South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chair of the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, announced the launch of a statewide certification program for service providers working with human trafficking victims. The new program is in partnership with Safe House Project, a national non-profit providing certification, survivor support, and safe housing options for those that have been trafficked.
Up to 20 programs in South Carolina will receive certification services each year. Eight non-profits will be invited for the first cycle of the process. The State Task Force will include those who receive certification in its online resource directory. Certified programs will also be included in the National Human Trafficking Hotline victim services referral list.
For more information about anti-human trafficking efforts in South Carolina, please visit the State Task Force website at humantrafficking.scag.gov. To report an incident or seek victim services, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888. The Hotline is confidential and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.