In 2013, the Phoenix City Council created the Mayor's Human Trafficking Task Force, championed and chaired by Councilman Jim Waring.
Human Trafficking Awareness
The Compass Plan
The City of Phoenix adopted and implemented a roadmap called "The Compass Plan" to combat human trafficking, which focuses on four key areas:
- Law Enforcement
- Victim Services
- Training
- Awareness and Outreach
City of Phoenix Efforts to Serve Victims of Trafficking
In 2016, the Human Services Department's Family Advocacy Center partnered with the Phoenix Police Department's Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) Unit to provide a Human Trafficking Victim Advocate fully-embedded within the HEAT Unit. The Human Trafficking Victim Advocate is able to offer supportive services to any suspected survivor of human trafficking.
In November 2017, the Phoenix Housing Department opened the Phoenix Starfish Place, a permanent supportive housing for women who have experienced sex trafficking and their children.
Additional Information
- If you suspect human trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 or text 233733
- To speak with a Victim Advocate, please contact the Phoenix Family Advocacy Center: 602-534-2120
2120 N Central Ave # 250, Phoenix, AZ 85004 - Phoenix Dream Center, Where Hope Lives Program: (602) 516-0033
- Sojourner Center 24-hour crisis helpline: (602) 244-0089
- A New Leaf domestic violence shelter hotline: (844) SAFEDVS
- International Rescue Committee Phoenix: (623) 332-0013
- Training and Resources United to Stop Trafficking (TRUST): (844) 878-7829
- Arizona Legal Women and Youth Services Hotline: (602) 248-7055
- Catholic Charities D.I.G.N.I.T.Y. Diversion Program: (602) 258-2785
- Community Bridges (substance abuse) 24/7 Access to Care: (877) 931-9142
- La Frontera- EMPACT Crisis Hotline: (800) 273-8255
- Red Rover Red Rover "Stop Organized Slavery": redroversos.org
The City of Phoenix partners with many local organizations to improve survivor services, raise public awareness and facilitate professional training.
- A Training Tool for Mental Health Providers
- A Training Tool for Parole Officers
- A Training Tool for Child Protective Services
- A Training Tool for EMS Providers
- A Training Tool for Health Care Providers
- A Training Tool for School Educators and Administrators
- A Training Tool for School Educators and Administrators, and Support Staff
- A Training Tool for Parents of Teens
- A Training Tool for Parents of Teens (Spanish)
- A Training Tool on Labor Trafficking
- A Training Tool on Labor Trafficking (Spanish)
- A Training Tool on Labor Trafficking (Arabic)
- Teen Sex Trafficking Awareness Training
Contact Us
For questions about the Compass Plan, Human Trafficking Task Force or to learn how you can help end sex trafficking in our community, please contact us.
Email: copstrategicinitiatives@phoenix.gov