Resources for Victims of Human Trafficking

Support and assistance are available to individuals who have experienced labor and/or sex trafficking.

Supports for individuals may include:

• Meeting with you to discuss your self-identified needs
• Access to food, clothing, shelter, education, civil legal aid and medical care
• Assistance with accessing other resources
• Assistance with safety and support planning
• Assistance with understanding your rights and options
• Assistance with understanding the criminal legal system

Accessibility support for victims

Washington Relay (7-1-1) is a free service that provides full telephone accessibility to people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, late-deafened or have a speech-disability. It is available to assist contacting all of the numbers listed on this webpage.

OCVA-funded support programs

Calls to service providers are safe. What you share is completely up to you and private.  OCVA funded services are free.

Find local support at OCVA-funded support programs

• OCVA-funded support contact list (PDF)

Civil legal aid

• Northwest Justice Project
• Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

Crime Victim Compensation (CVC)

Crime Victim Compensation (CVC) is a program that provides financial assistance for individuals injured or traumatized by a violent crime in Washington. If you have questions about CVC and the application, call 1-800-762-3716 (toll free, interpreters are available) or visit L&I’s online CVC application webpage.

• Fact sheet about the Crime Victim Compensation program (PDF)

Additional support for survivors of human trafficking

Assistance for survivors

• National Human Trafficking Hotline
  • NHTH live online chat
  • NHTH Phone: 888-373-7888
  • Text: “BeFree” to 233733
  • Other ways to receive help from NHTH
• Washington State Support and Assistance