If you need help now, call the 24/7 National Human Trafficking Hotline:
1-888-3737-888
or text ‘info’ or ‘help’ to
233733 (BEFREE)
Kalamazoo Area Resources
YWCA Kalamazoo.
Need immediate assistance?
24-Hour Crisis Hotline: 269-385-3587
YWCA Kalamazoo’s Victim Services Programs supports survivors of violence from their emergency-immediate needs to future safety plans. They have dedicated staff members to work individually with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking to assist them with their healing process. Advocates meet with survivors to discuss current needs and to refer them to resources and services throughout the community. Additionally, advocates assist with safety planning, court appearance, filling protective orders etc. When it is safe to do so, they try to meet clients where they are.
Office Number: 269-345-5595
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Dispatch.
Any Human Trafficking report that comes in through the dispatch is forwarded to the correct investigator or detective.
269-337-8120
Silent Observer.
Silent Observer encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime by overcoming the two key elements that inhibit community involvement: fear and lack of interest.
269-343-2100
Questions to identify the signs of trafficking.
Are you being forced to work against your will?
Are you being paid less than you were promised?
Are you being told you have to pay off a debt before you may stop working?
Are you being forced to work in a job different from what you were promised?
Do your employers keep your identification, passport, money, and/or cell phone?
Are you being forced to perform sexual acts (porn, web cam, stripping, prostitution) against your will?
Have you been convinced to perform sexual acts but you don’t want to anymore?