Saving Critical Services for Crime Victims: An Op-Ed by Cast CEO Kay Buck
The Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) supports state and local programs aimed providing services to victims of crime, including those who have been trafficked, through the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). Unlike...
View ArticleCAST Nominated for The For Freedom Impact Award
Cast has been nominated for The For Freedom Impact Award, which highlights organizations that Freedom United has partnered closely with on modern slavery campaigns in 2023, raising awareness and...
View ArticleAttorney General Bonta Urges Congress to Offer Funding for Crime Victims
Attorney General Bonta has joined a coalition of attorneys general representing 32 states and territories urging Congress to provide critical support and services to victims and survivors of crime by...
View ArticleHouse overwhelmingly passes Fredrick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention...
In a landslide vote of 414-11, the House of Representatives passed comprehensive legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act for five years and...
View ArticleThe Human Trafficking Legal Center Launches Harriet Tubman Fellowship for...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Human Trafficking Legal Center is thrilled to launch the Harriet Tubman Fellowship. The Fellowship is inspired by Harriet Tubman, the courageous American abolitionist who helped...
View ArticleLegislation authored by Assemblymember Eloise Reyes Requiring California to...
AB 1956, authored by Assemblymember Eloise Reyes, passed unanimously in the Assembly Public Safety Committee. The bill requires California to support funding for essential crime victim services when...
View ArticleIt’s Not Just Celebrities: Cast CEO Kay Buck on Human Trafficking in Light of...
In light of the allegations against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Cast CEO Kay Buck discusses the pervasiveness of human trafficking with Giselle Fernandez on Spectrum News 1. It’s Not Just Celebrities: Kay Buck...
View Article‘Forced Criminality’ in Human Trafficking
What is ‘Forced Criminality’? One of the most misunderstood aspects of human trafficking is “forced criminality.” Also known as criminal exploitation, forced criminality happens when people are coerced...
View ArticleThe Provider Perspectives Study: Exploring the Criminalization of Survivors
For many years, Cast has supported survivors who have experienced criminalization over the course of their lives. Some were arrested or incarcerated before being trafficked, and made vulnerable to...
View ArticleSlavery Still Exists in California. Vote Yes on Prop 6 to End It
Slavery didn’t end in 1865. It only changed forms. In California, slavery as punishment is still legal. Forced prison labor in the United States has its roots in American slavery. Despite the 13th...
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