About Us
Together, We Restore Hope and Freedom
The Washington Anti-Trafficking Response Network (WARN) is a coalition of non-governmental organizations that provide direct services and intensive case management to victims of human trafficking in Washington State. Since 2004, WARN has assisted survivors of sex and/or labor trafficking to live out their desired lives without re-victimization.
The International Rescue Committee in Washington leads the WARN coalition of organizations working together to serve survivors of trafficking and to increase victim identification. Our partners are API Chaya and Real Escape from the Sex Trade (REST). IRC, API Chaya, and REST collaborate to offer a range of services for survivors as they work to meet their needs following a trafficking situation.
It is invaluable for WARN to be a coalition of community-based agencies and teams serving people vulnerable to human trafficking. This allows WARN to share information about available services with these communities, to provide low-barrier access to services, and also to provide linguistically and culturally informed services to victims and survivors of human trafficking. Additionally, each WARN partner brings unique expertise and capacity to serve clients, allowing for the provision of comprehensive services that meet a greater scope of needs.
Partners
Each WARN member brings specialized skills and experience to the coalition, and WARN is better positioned to serve survivors of human trafficking because of the unique backgrounds of each team.
- International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Washington is predominantly a refugee and asylee resettlement agency and specializes in working with refugee and immigrant populations who have experienced labor trafficking.
- API Chaya empowers survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking by educating and working closely with South Asian, Asian, Pacific Islander, and all immigrant communities; their team specializes in serving foreign-born survivors of labor trafficking.
- Real Escape from the Sex Trade, or REST, provides services rooted in a relationship-first and needs-based model to support the self-sufficiency of survivors of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation.
WARN IRC is a co-founder of Washington Advisory Council on Trafficking (WashACT), and co-chairs the task force alongside the Seattle Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.
WashACT is an anti-trafficking task force comprised of partners who represent many possible ways to support the diverse needs a survivor may have after they leave their trafficking situation. WashACT’s mission is to ensure that victims of trafficking receive all resources available to them and that human traffickers are identified, investigated and prosecuted to the utmost extent of the law. WashACT’s multi-disciplinary members work in healthcare, immigration law, direct service providers, law enforcement agencies, prosecutor’s offices, victim support and more. To get involved, explore the WashACT site and attend a WashACT info session!