Services in Hawaii
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FBI Innocence Lost National Initiative (Child Victims of Human Trafficking) 808-536-4300
In June 2003, the FBI in conjunction with the Department of Justice Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children launched the Innocence Lost National Initiative. Their combined efforts were aimed at addressing the growing problem of domestic sex trafficking of children in the United States.
Missing Child Center Hawaii - Dept. of the Attorney General
24-Hour Hotline 1-808-753-9797The Missing Child Center-Hawai‘i (MCCH) locates and recovers missing children, reunites missing children with their families, and prevents child abductions in Hawaii. www.missingchildcenterhawaii.com
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has a Cyber Tipline
24-hour Hotline: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has a Cyber Tipline that you can access to send in tips about suspected Child Porn, Prostitution, Trafficking, Abduction, or other form of Child Exploitation. www.missingkids.com
National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC)
24-Hour Hotline 1-888-373-7888
NHTRC@PolarisProject.orgWhat is the NHTRC's National Hotline Number?
1-888-373-7888 is the number to call to reach the National Human Trafficking Resource Center. By operating the national hotline, the NHTRC works to help improve the national response to protect victims of human trafficking in the U.S. by providing callers with a range of comprehensive services. Available services include crisis intervention, urgent and non-urgent referrals, tip reporting, and comprehensive anti-trafficking resources and technical assistance for the anti-trafficking field and those who wish to get involved.
Who Can Call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center?
The NHTRC is equipped to handle calls from all regions of the United States from a wide range of callers including potential trafficking victims, community members, law enforcement agents, medical professionals, legal professionals, researchers, students, and policy-makers. Based on the past history of calls into the national hotline, we know that calls most frequently occur for the purposes of tips about potential trafficking situations, questions about human trafficking, training and technical assistance requests, emergency crisis response situations involving potential victims, and general information about how to get involved in the anti-trafficking movement.
How Does the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Respond to Calls?
The NHTRC is available to answer calls from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. Urgent requests are processed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Non-urgent requests are processed primarily between the hours of 9am and 9pm EST, Monday through Friday, during an extended business week. If a non-urgent request comes in after 9pm EST, on the weekend, or on a holiday, a message will be taken by the call specialist on duty, and a full-time program staff will respond to the request within one business day or, in the case of holidays, on the next business day.
Suvivors Services (Counseling, Housing, Jobs, Food & Clothing)
Churches (Various Local)
808-343-5056
info@traffickjamming.orgMany Christians around the state have taken up the cause to abolish human trafficking. These groups provide food, clothing, housing assistance and optional fellowship.
Hawaii Immigrant Justice Center (HIJC)
808-536-8826
info@hijcenter.orgHIJC provides legal representation, counsel and advice, and case screening for matters involving:
Immigrant Victims of Trafficking: T visas, employment authorization, advance parole, and other civil legal matters e.g. public benefits, housing, and/or discrimination.
Immigrant Victims of Certain Serious Crimes (including domestic violence, sexual assault, felony assault and human trafficking): U visas, employment authorization, advance parole and other civil legal matters e.g. public benefits, housing, and/or discrimination; and
Immediate Family Members of Victims who are eligible for visas. www.hijcenter.org
Pacific Survivor Center
808-294-5622
info@pschawaii.orgThe Pacific Survivor Center offers a holistic approach to care, with early and intensive medical and psychological intervention, collaborating with community partners to help meet the myriad needs of this vulnerable population. Every patient is evaluated by a physician, a psychiatrist, and a social worker, who are available to provide both immediate and long-term care. Specialty services and medications are all provided free or at reduced costs through community health center partners. www.pschawaii.org
Sex Abuse Treatment Center (SATC)
808-524-7273SATC provides counselling and advocacy services to victims of sexual assault, including persons trafficked into the sex industry. Interpretation and translation services provided. www.satchawaii.com
Susannah Wesley Community Center (SWCC)
808-440-5818SWCC provides case management services for Post-Certification Victims of Human Trafficking (either minors OR non-U.S. citizen, compliant with law enforcement and certified as trafficking victim by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement - T-Visa application must have been completed).
Legal Services (Attorneys, Obtaining Visas, Victim's Compensation)
Hawaii Immigrant Justice Center (HIJC)
808-536-8826
info@hijcenter.orgHIJC provides legal representation, counsel and advice, and case screening for matters involving:
Immigrant Victims of Trafficking: T visas, employment authorization, advance parole, and other civil legal matters e.g. public benefits, housing, and/or discrimination.
Immigrant Victims of Certain Serious Crimes (including domestic violence, sexual assault, felony assault and human trafficking): U visas, employment authorization, advance parole and other civil legal matters e.g. public benefits, housing, and/or discrimination; and
Immediate Family Members of Victims who are eligible for visas. www.hijcenter.org
Victim Witness Kokua
The main goal of the Victim/Witness Kokua Services is to provide specialized services to victims/witness of violent crimes who are going through the criminal justice system.
Oahu/Honolulu:
808-547-7401
Island of Hawaii (Big Island):
808-934-3306 Hilo
808-322-2552 Kona
Kauai:
808-248-1898
Maui:
808-270-7695