Our Safe Home

This is the first 24 hour staffed emergency safe home for victims of sex trafficking in Orange County.

The safe home currently accommodates 6 women. Every part of the space is mindfully curated to help residents feel at home.

The calming room was inspired by the "soft room" at Anaheim PD utilized by the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF) to provide a calm and safe space for survivors. This room includes bean bags, essential oil diffuser, weighted blankets, Mandala coloring books and mindfulness cards.  The space has been used to welcome new residents to the home and complete their intake, as well as for clients to go to for privacy or to ground themselves.

The business center equips residents with the necessary tools to take care of legal paperwork, schoolwork, and any personal/professional tasks.

Our workshop room is a space for clients to utilize to learn a skill or keep up with a new hobby. Some materials already in this space include a sewing machine, Cricut, art supplies, etc. 

If anyone would like to donate new materials for this space, please contact Morgan Guzman at 562-999-2248. Some ideas include jewelry making, sewing materials, photography supplies.

The dining/common area is a dynamic place for delicious meals, encouraging conversation, and creating goals.

Our Guest House

This is our long-term shelter designed to meet the needs of foreign-born human trafficking survivors awaiting immigration relief. It currently accommodates 12 individuals.
(Actual house not pictured for security purposes)

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Help empowers survivors of sex and labor trafficking.

SERVICES INCLUDE:

• Housing: referrals to shelters and temporary housing
• Immigration/legal services & referrals
• Public assistance/social services benefits enrollment and advocacy
• Transportation
• Limited financial assistance
• Family reunification
• Clothing and furnishings
• Medical and mental health referrals
• Education assistance and referrals
• Language assistance
• Court support for trafficking-related issues
• Emotional/social support
• Job skills & community orientation assistance
• Crisis response
• Spiritual support and connection

ONCE A REFERRAL IS MADE

1. TSA-ATS staff member conducts brief assessment with the referral source regarding potential trafficking situation
2. If a potential victim is determined to be a HT survivor, client is immediately enrolled for services
3. If warranted, TSA-ATS staff member may connect potential victim to an attorney for legal assessment and address immediate needs (emergency housing, mental health, food, clothes etc)
4. If a potential victim is NOT determined to be a HT survivor, referral made to community agencies

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HOW TO RECOGNIZE POTENTIAL SURVIVORS

Human trafficking is a crime that deprives a person’s liberty through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of labor and sexual exploitation. These are some key red flags that could alert you to a potential trafficking situation that should be reported.

• Not free to leave or come & go as they wish
• Is unpaid, paid very little, only through tips
• Works excessively long and/or unusual hours and suffers under unusual work restrictions · Owes a large debt & is unable to pay it off
• Was recruited through false promises concerning the nature/conditions of the work
• Is fearful, anxious, submissive, or nervous/paranoid
• Exhibits unusually fearful or anxious behavior after bringing up law enforcement
• Answers appear to be scripted & rehearsed
• Poor living conditions/Multiple people in cramped space and/or living with employer
• Is not allowed or able to speak for themselves (a third party may insist on being present) · Is not in control of his/her own identification documents (ID or passport)
• Shows signs of physical and/or sexual abuse, physical restraint, or confinement
• Under 18 and involved in commercial sex or over 18 with a forceful pimp/manager

CONTACT

To make a referral or request a training, please contact:

Morgan Guzman
Program Manager
562-999-2248
morgan.guzman@usw.salvationarmy.org

Cindy Islas
Case Manager
cindy.islas@usw.salvationarmy.org

Tamika Hye
Case Manager
tamika.hye@usw.salvationarmy.org