Arc Community Services Inc

ARC RECOVERY ORIENTED FAMILY BASED TREATMENT

THE WISCONSIN ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE (WAHTTF) IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE VICTIM-CENTERED AND TRAUMA-INFORMED RESPONSES AND INVESTIGATIONS IN ALL 72 WISCONSIN (WI) COUNTIES WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING CAPACITY IN THE 46 RURAL AND 25 SMALLEST COUNTIES OUTSIDE OF THE METROPOLITAN MILWAUKEE AREA. 83% OF ALL PERSONS IN WI RESIDE IN THESE LARGELY RURAL 71 COUNTIES WITH SCATTERED METROPOLITAN AREAS. THE FOCUS AREA WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR REGIONS: THE NORTHWEST REGION (32 COUNTIES AND 78% RURAL), THE NORTHEAST REGION (16 COUNTIES AND 62.5% RURAL), THE SOUTHWEST REGION (12 COUNTIES AND 58.4% RURAL), AND THE SOUTHEAST REGION (11 COUNTIES AND 64% URBAN). THE AREA IS HOME TO 64,100 FARMS ON 14.2 MILLION ACRES, 17 MAJOR PORTS OF ENTRY ON THE GREAT LAKES, 1148 WORKING MINES, AND TOLL-FREE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS CONNECTING WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, IOWA, AND ILLINOIS. THIS PROJECT STRENGTHENS THE STATEWIDE RESPONSE TO LABOR TRAFFICKING THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH A NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRIVATE FOUNDATION TO BUILD A LABOR TRAFFICKING (LT) MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM, LEVERAGING THOSE NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES TO CREATE AN LT VICTIM SERVICES NETWORK AND JOINT WAHTTF/LT MDT SUBCOMMITTEE. PROJECT RESPECT, A PROJECT OF ARC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC., IS THE LEAD VICTIM SERVICE APPLICANT. PROJECT RESPECTS SUBRECIPIENTS INCLUDE FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, UNITED MIGRANT OPPORTUNITY SERVICES (UMOS), CONVERGENCE RESOURCE CENTER, FAMILY ADVOCATES, INC., AND AMERICAN INDIANS AGAINST ABUSE (AIAA). WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (DCI) IS THE LEAD LAW ENFORCEMENT. WAHTTF WAS PREVIOUSLY FUNDED IN FY2020 UNDER PURPOSE AREA 1 AND SERVED 12 LABOR TRAFFICKING (LT) AND 85 SEX TRAFFICKING (ST) VICTIMS IN 2020-21; 5 LT, 110 ST VICTIMS IN 2021-2022; AND, FROM 03/01/2022 TO PRESENT, 10 LT, 61 ST VICTIMS. DCI OPENED 1 LT AND 17 ST INVESTIGATIONS IN 2020-2021; 3 LT, 11 ST IN 2021-2022; AND 1 ST FROM 10/2022 12/2022. THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WI OPENED 9 ST CASES AND 0 LT CASES IN 2020; 6 ST, 3 LT IN 2021; 6 ST, 1 LT IN 2022; AND 2 ST FROM 01/2023 TO PRESENT. USAO FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OPENED 5 ST AND LT CASES AND PROSECUTED 6 CASES FROM 10/2020 TO PRESENT.

ARC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. WILL IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT RESPECT ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING: COMPREHENSIVE CARE PROGRAM TO RESPOND TO THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND CASE MANAGEMENT NEEDS OF HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO ADULT AND JUVENILE SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS IN DANE COUNTY, WI AND ADJOINING COUNTIES OF IOWA, COLUMBIA, SAUK, GREEN, ROCK & JEFFERSON.PRIMARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: INTAKE AND ASSESSMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, TREATMENT PLANNING, COUNSELING; ASSESSMENT FOR OTHER SERVICE NEEDS AND PROVISION OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL; PROVIDING ONGOING EMOTIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL SUPPORT, OUTREACH, AND ENGAGEMENT; AND, SPANISH LANGUAGE PROVISION OF ASSESSMENT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS AND TREATMENT PLANNING; INDIVIDUALIZED MENTAL HEALTH TRAUMA THERAPY; IDENTIFICATION OF OTHER SERVICE NEEDS AND PROVIDE SERVICE FACILITATION/CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRALS AND COORDINATION OF CARE.OTHER ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO VICTIMS SERVICE NEEDS INCLUDE TRAINING TO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS, FAITH- AND CIVIL- GROUP IN SERVICE AREA; AND PROVIDE QUARTERLY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MEETINGS WITH REGIONAL GROUP OF PARTNERS INCLUDING AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO TARGET POPULATION AND SURVIVORS.

ARC COMMUNITY SERVICES INC. - RESPECT ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROJECT SUSTAINING CAPACITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

ARC COMMUNITY SERVICES INC. - RESPECT ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROJECT

THE WISCONSIN ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE (NORTHERN WISCONSIN FOCUS)

PROJECT RESPECT

PROJECT RESPECT EXPANSION OF SERVICES TO DOMESTIC VICTIMS OF ALL FORMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.