Across the United States there are law enforcement professionals, victim advocates, social workers, and relatives searching the Internet and dialing the phone looking for a program to find assistance for a trafficking survivor.
Often, their first (and desperate) question is:
But that’s not the question that may get results.
The National Trafficking Sheltered Alliance endeavors to expedite placement of victims into qualified programs that have availability. We have identified 170+ residential service providers, the majority of them are able to take referrals from anywhere in the U.S.– we just have to close the gap between the victim seeking placement and the agencies who can offer services.
The ARS process is open to any Referring Agency who has encountered a victim of domestic human trafficking, sexual exploitation, or prostitution, and who is seeking residential care.
You do not need to be a member of the Alliance in order to use ARS.
The Alliance Referral System is a new initiative and is currently in the pilot phase. Currently, referrals are sent out using a database of all open and running residential providers in the US and is not limited to members only. This is to ensure that survivors do not have to wait in order to get the care they need while Alliance General Membership is growing.
Once the Alliance has vetted enough agencies to meet General Membership Minimum Standards to sufficiently place all referrals, ARS will only be sent to Vetted Members. Unlike non-members, General members go through the Alliance membership review process to ensure they meet our minimum standards. This gives confidence to survivors and frontline responders using the ARS that any agency they connect with through ARS has proven they meet a certain quality of care.
ARS will not replace the assessment process of individual agencies; we are a facilitator only.
Referring Agencies or Individuals who choose to use this process agree to the following:
ARS does NOT link to emergency care services. If you are looking for emergency care, please go to Survivor Resources or call 911.
Questions about the Alliance Referral System? You can reach us at referral@shelteredalliance.org.