Initiating Support for Female Victims of Trafficking in Toronto (ISVTT) was a 12-month project aimed at:
· building supports for women who are survivors of human trafficking
· providing information to front line service providers from various sectors about the issue
· creating outreach materials informing survivors of the supports available.
The following document is a report documenting findings and recommendations on how public-sector and voluntary-sector agencies can contribute to and collaborate on support to victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). The report identifies the learning experienced by the Project Coordinator and the Advisory Committee members, the barriers faced in the completion of the project and the rationale of the interventions recommended.
Funding for this Project was provided by the Government of Ontario, Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario Victim Services Secretariat Community Grants Program. The views and opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Ontario. Additional funding was provided by the Canadian Women’s Foundation.
Outreach Materials: There are 4 stories in a set of cards with one side being a letter written by someone seeking support and on the other side, a response from an advocate on what to do.
The cards are available in the following languages:
English, French, Tagolog, Russian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Spanish, Korean,Vietnamese, Punjabi.
Cards are available for free through Springtide Resources. To order email: [email protected] or call 416-968-3422 ext. 24.
Resource details:
This report was written by Margaret Alexander, Program Manager, Springtide Resources.
Project Advisory Committee Members:
Agatha Mason, Intercede
Nora Angeles, Barbara Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
Petra Norris, Women's College Hospital
Valeska Gomez, Nellie's Shelter for Women
Marilyn Oladimeji, Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape
Mawuena Gbesemete, OASIS centre des femmes
Natasha Lindsay and Dorrett Miller, Assaulted Women's Helpline
Loly Rico, FCJ Refugee Centre
Fran Odette, Springtide Resources
Kendra Kusturin, Parkdale Community Health Centre
Clara Ho, Metrac - (Clara initially joined the committee as a representative of Metrac, and continued on as a community consultant to the project after moving on from Metrac)
Thank you to all the Advisory Committee members for your information, expertise and support to this project.
Type/Format of Resource: Report; Evaluation
Category/Topic of interest: Woman Abuse; Human Rights
Population Group: Friends & Family; Victims / Survivors; Health Care Service Providers; Social Service Providers; Legal Service Providers; Immigrant/Refugee Women; Criminal Justice ; Youth; Aboriginal Women
Year of Publication: 2008
Contact Information:
Margaret Alexander
Springtide Resources
t- 416-968-3422 x 24
f- 416-968-2026
tty- 416-968-7335
[email protected]
http://www.springtideresources.com/
Associated Document:
Initiating Support for Female Victims of Human Trafficking in Toronto: Findings & Recommendations
(Acrobat PDF file)
