As a founding member of the Riverside Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT), our philosophy is to bridge the gap of awareness; to establish a common ground of information and knowledge on the issue of human trafficking in order to prevent future cases; identify victims; and provide knowledge and tools to the community, service providers, and law enforcement. RCAHT has created several specialized trainings in English and Spanish to meet the community needs.
Last year, SafeHouse had over 200 human trafficking cases and we are currently managing 45 ongoing long-term cases. 90% are female and 10% are male. The majority of our survivors are children/youth and victims of sex trafficking. Our training programs provided 4,492 individuals a total of 133.25 hours of information and distributed 9,194 in reading materials and referrals. 60-75% of the clients receive appropriate intake and eligibility assessment, referrals for shelter/housing and basic needs, referrals to other regions and services, intensive case management, medical and dental, mental health counseling, education, legal assistance, literacy, advocacy, job training, life skills training, and 24-hour evening and weekend response.