We emphasized the human trafficking problem in the Bay Area and we also explored the psychology behind this crime. But we want to also underline how there are many people and activists trying to prevent any type of trafficking. The local community, not just survivors who are trying to escape toxic situations and recover their lives, should be aware of the nonprofits doing heroic work. Here are a few of the organizations in the Bay Area that helping survivors get services they need to transform and better their lives.
UNICEF USA
101 Montgomery Street, Suite 625
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 549-0920
United Nations Children’s Fund is fighting all types of trafficking with its Child Trafficking program. In the aftermath of World War II, UNICEF’s mission was to protect children worldwide. Today, they work to give children all over the nation and the world hope.
San Francisco SafeHouse
559 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA – 94109
(415) 643-7861
E-mail:info@sfsafehouse.org
The San Francisco Safehouse first opened its doors in 1998 with the mission to provide a nurturing and empowering community for homeless women escaping sexual exploitation, prostitution, and sex trafficking. They offer housing, individual case management, support groups, physical health classes, financial literacy workshops and more.
Not For Sale
25 Taylor St, Office #720
San Francisco, CA 94102
Since 2007, Not For Sale has supported nearly 20,000 survivors and at-risk individuals. In San Francisco, their Reinvent program is designed to prepare disconnected youth (18-24) affected by trafficking, exploitation, and related traumas for work in the Bay Area’s booming industries. The students attend four weeks of work-readiness training and life-skills coaching. After finishing, graduates of the program are placed in paid traineeships within Not For Sale’s network of Bay Area businesses, such as St. Clare Coffee Shop and Half Moon Bay Brewing Company.
MISSSEY
424 Jefferson Street
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 251-2070 e-mail: info@misssey.org
Missey is an organization in Oakland that provides services to commercially sexually exploited youth and works for systemic change for the youth they serve. They have served nearly 1,000 young people in what the FBI has identified as one of the top hubs for human trafficking in the nation. The founders were survivors and allies who came together with the purpose of helping Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children victims and centering on the voices of survivors.
Annie Cannons
PO Box 170454
San Francisco, California
(415) 780-4693
E-mail:info@anniecannons.org
AnnieCannons is named after a 20th-century pioneer who worked at the Harvard Observatory and changed how we look at stars. For this nonprofit, they change survivors of human trafficking into software professionals. Through a rigorous, phased approach, they assist survivors to develop their skills and they work alongside tech professionals to aid less privileged communities. Most AnnieCannons students are adult women with children who were born and trafficked in the United States.
Huckleberry Advocacy & Response Team (HA&RT)
3310 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 668-2622
E-mail: hyp@huckleberryyouth.org
The Huckleberry Advocacy & Response Team (HA&RT) is the San Francisco mayor’s Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking. They provide a range of services that are “relationship-driven, trauma-informed.” HA&RT also puts an emphasis on stabilizing a victim’s life in all aspects, from housing to physical and mental health.
By: Wuendy Calmo