Savannah Specific Resources
Brightside Advocacy
https://www.brightsideadvocacy.org
- Operates CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and Family Visitation Center
- Use of Family Visitor’s Center for Tharros Place residents/ former residents, and staff training on human trafficking
Chatham County Safety Net Planning Council
https://www.chathamsafetynet.org
- Develops and implements programs to promote safety and resilience in Chatham County
- Programs include… Prevent Suicide Today, Mindful Self-Compassion, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, and Front Porch ACTS: Adolescents & Children Transforming Savannah
H.O.P.E Court, Memorandum of Understanding; Referral Form
https://go.boarddocs.com/ga/sccs/Board.nsf/files/BXPNZJ625CD9/$file/hope%20court%20steering%20committe-community%20partner%20mou.pdf
- Juvenile Court Treatment Court for victims of Human Trafficking
- Critical partner in identifying victims, referrals, collaborating in juvenile court process
Mary's Place
https://marysplacecoastalempire.org
- Rape Crisis Center
- Counseling, case management, and aftercare for residents
Park Place Outreach
https://www.parkplaceyes.org
- Youth Emergency Shelter for homeless youth
- Partner in referrals for residents who are identified as victims of human trafficking and staff training on human trafficking
Mediation Center for Coastal Georgia
https://mediationsavannah.com
- Provides mediation and conflict resolution services & Ambassadors of Peace conflict resolution education to residents
Traffic Jam; Educational Convention
https://thesidc.org/traffick-jam-2022
- An annual event raising awareness of human trafficking, education about the issue, and inspiring change within the Georgia community.
Georgia Specific Resources:
Child Advocacy Center of Georgia
https://www.cacga.org
- Conducts forensic interviews, family and victim advocacy, therapy and therapy referrals, medical exams and referrals.
Chatham County Juvenile Court
https://courts.chathamcountyga.gov/Juvenile
- Have multiple programs, including H.O.P.E Court listed above, all intended to assist youth involved with the juvenile system to receive therapy, different services such as a youth educational shop lifting program, and mediation.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Stephanie Blank Center
https://www.choa.org/medical-services/child-protection-advocacy-center
- Conducts forensic medical exams on minor victims of sex trafficking and sexual assault
CJCC Human Trafficking Task Force
https://cjcc.georgia.gov/human-trafficking-task-force
- Protects the citizens of Georgia from perpetrators and systems of exploitation while concurrently working to support recovery of adults and victims of all forms of exploitation to ensure that they are ready for college, work, and a successful future.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation; Child Abuse Investigative Support Center
https://dofs-gbi.georgia.gov/departments/medical-examiners-office/child-abuse-investigative-support-center
- Operates Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit
- Linked is the Child Abuse Investigative Support Center specifically for investigation of maltreatment of youth within Georgia
Georgia Coalition to End Human Trafficking; Hotline: 1-866-363-4842
https://endhtga.org
- Leadership, direction, and best practices for human trafficking
- Promotes consistency and a coordinated, victim-centered and trauma-informed response throughout Georgia.
- Operates hotline
GRACE Commission; Human Trafficking Awareness Training for Everyone
https://gov.georgia.gov/first-lady/grace-commission
- Created by First Lady Marty Kemp to combat the threat of human trafficking in the State of Georgia. The GRACE Commission is comprised of public officials, law enforcement, for-profit and non-profit organizations, faith-based institutions, and subject matter experts to tackle human trafficking, seek justice for victims, and hold bad actors accountable.
Street Grace
https://www.streetgrace.org
- Faith-based organization that utilizes evidence-based demand reduction strategies to eradicate the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Frontline Response
https://www.frontlineresponse.org
- Picks up adult victim upon request and provides shelter and other services
Tapestri
https://tapestri.org
- Addresses needs of foreign-born survivors, provides crisis counseling, short term shelter and housing assistance, healthcare, legal and immigration uses, TESL, vocational and life skills training and translation services
Wellspring Living
https://wellspringliving.org/receivinghopecenter/
- Residential facility in Atlanta Georgia for sexually trafficked youth ages 11-17. Have multiple established programs to help victims heal during and after their 90 days at the facility.
- Hotline: 470-467-3669
Division of Family & Children Services
https://dfcs.georgia.gov
- Child protective services
- The DFCS staff is increasingly being trained specifically to handle CSEC cases
UGA CEASE Clinic
http://cease.law.uga.edu
- Legal clinic at University of Georgia School of Law for Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation
- Provides free trauma-informed legal services to survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation; increase access to justice for survivors
