs.gov 

Web site: www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking 

Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task Force

Members

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training, Web-Based Training 

Cost: No cost 
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Summary: Upon request, members of ATIP can provide training for audiences on 

certification and eligibility. ATIP, which is part of the HHS Office of 

Refugee Resettlement (ORR), leads the HHS Rescue & Restore Victims 

of Human Trafficking campaign. ORR is the sole federal agency 

authorized to certify adult foreign victims of human trafficking and to 

provide Eligibility Letters to minor foreign victims of human trafficking, 

allowing them access to public benefits and services. ORR/ATIP also 

funds comprehensive case management services for potential victims of 

trafficking seeking certification, victims with certification, and certain 

family members of both. 

Title: Examining Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Victims in the 

Commercial Sex Industry

Organization: Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) 

POC: Deanna Green, Training & Technical Assistance Manager, 

deanna@gemsgirls.org

Web site: www.gems-girls.org 

Audience: Child Welfare Staff, Community Advocates, Direct Service Providers, 

Foster Parents, Law Enforcement, Medical Professionals, Prosecutors, 

Victim Advocates

Format: In-Person Training 

Cost: Contact GEMS for more information. 

Summary: This classroom style training is provided in a 3-day intensive session. 

Participants can elect to utilize the Train-the-Trainer course which 

provides intense segments on facilitating this training. The training is 

customized to the specific audience or to address the training needs of the 

organization. Workshops and customized technical assistance sessions 

also are available upon request. Girls Educational and Mentoring Services’ 

mission is to empower girls and young women, ages 12–24, who have 
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experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking to 

exit the commercial sex industry and develop to their full potential. 

Title: Freedom Network Conference

Organization: Freedom Network Training Institute (FNTI)

POC: Maria Jose Fletcher, fletchermj@vidalaw.org

 Tiffany Williams, tiffany@ips-dc.org 

Web site: http://freedomnetworkusa.org

Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task Force 

 Members

Format: In-Person Training 

Dates/Locations: (TBD), new dates will be posted at http://freedomnetworkusa.org 

Cost: See Web site. 

Summary: The Freedom Network Training Institute is the training arm of the larger 

Freedom Network USA, a group of more than 25 member organizations in 

the United States. Since 2003, the Freedom Network Conference has 

delivered comprehensive training and technical assistance to a 

multidisciplinary audience. The Freedom Network Conference includes a 

full-day comprehensive training and advanced modules for social service 

providers and law enforcement. 

Organization: Freedom Network Training Institute (FNTI)

POC: Maria Jose Fletcher, fletchermj@vidalaw.org

 Tiffany Williams, tiffany@ips-dc.org 
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Web site: http://freedomnetworkusa.org

Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task Force 

 Members

Format: In-Person Training 

Cost: No fee. FNTI covers the cost of consultant travel and accommodation 

 while the requesting organization is responsible for providing the training 

 venue and the participants. 

Summary: Since 2003, the Freedom Network Training Institute (FNTI) has delivered

comprehensive training and technical assistance to a multidisciplinary 

audience. FNTI develops and delivers training by request in order to help 

diverse audiences across the United States identify and assist trafficked 

persons. These trainings include tailored curricula, an FNTI tool kit, 

presentation slides, reference materials, contact information, and a 

certificate of completion. FNTI has a core curriculum for service providers 

and law enforcement as well as advanced curriculum modules on the 

topics of media, raids and rescues, collaboration, and children and youth. 

FNTI also can adapt the advanced modules to meet audience needs.

Title: Human Trafficking 101 for Attorneys 

Organization: Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) 

POC: legalintern@CASTla.org 

Web site: www.castla.org/legal-resources

Audience: Attorneys Only

Format: In-Person Training 

Cost: Free if the attorney commits to representing one human trafficking case 

pro bono within the year. $300 for materials and training if the attorney is
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unable to take on a case. Materials include a CD with over 150 template 

documents and a 130-page manual. 

Summary: This comprehensive 8-hour training offers an indepth introduction to the 

legal immigration benefits available for trafficking survivors, including 

detailed information on applying for T and U visas, information on 

working effectively with law enforcement, asserting victims’ rights under 

the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, and an overview of the civil remedies 

available to trafficking survivors. 6 MCLE credits are available.

Title: Human Trafficking: An Educational Webcast for State Judges

Organizations: Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute (UMCPI) and the 

 National Judicial College (NJC)

POC: William Brunson, NJC, (775) 327–8211 or (800) 255–8343, 

 brunson@judges.org 

Web site: Direct link to UMCPI’s Human Trafficking page

Audience: State Judges

Format: Online 

Dates: (TBD), new dates will be posted at www.umcpi.org 

Cost: Grant-sponsored training, no cost to attend 

Summary: This 1.25-hour Webcast is for state trial judges who will confront human 

trafficking cases as task forces and law enforcement attack the crime of 

human trafficking. After participating in the Webcast, judges will be able 

to 1) describe how the Trafficking Victim Protection Act of 2000 and 

subsequent state laws that it has inspired, have changed previous 

definitions of slavery; 2) define how force, fraud, and coercion are 

employed against victims in modern human trafficking cases; and 3) apply 

human trafficking statutes to case studies. 
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Title: Human Trafficking Training for State Judges

Organizations: Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute (UMCPI) and the 

 National Judicial College (NJC)

POC: William Brunson, NJC, (775) 327–8211 or (800) 255–8343, 

 brunson@judges.org 

Web site: Direct link to UMCPI’s Human Trafficking page 

Audience: State Judges

Format: In-Person

Dates/Locations: (TBD), new dates/locations will be posted at www.umcpi.org. Sites 

currently pending for AR, NE, ND. 

Cost: Grant-sponsored training, no cost to attend 

Summary: This training assists trial judges in understanding the Trafficking Victims 

Protection Act and its reauthorizations in the U.S., state laws regarding 

human trafficking, defining all types of human trafficking, perpetrator and 

victim issues, victim trauma considerations, immigration issues, penalties, 

sentencing issues, restitution and forfeiture. 

Title: Human Trafficking Training for State Prosecutors

Organizations: Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute (UMCPI) and the 

 National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) 

POC: Judy McKee, NAAG, (202) 326–6000 ext. 6044, jmckee@naag.org 

Web site: Direct link to UMCPI’s Human Trafficking page

Audience: Law Enforcement, State Prosecutors
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Format: In-Person Training 

Dates/Locations: (TBD), new dates/locations will be posted at www.umcpi.org. Sites 

currently pending for CO, LA, AZ. 

Cost: Grant-sponsored training, no cost to attend 

Summary: This training is a 1.5-day course for state prosecutors and investigators on 

human trafficking. The first day includes an overview of human 

trafficking, an introduction to the legal framework – international, 

national, and state – regarding trafficking in persons, partnership models, 

victim issues, investigatory and interviewing techniques, and prosecutorial 

theories and practices. The second day consists of a workshop with an 

ethics discussion based on a human trafficking case study. 

Organization: International Association of Human Trafficking Investigators (IAHTI)

POC: Jeremy Lewis, (727) 504–7203, jlewis@iahti.org

Web site: www.iahti.org 

Audience: Law Enforcement

Format: Distance Consultation; In-Person Training 

Cost: $50 per year per member 

Summary: The International Association of Human Trafficking Investigators was 

created for training and technical assistance and networking for law 

enforcement investigators working human trafficking cases. Membership 

is open internationally to law enforcement and NGOs involved in human 

trafficking investigations. The organization grew out of the Clearwater/ 

Tampa Bay Task Force on Human Trafficking, and is partnered with the 

Center for Public Safety Innovation at St. Petersburg College. 
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Title: Introduction to Human Trafficking Awareness 

Organizations: Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute (UMCPI) and 

Justice Planning Management Associates (JPMA)

POC: Paul Plaisted, JPMA, (207) 621–8600, pplaisted@jpmaweb.com

Web site: www.jpmaweb.com/map/index.html 

Audience: Law Enforcement, Task Force Members

Format: Online 

Dates: Ongoing, self-paced 

Cost: Grant-sponsored training, no cost to attend 

Summary: The Web-based multimedia lessons include an audio presentation track, 

instructional graphics and text, and learner interactives that provide a 

superior user experience when compared to typical online offerings. A 

Learning Management System aids agency administration of the training 

while ID and password protection limit access to only those employees 

registered by participating organizations. 

The awareness of human trafficking training is an overview of the 

problem of human trafficking in the United States. Its emphasis is on 

understanding the scope of the problem and the legal framework in place 

to help address it. 

Title: Introductory and Advanced Training for Service Providers Working 

With Victims of Human Trafficking

Organization: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee 

Services/Anti-Trafficking Program (USCCB/MRS/ATP) 
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POC: Lauren Rymer, Education and Outreach Coordinator, (202) 541–3021, 

lrymer@usccb.org

Web site: www.usccb.org/about/human-trafficking 

Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Task 

Force Members, and Allied Professionals 

Format: In-Person Training or Live Webinar

Cost: No fee or occasional fee TBD 

Summary: Topics for these trainings include services to trafficking victims (including 

foreign-born individuals and male and female); sex and labor trafficking; 

identification and screening; service provision and best practices; 

interviewing (age/development appropriate, trauma-informed, victimcentered); cultural competency; preventing re-exploitation; data and case 

file management, analysis, and reporting; protection of information; 

confidentiality and HIPAA.

Title: Law Enforcement Training

Organization: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Blue Campaign 

POC: BlueCampaign@hq.dhs.gov 

Web site: www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign-materials-catalog

Audience: Law Enforcement

Format: Online 

Cost: No fee

Summary: This interactive, 30–40-minute course is based on four videos depicting 

human trafficking scenarios that law enforcement officers may encounter 
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during routine duties. The course defines human trafficking, explains the 

indicators, and provides guidance on initiating and building human 

trafficking investigations. The training is law enforcement sensitive and 

available on the FLETC Electronic Learning Portal (www.fletc.gov/elpsplash/) for law enforcement officials through the Regional Information 

Sharing Systems (RISS), a secure intranet that facilitates law enforcement 

communications and information sharing nationwide. To establish training 

authorization and apply for an account with RISS, visit 

www.riss.net/Centers.aspx. Select the RISS Center based on your 

agency’s physical location. Click on the e-mail address and send a request 

to establish an account. Please reference your need to access the Electronic 

Learning Portal as the basis for establishing a RISS account.

Organization: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)

POC: Sheila Neville, sneville@lafla.org 

Web site: www.lafla.org/service.php?sect=immigrate&sub=traffic 

Audience: Attorneys, Legal Advocates, Social Service Providers

Format: Distance Consultation

Cost: No fee

Summary: As a Senior Attorney, Ms. Neville is available for phone or e-mail 

consultations, document review and research for any legal advocate who 

has questions about identifying or representing an immigrant victim of 

trafficking for the purpose of immigration, government benefits, student 

financial aid, or law enforcement reporting.
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Organization: National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI)

POC: ncvli@lclark.edu 

Web site: Direct link to NCVLI’s Request for Technical Assistance page

 Direct link to NCVLI’s Request for Training page

Audience: Attorneys, Judges, Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers, Victims, 

and Allied Professionals 

 

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training 

Cost: Contact NCVLI for more information 

Summary: NCVLI provides a variety of resources to attorneys and advocates who 

work with or directly represent victims of crime in criminal cases. NCVLI 

provides technical assistance on victims’ rights issues in the form of legal 

research and educational writing to attorneys, advocates, judges, and

legislators across the country. NCVLI is able to join partners around the 

country and craft trainings to suit their needs, whether it be a 1-hour 

introduction to victims’ rights enforcement or a day-long practical skills 

course. 

Organization: Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance 

 Center (OVC TTAC)

POC: humantrafficking@ovcttac.org 

Web site: Direct link to OVC TTAC’s Customized Training and Technical 

Assistance page

 

Audience: Attorneys, Judges, Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Social Service

Providers, Task Force Members, and Allied Professionals 

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training 
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Cost: No fee

Summary: OVC TTAC provides a diverse range of specialized training and technical 

assistance on human trafficking through its in-house subject matter experts 

and vetted consultants. A common subject of direct technical assistance is 

Task Force formation, organizational structure, promising practices, and 

revitalization. In-person training and technical assistance is available 

through OVC TTAC’s Customized Training and Technical Assistance

program. Applicants must apply 135 days in advance of their event and 

provide the meeting space and participants. OVC TTAC will provide up to 

two consultants who will tailor their assistance and materials to meet the 

requester’s needs. Any professional who encounters victims of human 

trafficking is eligible to request victim-centered training on human 

trafficking. OVC TTAC can also provide informal technical assistance by 

reviewing protocols, training materials, and documents. 

Organization: Open Society Foundations

POC: Martina E. Vandenberg, (202) 716–8485, 

 martinavandenberg470@hotmail.com 

Web site: www.opensocietyfoundations.org

Audience: Advocates, Law Enforcement, Pro Bono Attorneys, Prosecutors, Social 

 Service Providers 

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training, Web-based Training 

Cost: Contact Open Society Foundations for more information.

Summary: Trafficking victims have the right to compensation and restitution under 

federal law. Criminal restitution is mandatory under federal trafficking 

law. Trafficking victims can bring civil actions against their traffickers in 

federal court for damages, whether or not there has been a criminal

prosecution. Martina Vandenberg, formerly a litigation partner at the law 

firm of Jenner & Block LLP, provides training and technical assistance on 
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civil remedies available for trafficking victims in the United States. The 

training, designed for pro bono attorneys and anti-trafficking advocates, 

covers criminal restitution and other damages. In addition to providing inperson CLE training, Webinars, and technical assistance, Ms. Vandenberg 

also has materials available for pro bono attorneys representing survivors 

in human trafficking criminal and civil litigation.

Organization: Polaris Project 

POC: training@polarisproject.org

Web site: Direct link to Polaris Project’s National Training and Technical Assistance 

Program (NTTAP) page

Audience: Attorneys, Judges, Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Social Service 

Providers, Task Force Members, and Allied Professionals 

Format: Curriculum Development, Distance Consultation, In-Person Training 

Online Trainings, Train-the-Trainer

Cost: Contact Polaris Project for more information. 

 

Summary: Through the National Training and Technical Assistance Program, Polaris 

Project works to ensure the implementation and institutionalization of 

anti-trafficking efforts. Polaris Project conducts trainings, offers 

consultations and technical assistance, develops specialized curricula, and 

assists Task Forces, coalitions and advocates with capacity building and 

sustainability. This includes providing current information on federal and 

state laws, promising practices, victim identification and assessment, and 

recent human trafficking trends. Polaris Project’s goal is to equip 

stakeholders with the most comprehensive tools and approaches necessary 

to enhance community networking, coordination, and response.
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Organization: Project REACH

POC: Elizabeth Hopper, (617) 232–1303 ext. 211, ehopper@jri.org 

Web site: www.traumacenter.org/clients/reach_svcs.php 

Audience: First Responders, Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers 

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training 

Cost: Depends on grant funds available. At maximum, $450/day consultant fee 

Summary: Project REACH is a program that provides consultation and brief mental 

health services to trafficking victims throughout the United States. Project 

REACH provides case consultation to local health providers regarding 

individuals who have been trafficked, offering expertise on trauma and 

mental health to local providers. In terms of capacity building, Project 

REACH offers trainings about trafficking and trauma. Project REACH 

works to train local service providers who will be working with specific 

trafficking victims about relevant issues, including basic information 

about trafficking and the psychological effects of trauma such as 

trafficking, concrete information about working with trafficking survivors 

(such as interviewing techniques), and information on culturally 

appropriate, trauma-informed interventions with survivors of trafficking. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: Responding to Human Trafficking

Organizations: Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute (UMCPI) and 

Justice Planning Management Associates (JPMA)

POC: Paul Plaisted, JPMA, (207) 621–8600, pplaisted@jpmaweb.com

Web site: www.jpmaweb.com/map/index.html 

Audience: Law Enforcement, Task Force Members
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Format: Online 

Dates: Ongoing, self-paced 

Cost: Grant-sponsored training, no cost to attend 

Summary: The Web-based multimedia lessons include an audio presentation track, 

instructional graphics and text, and learner interactives that provide a 

superior user experience when compared to typical online offerings. A 

Learning Management System aids agency administration of the training 

while ID and password protection limit access to only those employees 

registered by participating organizations. 

The Responding to Human Trafficking training is an overview of 

the basics of law enforcement response to human trafficking situations. Its 

emphasis is on adopting a victim-centered approach to achieve successful 

conclusions in trafficking cases, to include victim rescue and care and 

trafficker prosecution. 

Title: Special Considerations When Working With Foreign-Born Victims of 

Human Trafficking

Organization: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee 

Services/Anti-Trafficking Program (USCCB/MRS/ATP)

POC: Lauren Rymer, Education and Outreach Coordinator, (202) 541–3021, 

lrymer@usccb.org

Web site: www.usccb.org/about/human-trafficking 

Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Government Officials, Law Enforcement, Refugee 

Resettlement Programs / Refugee Social Service Providers, Social Service 

Providers, Task Force Members, and Allied Professionals 

Format: In-Person Training or Live Webinar
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Cost: No fee or occasional fee TBD 

Summary: Training may include the following topics: Accessing benefits and 

services; legal (immigration/criminal) remedies; trafficking related crimes 

against migrants; VAWA; labor exploitation; and identification and 

service provision to specialized populations including refugees, asylees, 

torture survivors, unaccompanied and separated child migrants. 

Title: T-Visa Working Group Meeting

Organization: Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)

POC: RSVP to legalintern@castla.org to receive notification about the working 

 group and other materials or to join the call 

Web site: www.castla.org/legal-resources 

Audience: Attorneys Only

Dates: Last Wednesday of the month 

Format: Call-in only. (218) 936–4700, participant code: 414130 

Cost: No fee

Summary: The working group is an opportunity for attorneys to ask questions and 

share experiences about handling human trafficking cases. Participants are 

encouraged to bring specific case questions to share with the group. 

 

 

Organization: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA)

POC: Stacie Jonas, (512) 374–2719, sjonas@trla.org

Audience: Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Social Service Providers
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Web site: www.trla.org 

Format: Distance Consultation, In-Person Training 

Cost: No fee

Summary: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) staff and attorneys can provide free 

training and technical assistance to local and federal law enforcement, 

social service providers, attorneys and legal service providers, health 

professionals, and other community organizations in TRLA’s service area 

on request. TRLA also can provide limited assistance to legal services 

providers outside of the TRLA service area. Training and technical 

assistance are provided in-person, by phone or, when appropriate, via 

e-mail. TRLA primarily provides assistance on the definitions of labor and 

sex trafficking; identification of victims of trafficking; legal remedies 

available to victims of trafficking (including immigration, criminal, and 

civil legal remedies); social services and other benefits available to victims 

of trafficking; new developments in trafficking case law; and special 

issues related to trafficking of foreign guestworkers. 

Title: Trafficking of Children: How To Respond to Victims who are Minors

Organization: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee 

Services/Anti-Trafficking Program (USCCB/MRS/ATP) 

POC: Lauren Rymer, Education and Outreach Coordinator, (202) 541–3021, 

lrymer@usccb.org

Web site: www.usccb.org/about/human-trafficking

Audience: Advocates, Attorneys, Government Officials, Law Enforcement, Social 

Service Providers, Task Force Members, and Allied Professionals 

Format: In-Person Training or Live Webinar 
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Cost: No fee or occasional fee TBD 

Summary: This session will cover service provision and best practices with children, 

in-state care and in-community care, Best Interest Determinations, 

identification, screening, interviewing (age/development appropriate, 

trauma-informed, victim-centered), assessments, referrals to services, 

eligibility, and NGO consultations. 

Title: Victim, Survivor, Leader Training

Organization: Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) 

POC: Deanna Green, Training and Technical Assistance Manager,

deanna@gemsgirls.org

Web site: www.gems-girls.org

Audience: Direct Service Providers, Foster Parents, Victim Advocates

Format: In-Person Training 

Cost: Contact GEMS for more information. 

Summary: GEMS’ VSL training is a 2-day training with adjoining technical 

assistance training for the hosting agency. It is specifically geared toward 

agencies and organizations that provide long-term care to youth who have 

experienced commercial sexual exploitation. We require that participants 

have received basic CSEC training and are well versed with the issue. 

Girls Educational and Mentoring Services’ mission is to empower girls 

and young women, ages 12–24, who have experienced commercial sexual 

exploitation and domestic trafficking to exit the commercial sex industry 

and develop to their full potential.