What you can do if you suspect a case of trafficking or slavery...

If you believe the individual's situation is life threatening, call 911 to report the incident and location.

Contact TVOS Network

TVOS does not operate a hotline and is not able to respond to emergencies. However, if you are in Massachusetts or New England, please contact us to let us know about a suspected case you may have reported to 911 or to get a consultation during regular business hours.

Trafficking Victims Outreach & Services Network
617-448-0993
carol@eyeoftheday.org

Helpful information to assess a suspected case:

• Do you suspect the victim is being abused?
• Who are the victim's employers or captors?
• Does the victim want to leave her situation?
• What type of work or condition of slavery is the victim in?
• At what address is the victim being held?
• What language does the victim speak?

Massachusetts Resources

Our partner agencies are able to respond to Massachusetts based cases:

Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
617-338-2350
www.atask.org

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
617-492-8306
www.barcc.org

Brazilian Immigrant Center
617-783-8001
www.braziliancenter.org

Greater Boston Legal Services
617-371-1234
www.gbls.org

Kol Isha Domestic Violence Project
781-647-5327
www.jfcsboston.org/comm_programs/kol-isha.cfm

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
617-350-5480
www.miracoalition.org

The Network La Red
617-423-SAFE
www.thenetworklared.org

US Resources

For helpful agencies across the US:

NORTHEAST

Trafficking Victims Outreach & Services (TVOS) Network
Boston, MA
617-448-0993
www.eyeoftheday.org/tvos/

Desi's Rising Up & Moving (DRUM)
Queens, NY
718-205-3036
www.drumnation.org

MID-ATLANTIC

Polaris Project
Washington DC
202-547-7909
www.polarisproject.org

MIDWEST

Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center
Chicago, IL
312-660-1370
www.mihrc.org

SOUTHEAST

Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Immokalee, FL
239-657-8311
www.ciw-online.org

WEST

Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
San Francisco, CA
415-567-6255
www.apilegaloutreach.org

Coalition To Abolish Slavery & Trafficking
Los Angeles, CA
213-365-1906
www.castla.org