RESOURCE GUIDE FOR LONG BEACH AREA

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1 RESOURCE GUIDE FOR LONG BEACH AREA SERVICE PROVIDERS This Guide is a collaborative effort of the Junior League of Long Beach and the Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force. March 2015 Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 1

2 MISSION STATEMENT The Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force is a multidisciplinary, survivor-centered, collaborative community effort by law enforcement agencies and community-based organizations to combat human trafficking by identifying, rescuing and empowering survivors and assisting in the prosecution of traffickers. LBHTTF@gmail.com The Los Angeles County District Attorney s Office was one of the many agencies and organizations represented at the LBHTTF s First Annual Youth Exploitation Safety Symposium (YESS 2015). Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 2

3 SERVICE CATEGORIES Advocacy Basic Needs Case Management Counseling Drop-In Services Education Training Intervention Diversion Emergency Response Foster Care Facilities Law Enforcement/Prosecution Legal Services Mental Health Services Mentoring Services Shelter/Housing PROVIDERS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY Advocacy Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking Crittenton Services for & Families Families Against Sex Trafficking iempathize International Justice Mission Junior League of Long Beach National Council of Jewish Women Saving Innocence The Virtuous Woman, Inc. YWCA GLA Basic Needs Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking Mary Magdalene Project The Dream Center The Virtuous Woman, Inc Gems Uncovered YWCA GLA Sexual Assault Crisis Services Interval House YWCA Harbor Kingdom Causes Long Beach Case Management Casa de la Familia Mary Magdalene Project Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking Saving Innocence YWCA GLA Sexual Assault Crisis Services Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 3

4 Casa de la Familia ChildNet Youth & Family Services The Dream Center For The Child Hope for Healing Counseling, Inc. Gems Uncovered Gems Uncovered Mary Magdalene Project Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach Chapman University Families Against Sex Trafficking Gems Uncovered iempathize International Justice Mission Interval House Junior League of Long Beach Kingdom Causes Long Beach Long Beach Council PTA Counseling Drop-In Services Education Grace Counseling Group The Guidance Center Helpline Youth Counseling Inc. Interval House Mary Magdalene Project YWCA GLA Sexual Assault Crisis Services Long Beach BLAST Mary Magdalene Project Million Kids National Council of Jewish Women Preventing Abuse Foundation socalhumantraffickingevents.info Sowers Education Group Through God's Grace Ministry U.S. Fund for UNICEF The Virtuous Woman, Inc YWCA GLA Sexual Assault Crisis Services Education Training Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking Crittenton Services for & Families Families Against Sex Trafficking Gems Uncovered iempathize Mary Magdalene Project Million Kids Education Intervention Families Against Sex Trafficking Mary Magdalene Project Education Diversion Gems Uncovered Saving Innocence Sowers Education Group Mary Magdalene Project Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 4

5 Emergency Response Casa Youth Shelter Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking Department of Homeland Security Investigations Saving Innocence The Dream Center YWCA GLA Sexual Assault Crisis Services Foster Care Facilities ChildNet Youth & Family Services Law Enforcement/Prosecution Department of Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office Long Beach City Prosecutor s Office Victim Witness Assistance Program Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office Los Angeles Police Department Long Beach Branch Long Beach Police Department Legal Services Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking LAPD/FBI Operation South Bureau Human Trafficking Task Force Mental Health Services Casa de la Familia Mary Magdalene Project Crittenton Services for & Families The Dream Center ChildNet Youth & Family Services The Guidance Center For The Child YWCA GLA Sexual Assault Crisis Services Interval House Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach Gems Uncovered Helpline Youth Counseling Inc. Casa de la Familia Casa Youth Shelter ChildNet Youth & Family Services Mentoring Services Shelter/Housing Long Beach BLAST Mary Magdalene Project The Virtuous Woman, Inc. Crittenton Services for & Families Interval House The Dream Center Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking The Virtuous Woman, Inc Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 5

6 Table of Contents Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach...7 Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach...7 Casa de la Familia...8 Casa Youth Shelter...8 Chapman University...8 ChildNet Youth & Family Services...9 Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)...9 Crittenton Services for & Families...10 Department of Homeland Security Investigations...10 The Dream Center...11 Families Against Sex Trafficking...11 First Lutheran Church of Long Beach...11 For The Child...12 Gems Uncovered...12 The Guidance Center...13 Grace Counseling Group...13 Helpline Youth Counseling Inc Hope for Healing Counseling, Inc iempathize...15 International Justice Mission...15 Interval House...16 Junior League of Long Beach...17 Kingdom Causes Long Beach...18 LAPD/FBI Operation South Bureau Human Trafficking Task Force...18 Long Beach BLAST...18 Long Beach City Prosecutor s Office...19 Long Beach Council PTA...19 Long Beach Police Department...19 Los Angeles County District Attorney s Office: Long Beach Branch...20 Los Angeles District Attorney s Victim-Witness Assistance Program...20 Mary Magdalene Project...21 Million Kids...21 National Council of Jewish Women - Long Beach Section...22 Preventing Abuse Foundation...22 Saving Innocence...23 socalhumantraffickingevents.info...23 Sowers Education Group...23 Through God's Grace Ministry...24 U.S. Fund for UNICEF...24 The Virtuous Woman, Inc...24 YWCA GLA Sexual Assault Crisis Services...25 YWCA of the Harbor Area & South Bay...25 Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 6

7 3635 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, CA (562) Website: Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach Service Area: Long Beach, The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs is to enable all young people, especially the disadvantaged and underrepresented of our community, to realize their full potential as caring, responsible and productive citizens. Boys & Girls Clubs build character through everyday leadership and guidance in behavior and attitude. Young people of all nationalities, races and creeds join together in wholesome recreation and leadership. Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach 920 Atlantic Ave. #102 Long Beach, CA, Hours: Appointment Only Website: Contact: Service Area: West and Central Long Beach, Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach focuses on improving health outcomes in West and Central Long Beach by supporting systems change and resident engagement around schools, youth, environmental health, community safety, and neighborhoods. Directories of local job opportunities, volunteer opportunities, non-profit organizations, and community events for residents to engage in. Opportunities to volunteer with community-based work in West and Central Long Beach. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 7

8 Casa de la Familia 1650 E. 4th St., Santa Ana, CA (714) Hours: 8:00AM 6:00PM Mon-Fri Contact: Service Area: Orange County & LA American Sign Language We provide mental health services (therapy) to victims of crime who are approved by the Victims Assistance Program. We also have counseling for a low cost of $30 first visit and $25.00 on-going. The LaTEENa Power Program is 8 weeks and empowers Latina girls.we welcome volunteers and hire interns from colleges throughout the year. Casa Youth Shelter Reagan Street, Los Alamitos, CA (800) Hours: 24/7 Website: Service Area: Orange County and Los Angeles,, Vietnamese Our mission is to provide temporary shelter for runaways and youth in crisis, enabling them to come through the crisis with increased personal strength and a sense of renewal while in a supportive environment with family reunification as a primary goal. Chapman University 1 University Dr., Orange, CA Hours: By appointment Website: Service Area: Southern California We provide research, public speaking/awareness, grant writing, and writing on human trafficking. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 8

9 4155 Outer Traffic Circle, Long Beach, CA (562) Hours: 8:30AM - 5:00PM Mon Fri Website: ChildNet Youth & Family Services Service Area: Los Angeles Inland Empire Bakersfield Languages Spoken: English To provide safe homes, education and counseling to vulnerable children and families. We provide education, therapy, counseling, short term housing, long term housing, wraparound, adoptions, intensive treatment foster care, and therapeutic behavior services. Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) 5042 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 586, Los Angeles, CA (213) Hours: 9:00AM 5:00PM Mon. Fri. 24-hour Hotline (888) Website: Service Area: LA County Korean To assist persons trafficked for the purpose of forced labor and slavery-like practices and to work toward ending all instances of such human rights violations. We provide a 24 hour hotline for victims and others in the community to call and get connected to services or report tips. Additionally, we provide case management and legal services to survivors of human trafficking, including a 10 bed transitional housing program. Provide trainings to other service providers on identification of human trafficking and best practices in providing services. We also provide training for law enforcement agencies, social service providers, law firms, corporations, and faith-based organizations and coordinate Survivor Leadership programs including the Survivor Caucus and National Survivor Network, which serve as a forum for survivors to connect for support, education, and advocacy efforts. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 9

10 Crittenton Services for & Families N/A (714) Hours: 8:00AM 5:00PM Mon. Fri. Website: Service Area: Orange County and LA and To help heal the wounds of abuse and neglect; to strengthen families, whether birth foster or adoptive; and to help troubled adolescents reach their full potential. Department of Homeland Security Investigations 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Ste 2700, Long Beach, CA Website: Contact: Victim Assistance Specialist Service Area: LA County, OC, Riverside/San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas Provides assistance/advice/guidance regarding victim issues and coordinating services for victims of human trafficking and child exploitation. Lliaison to federal, state, local victim assistance programs and NGOs. Develops appropriate training materials and conducts trainings (on Human Trafficking and Victims Issues) for federal agents; Task Forces; Educational Institutions; Professional working with human trafficking issues, NGO s, National and International Conferences, and Seminars and the Community at large. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 10

11 The Dream Center PO Box 26836, Los Angeles, CA hour Hotline: Website: Service Area: We provide crisis response for victims, law enforcement or other organizations working with victims, emergency shelter to trafficked victims, and 6 month recovery program specific to trafficked victims E. Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA (714) Website: Families Against Sex Trafficking Service Area: Southern California Langages: English To provide support, advocacy, and education to survivors of sexual exploitation and their families. We provide advocacy and support for families whose loved one has been a victim of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, including survivor advocacy and support groups for women, lgbtq, and transgender survivors.. Additionally, we provide training for families, churches, schools, and community groups. Our intervention programs are 12 weeks long, and include a 10 week sex trafficking intervention course, case management, addiction counseling, trauma informed yoga, career development, zumba, and survivor support groups. First Lutheran Church of Long Beach 946 Linden, Long Beach, CA (562) Hours: 8:30AM 4:30PM Website: Service Area: Long Beach and surrounding areas. We host the Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force meetings. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 11

12 4565 California Ave., Long Beach, CA (562) (562) Hours: 8:00AM 7:00PM Mon. Fri. Walk-Ins Welcome Website: For The Child Service Area: Long Beach and surrounding areas Child abuse destroys. It damages self-esteem, diminishes dignity, and erodes the strength of the family. should be treated with respect and protected from abuse. For The Child meets this challenge by providing both comprehensive child abuse treatment and family focused mental health care, counseling, and therapy to strengthen families and provide the tools of healing to children. In addition, we provide court-apporved parenting classes. Gems Uncovered Office: 1136 E. Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA Drop In Center: 1140 E. Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA (562) Hours: Drop In Center 11:00AM 3:00PM and by appointment Website: Service Area: Long Beach and Lynwood We provide training, counseling, mentoring, and long term housing. Just recently the Long Beach City Prosecurtors Office accepted our offer to provide a 12-week Diversion program for female victims associated with human trafficking called Phenomenal Women which includes 10 weeks of "Ending the Game" curriculum and 2 weeks of Empowerment sessions. This is geared towards the 18 and over population. In time, it is our goal to focus on the CSEC population with implementing a diversion program called Phenomenal Me. The Phenomenal Woman Diversion Program is a pilot program at this time for 10 people. After the initial Pilot program we will determine how many sessions of the program we can run simutaneously. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 12

13 The Guidance Center 1301 Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA (562) Hours: Mon. Thurs.: 8:00AM 8:00PM; Fri.: 8:00AM 5:00PM Website: Service Area: Long Beach, South Bay, San Pedro, Lakewood, Compton, Carson. Avalon Languages:English The Guidance Center provides comprehensive mental health treatment to our community's most disadvantaged children and their families struggling with mental illness and abuse, leading them toward a positive and productive future. Grace Counseling Group Locations: Los Alamitos and Torrance Phone: (562) Hours: By appointment only Website: Service Area: Long Beach, Los Alamitos and South Bay Provide Counseling Services to the disenfrancised. We provide professional counseling services to individuals, couples and families. We accept most insurances and work on a sliding scale for cash clients. Services include treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma and relationship issues. We have three locations (Los Alamitos and two locations in Torrance). Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 13

14 Helpline Youth Counseling Inc Rhea, Long Beach, CA (562) Hours: 9:00AM 8:00PM Website: Contact: Service Area: Long Beach and We are deeply committed to providing counseling services and equipping children and families with effective coping skills. Helpline Youth Counseling just received a grant from Long Beach Grip. Our mission/goal is to mentor young women from the age within the Long Beach area who have been trafficked or involved with gangs. Hope for Healing Counseling, Inc S. Colorado St., Suite 305, Paramount, CA Hours: 9 AM 5PM Office hours; Therapy sessions are set with therapist and can be Mon. Sun. Contact: Hopeforhealinginc@hotmail.com, We are deeply committed to providing counseling services and equipping children and families with effective coping skills. We have bilingual licensed and intern-level therapists which provide services at the convenience of the client's needs. Caseloads depend on the therapists availability. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 14

15 iempathize 451 San Vicente Blvd. #8, Santa Monica, CA (310) Hours: 9:00AM 5:00PM, Mon. Sat. Website: Service Area: LA County surrounding areas Our mission is to empower kids, communities, industry sectors, and regions that are most affected from this issue of child exploitation. We empower people, educators, parents, and kids through our Empower Youth Prevention Project. We also train adults to use our program so we don't have to be present when our program is being used. We train law enforcement and the trucking industry to make a call when they signs of trafficking or even when they see a reported missing child. We organize advocacy events in high schools, and/or university campuses that engages youth and young adults to find solutions that help solve this problem. We have over 55 short films used for training, educating, and mobilizing people to engage the issue in their social sector. We have a Global Mixed Media Immersive Exhibit that could engage thousands of people in one location. International Justice Mission PO Box 58147, Washington D.C (916) (To get involved with advocacy) Hours: 24/7 Website: Service Area: Latin America, Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa Khmer Tagalog Native languages of the countries we work in. To protect the poor from violence by rescuing victims, bringing the criminals to justice, restoring survivors to safety and strength, and helping local law enforcement build a safe future that lasts. IJM's Government Relations & Advocacy team mobilizes people around the country in support of U.S. policies that combat modern-day slavery and promote the development of public justice systems abroad to protect the poor from violent oppression. Working with individuals, students, churches, and volunteer state advocacy leaders, we encourage national and state policymakers to use their influence to champion the rights of the poor and vulnerable. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 15

16 Interval House 6615 E. Pacific Coast Hwy #170 Long Beach, CA (562) or (714) Hours: 24/7 Website: Service Area: Greater Long Beach Area and Orange County Khmer Tagalog Over 70 different languages spoken The mission of Interval House is to ensure safety for people who are battered, abused, or at risk; to create public awareness about the epidemic of violence; and to mobilize the community to prevent violence and end this recurring phenomenon. Interval House operates two emergency shelters, four transitional housing sites, two comprehensive outreach centers, and satellite offices for victims of domestic violence. All services available in over 70 languages. Services include: 24-Hour Crisis & Teen Hotlines Emergency Shelter Transitional & Permanent Housing Community Service Centers Counseling Legal Emergency Response Team Health & Wellness Teen Dating Violence Second Generation Elder Abuse Substance Abuse Recovery Human Trafficking Interfaith Project Creating A Safe Environment Pioneering Multicultural Programs International Institute Against Violence Leadership Development Economic Self-Sufficiency Community Education Volunteer & University Internships Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 16

17 3515 Linden Ave. Long Beach, CA (562) ; Website: Junior League of Long Beach Service Area: Greater Long Beach Area Languages Spoken: English The Junior League of Long Beach is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. JLLB is one of 293 Junior Leagues throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada and Great Britain and is a member of the Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI). The Junior League of Long Beach works with community partners in Long Beach to combat bullying through character development and life skill programs for 5 th 8 th graders and their caregivers that encourage relationship building and respect for self and others. To support its mission goals, JLLB launched TheConfidencePost.com, a weekly blog designed to create an online community for middleschool aged children and their parents. Through needs assessment, support of fund development and volunteer hours, the Junior League of Long Beach has been instrumental in launching more than 60 projects and programs into the greater Long Beach community. The Junior League of Long Beach is also a member of the Junior Leagues of California State Public Affairs Committee (SPAC), a non-partisan advocacy and education organization charged with promoting legislation favorable to its member Leagues community projects and focus areas and tracking all legislation that would affect those projects and areas. At the conclusion of a two-year bill cycle, thirteen bills supported by SPAC made their way to the Governor s desk and into law in the Fall of These bills include SB-1165 Pupil Instruction: Sexual Abuse and Sex Trafficking Prevention Education and SB-1388 Human Trafficking. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 17

18 Kingdom Causes Long Beach 946 Linden Ave., Long Beach, CA (562) Hours: 9:00AM 5:00PM, Mon. Fri. Website: Service Area: Greater Long Beach area Languages Spoken: English We provide transportation funding, some financial compensation for families, group facilitation, strategy and fund development. LAPD/FBI Operation South Bureau Human Trafficking Task Force 7600 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA (213) Hours: 24/7 Human Trafficking enforcement. Service Area: South Los Angeles Khmer 737 Pine Avenue, Suite 201, Long Beach, CA (562) Hours: By appointment only Website: Long Beach BLAST Service Area: Long Beach Mission The mission of Long Beach BLAST (Better Learning for All Students Today) is to improve success for at-risk students through collaboration and innovative approaches to mentoring and learning. Our mentoring program pairs college students with students in grades K-12 at specific partner sites across the Long Beach Unified School District who are at risk of either failing a core class or a grade. Our high school program serves students in alternative education high schools in LBUSD and provides life skill, college prep and career readiness curriculum in a traditional classroom style setting. Our programs are only offered to students based on the in-school or after school site they are enrolled in. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 18

19 Long Beach City Prosecutor s Office 333 West Ocean Blvd., 2nd Floor, Long Beach, CA (562) Hours: 8AM 4:30PM Website: Service Area: Long Beach,, Khmer, Tagalog To prosecute adult misdemeanors in Long Beach. Work with law enforcement to identify persons responsible for human trafficking and prostitution. We assist victims on an as-needed basis. By city charter, we are responsible for prosecuting all adult misdemeanors in Long Beach. Long Beach Council PTA 1706 E. Hardwick St., Long Beach, CA (562) Hours: Daytime hours To keep all children safe and advocate for them. Service Area: Long Beach We at Long Beach Council PTA want what's best for each student that is within the school district. We are reaching out to several agencies for help and to give training. The object is to help them become a better person and a productive citizen who does not take drugs or alcohol. Long Beach Police Department 400 W. Broadway, Long Beach, CA Call: 911 Hours: 24/7 Contact: eric.hooker@longbeach.gov Service Area: Long Beach,, Khmer, Tagalog Criminal investigations in the focus area of human traffificking. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 19

20 Los Angeles County District Attorney s Office: Long Beach Branch 275 Magnolia Ave., Room 3195, Long Beach, CA Hours: Mon. Fri. 8:30AM 5PM Contact: prosecutor@longbeach.gov To seek justice for victims of crime. Service Area: Los Angeles County Languages: All languages We review cases for potential filing, prosecute the Human Traffickers, and refer victims to services offered by other branches of the LADA and other agences. Los Angeles County District Attorney s Office: Victim-Witness Assistance Program 3204 Rosemead Blvd., #200 El Monte, CA Hours: 24/7 Website: To assist victims of a violent crime. Service Area: Los Angeles County,, Khmer, Tagalog, All languages The program assists victims and/or their families with filing an application for financial losses including, but not limited to, compensation for medical expenses, mental health counseling, loss of income, funeral/burial costs, crime scene clean up, and job rehabilitation. We review cases for potential filing, prosecute the Human Traffickers, and refer victims to services offered by other branches of the LADA and other agences. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 20

21 7136 Haskell Ave., #125, Van Nuys, CA (818) Hours: 9:00AM 5:00PM Mon. Fri. Website: Mary Magdalene Project Service Area: California Mission The Mary Magdalene Project fights for the freedom and survival of women and girls in Los Angeles whose lives have been destroyed by commercial sexual exploitation. We provide support groups for commercially sexually exploited women and girls, a court diversion program for adult victims of commercial sexual exploitation, and a drop-in-center offering support groups, counseling, individual therapy, survivor mentorship, case management, food, clothing, hygiene, condoms, HIV testing & education. Additionally, we provide domestic minor sex trafficking prevention and intervention programs held within the community, a street outreach program and training and education on commercial sexual exploitation for social service providers and law enforcement. Million Kids Phone: (951) Hours: 8:00AM 9:00PM Website: Service Area: All of U.S., Concentrated in California Education to prevent human trafficking Limited Million Kids delivers proprietary programs to corporations, universities, churches, civic organizations and government agencies to human trafficking. Our Training programs are customized to the audience and can be from 3 to 3,000, depending on the application. We often customize our training programs to specific groups. We have four programs: The Love Trap; Grace, Hope and Fatherhood; Seduced: the Grooming of American Teenagers: and Cambodian Sex Trafficking. The Love Trap is all about human trafficking/child sex trafficking including how the predator identifies their targets, grooms and recruits and how to keep kids safe. Grace, Hope and Fatherhood is an downloadable on line program for churches to create and implement programs for the most vulnerable targets of trafficking. Seduced: The Grooming of Americas Teenagers, is a book and presentation about how predators use social media and on line gaming to access, groom, recruit, and exploit both guys and girls into sex trafficking. For Cambodian Sex Trafficking, we work with Rapha House International, the largest safe house in Cambodia that rescues kids from sex exploitation and develops vocation al programs for the survivors and their families. This presentation is about the work of Rapha House and what you can do to help the people of Cambodia. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 21

22 National Council of Jewish Women Long Beach Section 3801 E. Willow Ave., Long Beach, CA (562) (President Ann Millman) Website: Under design locally; nationally, Service Area: Long Beach area and part of Orange County NCJW is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish vaues, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms. We will co-host the training on the Hotline Poster Implementation Project with LBTTF. We provide volunteers as community service and advocate for policy regarding many issues, an important one of which is human trafficking, and is also an objective of the national offices in New York and Washington DC Riverside Dr., #2581, Toluca Lake, CA (323) Hours: See Website Website: Preventing Abuse Foundation Service Area: Local and National To raise awareness and help protect children, women and families by holding conferences. Through our conferences we present high level professionals, experts, survivors and a faith-based impact to educate about the problem, motivate to act and then showing what they can do. The conference holds hundreds and our database is in the tens of thousands. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 22

23 P.O. Box Los Angeles, CA (323) Hours: 24/7 Crisis Advocacy; Regular business hours 9:00AM 6:00PM Saving Innocence Service Area: LA County Website: General Description To rescue and restore child victims of sex trafficking through strategic partnerships with local law enforcement, social service providers, and schools, while mobilizing communities to prevent abuse and increase neighborhood safety. N/A (310) Hours: 24/7 Website: socalhumantraffickingevents.info socalhumantraffickingevents.info Service Area: Southern California To connect interested persons to events and activities in fighting human trafficking in Southern California. We maintain a website to connect people to the activities and organizations that are committed to fighting human trafficking and exploitation. We created our site to be one stop to find out what activities and events are being held in Southern California to make it easier to join or give support. Sowers Education Group N/A (323) Hours: By Appointment Website: Service Area: Nationwide We offer survivor-led trafficking awareness presentations for all audiences as well as Ending The Game: An Intervention Curriculum for Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 23

24 Through God's Grace Ministry N/A (949) Hours: Daytime hours Website: Service Area: Southern California To facilitate churches in creating ministries to fight Human Trafficking. I am a conference speaker for faith-based organizations and have written a book to facilitate them to take action entitled "How You Can Fight Human Trafficking, Over 50 Ways to Join the Fight." Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (424) U.S. Fund for UNICEF Service Area: Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego County Website: To fundraise, educate, and advocate for UNICEF, a U.N. organization centered on the interests of all children, everywhere. We provide presentations on human trafficking for all age ranges, providing both an international and domestic perspective. P.O. Box , Los Angeles, CA (310) Hours: 24/7 The Virtuous Woman, Inc. Service Area: Los Angeles County Languages English We are a Community and Court Advocate with minors and their families that have become victims of Human Trafficking. We offer direct services with placement, resources and emergency housing, and 90- day housing for minors of CSEC that have been placed in group homes or foster homes. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 24

25 YWCA GLA Sexual Assault Crisis Services 920 Atlantic Ave., Suite 100, Long Beach, CA Office: (562) Hotline: (877) Hours: Office hours: 9:00 AM 5:30PM Mon-Fri Saturdays by appointment at Southbay Empowerment Center; Hotline: 24/7 Service Area: South Bay Website: The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Accompaniment (24-hr advocate support at hospitals, law enforcement agencies, and courts), counseling, crisis intervention (24-hr crisis line and community resources), advocacy (intervention with agencies and individuals on behalf of victims/survivors), community education, self-defense classes and Clothesline Project to create T-shirts that depict various forms of violence against women, then publicly display them to "air out the dirty laundry." YWCA GLA Sexual Assault Crisis Services have three Empowerment Centers: South Bay Empowerment Center, Compton Empowerment Center, and Angeles Mesa Empowerment Center. YWCA of the Harbor Area & South Bay 437 W. 9th St., San Pedro, CA (310) Hours: 9:00AM Noon & 1:00PM 4:00PM Website: Service Area: SPA 8/L.A. County To eliminate racism and empower women. We provide child cares services for children ages six weeks to five years old, free mammograms for women over 40 years without insurance, diapers, clothing and baby items for new mothers, clothing for women & girls, teen program for girls years of age, and holiday programs, including Thanksgiving and Christmas Adopt-A-Family, and Breakfast with Santa. Resource Guide for Long Beach Area Service Providers Page 25