Resources

GET HELP

Are you, or someone you know in need of urgent, confidential help?

If you are looking for immediate help, call the Safe Place hotline at 1-800-422-8336 or text “SAFE” and your current location to 44357 for the nearest Safe Place site

Or email [email protected]

Community Advocates are available 24/7 to take referrals for trafficked youth in King County.

If you see something suspicious, report it. Here are some available resources:

LOCALLY:

• Call 911 or the local non-emergency line
• Call the Organization for Prostitution Survivors’ 24-hour hotline at 206-853-6243

STATEWIDE:

• Call the National Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text “Be Free”
• Contact National Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678

 

FACT SHEETS

• Know the Facts

• Myths and Facts of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

• Legalization

• Domestic Violence and Prostitution

 

INTERNET SAFETY

All parents and caregivers need to be well educated about technology and social media topics, and set very clear limits with children on those subjects.  Places to start:

• Net Smartz has lots of resources & tips sheets in English and Spanish 
• Connect Safely has resources & tips sheets in English & Spanish, and a Spanish option for the full site in the menu bar
• Your Brain on Porn is recommended by Certified Sex Offender Treatment Professional Tim Kahn addressing issues of youth viewing porn  
• National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth lists many agencies providing advice on this topic
• Highline School District resources for youth and parents on digital & media literacy
• Online games that helps teach internet safety:  Play Interland – Be Internet Awesome and FBI – SOS
• Missing Kids has instructions on how to ask different social media sites to remove content  
• The Parents’ Corner at Welcome 2 Reality has online contracts for parents & youth, a guide to emojis and text abbreviations, & information on cyber-bullying
• Take it Down allows people to request removals of sexually explicit pictures taken before they were 18. 

REQUEST A GINNY FUND GRANT

Grant applications may only be submitted by service providers, community advocates, and law enforcement on behalf of a survivor. To request a grant, please complete our Ginny Fund Application and submit.

THE EMPOWERMENT FUND APPLICATION

 

Empowerment Fund applications should be submitted by service providers or community advocates in collaboration with the survivor. Please see the FAQ sheet for more information. Empowerment Fund Application