Coalition To Abolish Slavery & Trafficking

Legal services:cast attorneys empower survivors to assert their legal rights and choose appropriate remedies to rebuild their lives. The legal services program works collaboratively with survivors, community-based organizations, public-interest attorneys and numerous government agencies to ensure survivors of human trafficking are provided culturally-sensitive, victim-centered legal representation. Along with its in-house legal team, cast's pro bono attorneys dedicate their time and talent assisting with immigration advocacy, criminal victim-witness advocacy, civil litigation, family law and cutting edge policy. Cast's comprehensive training and technical assistance (tta) program is designed to provide expertise and training for service advocates on the full spectrum of legal remedies available to human trafficking victims through individualized technical assistance, in-person training and regular working group calls. Cast tta is now offering free support to attorneys and social service providers assisting trafficking survivors with legal needs in the following areas of law: immigration, criminal re-entry, reporting to law enforcement, ethics, criminal victim witness advocacy, program support, referrals, civil and more.

Advocacy and research:drawing from nearly two decades of direct experience with victims of human trafficking, cast has catalyzed first-of-its-kind legislation and has won the respect and partnership of a diverse group of policy leaders. Cast begins all its policy initiatives by engaging its main constituents-survivors themselves. These initiatives center on survivor experiences and highlight survivor advocacy. Cast not only introduces anti-trafficking legislation, but also works hard to ensure policy implementation. In addition, cast has a research and evaluation program that address anti-trafficking practice, analyzing needs, outcomes, and data to support better policies and services for survivors.