Our Mission :
The NY Anti-Trafficking Network has provided direct services to over 300 survivors of trafficking and advocated on issues of trafficking in persons since 2002. As the first coalition in New York to engage in advocacy on issues relating to trafficked persons in New York, the Network aims to bring together the voices of those who have first-hand experience of the injustices of human trafficking, who work consistently to meet the needs of trafficked persons, and who advocate for a more humane and responsive policy towards trafficked persons. Our membership currently includes over 90 organizations and individuals advocating on behalf of survivors of trafficking and other forms of violence.
The Network is a coalition of diverse service providers and advocates in New York dedicated to ending human trafficking and coordinating resources for trafficked persons. It seeks to establish dialogue and discuss service options in a range of cases and enable cross-communication regarding each agency's work with trafficked persons.
We provide direct services to trafficked persons; technical assistance to attorneys, case managers, and other service providers who work with trafficked persons; train law enforcement and non-governmental organizations on issues relating to trafficking in persons; outreach in communities to provide resources and information on trafficking in persons; and engage in policy advocacy on these issues.
The New York Anti-Trafficking Network is guided by the following principles:
- Recognizing that sustainable change and improved response to trafficked persons requires increased capacity of network partners working in concert to support trafficked persons.
- Developing new ways of working together to deliver services, share information, identify resources, and advocate, is pivotal to an effective response to trafficked persons.
- Educating service providers, law enforcement, governmental entities and the general public is critical to reaching trafficked persons.