Alight-Alliance To Lead Impact In Global Human Trafficking

TO EMPOWER HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS BY CONNECTING THEM TO PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES SO THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN CONTINUE ON THEIR JOURNEY TO TRUE FREEDOM

MOBILIZING JUSTICE:THE ALIGHT MOBILIZING JSUTICE PROGRAM CONNECTS SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES FROM SPECIALIZED PRO BONO ATTORNEYS.IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, ALIGHT PROVIDED SERVICES TO 140 VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND THEIR APPROXIMATELY 168 DEPENDENTS/CHILDREN ON 264 LEGAL CASES. A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 308 INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY TRAFFICKING BENEFITED FROM THE LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED. ALIGHT WORKED WITH 1,647 VETTED PRO BONO ATTORNEYS IN THE ALIGHT LEGAL NETWORK REPRESENTING EXPERTISE IN OVER 20 LEGAL AREAS, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL ATTORNEYS TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS ACROSS THE U.S.IN REPONSE TO THE SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF NEED AND REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM PARTNERS, ALIGHT CONTINUED TO PURSUE ITS PROGRAM GOAL OF EXPANSION TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. ALIGHT CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE NATIONAL SURVIVOR ADVISORY COUNCIL, COMPOSED OF FOUR SURVIVIOR LEADERS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT STATES TO PROVIDE INSIGHTS FROM THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE TO IMPROVE PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT ALIGHTS RESPONSIBLE SCALING.WE ARE GREATLY STRENGTHENED BY THE GENEROUS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ALLOW ALIGHT TO OPERATE EFFICIENTLY AND BENEFIT AS MANY LIVES AS POSSIBLE. ALIGHTS VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS PROVIDED SPECIALIZED SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS. ADDITIONALLY, ORGANIZATIONAL VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION VALUED AT $44,904.IN THE INTEREST OF SURVIVOR PRIVACY AND SERVICE EXPEDIENCY, FULSOME DATA COLLECTION FROM SURVIVORS AND PARTNERS AT THE TIME OF SERVICE MAY BE LIMITED. THERE ARE OCCASIONS THAT ALIGHT OBTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REVISES RESULTS ACCORDINGLY.

NATIONAL SURVIVOR LAW COLLECTIVE: AT THE HEIGHT OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC IN 2020, ALIGHT FOUNDED THE NATIONAL SURVIVOR LAW COLLECTIVE (NSL COLLECTIVE) ALONG WITH OTHER U.S. ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF ALL FORMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, REGARDLESS OF GENDER IDENTITY, NATIONALITY OR AGE.THE NSL COLLECTIVE WORKS TO PROVIDE A STRONG COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO THIS POPULATIONS LEGAL AND OTHER NEEDS ACROSS THE U.S. THE NSL COLLECTIVE OPERATES THE ONLY NATIONAL LISTSERV OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING-FOCUSED LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS.IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, ALIGHT AND OTHER CO-FOUNDERS PRESENTED THE FINDINGS OF THE LEGAL DESERTS 2.0 REPORT AT THE 2024 PRO BONO INSTITUTE CONFERENCE, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDRESSING THE LACK OF LEGAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO SURVIVORS.

TRAININGS:ALIGHTS TRAINING PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE REALITY THAT WORKING WITH AN ATTORNEY CAN BE TRAUMATIC FOR A SURVIVOR AND/OR FOSTER COMPASSION FATIGUE FOR ATTORNEYS BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT TRAUMA INFORMED REPRESENTATION AND CULTURALLY-COMPETENT LEGAL SERVICES. IN DOING SO, THE PROGRAM IMPROVES HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS ACCESS TO JUSTICE.IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, ALIGHT PROVIDED OR FACILITATED THE PROVISION OF TRAININGS TO SUPPORT OVER 380 ATTORNEYS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, ANTI-TRAFFICKING EXPERTS, LAW STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.THE VENUES INCLUDED THE PRO BONO INSTITUTE, ON-SITE LAW FIRM PRESENTATIONS, THE LARIMER COUNTY MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE MEETING AND THE COLORADO SOCIAL LEGISLATION COMMITTEE MEETING.