Legal Services

Offers legal services trafficking survivors need as a result of their trafficking experience. Services include:

• Comprehensive Legal Assessment- covers criminal-victim witness advocacy, immigration assistance, criminal re-entry services, civil assessments and advocacy, family law, educational advocacy, housing, and benefits
• Clearing Criminal Records-assists survivors who face difficulty accessing employment and professional licenses because of criminal convictions connected to their trafficking
• Victim Compensation- ensures clients receive greater access to compensation benefits from the California Victim Compensation Program
• Victim Witness Advocacy- provides criminal victim-witness advocacy to survivors of human trafficking to ensure their rights are protected throughout the criminal justice process
• Immigration Assistance- assists trafficking survivors successfully receive their lawful immigration status and accompanying work authorization.
• Civil Remedies- ensures that survivors are able to seek civil remedies against their traffickers.
• Family Law- assists trafficking survivors with family law cases connected to their trafficking, including clients who have children with their traffickers and whose traffickers have used their children as a means of power and control.
• Traning and Technical Assistance- provides technical assistance on individual cases of human trafficking and also trains and supervises pro-bono attorneys to enable more survivors to access critical legal services.