Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Safe House Project
Legal Name (if Different): Safe House Project Inc
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 1340 North Great Neck Road Suite 1272-162
City: Virginia Beach
State: Virginia
Postal Code: 23454
Main Phone: 507-769-0819
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.safehouseproject.org
Employer ID Number: 82-3487081
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/24/2026
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Emergency Support for Minor Trafficking Victims
Project Description:

Safe House Project is seeking funding to support our Emergency Support Program, which provides crisis response, stabilization, and safe house placement to victims of human trafficking in the United States. Every year, hundreds of thousands of children and youth are trafficked in the U.S., but fewer than one percent are identified. Even those few identified victims remain at high risk, with 80% being trafficked again due to an extreme lack of access to immediate, trauma-informed care.

Minor and young adult trafficking victims face overwhelming barriers to freedom. Victims frequently experience malnutrition, untreated or inadequately treated injuries, STIs, and long-term neurological and psychological conditions as a direct result of prolonged abuse. On top of these challenges, many victims face threats of violence and retaliation if they try to escape, and most will become homeless in the process. Minor victims face additional challenges, as they often must navigate complex family dynamics, custody issues, and serious financial constraints. Without immediate, comprehensive support, very few trafficking victims are able to successfully escape exploitation.

The Emergency Support Program was designed by survivor leaders on our staff to directly dismantle these challenges. As soon as they first contact our Survivor Support Team, trafficking victims are provided with safe exit coordination, temporary shelter and transportation, basic necessities, medical care, mental and behavioral health stabilization, addiction care, and full coordination of placement in a trafficking-specific, long-term safe house program. By offering all of these services simultaneously, Safe House Project minimizes the barriers that victims face to safely and permanently escaping their traffickers, and coordinates direct access to the specialized care they need to heal.

A $10,000 grant from the Hermanowski Foundation will directly support at least 12 minor victims of trafficking as they exit exploitation, ensuring that they have real opportunities for safety, healing, and freedom.

Total Project Budget: $2,957,537

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): The national Emergency Support Program is funded through a diverse mix of private foundations, corporate partners, individual donors, and state and city governments. To date, $1,078,637 has been committed toward our total $2,957,537 program budget, with $1,900,400 in submitted proposals pending decision.

Project Duration: 1/1/2027 to 12/31/2027
Geographical Area Served: Primarily Virginia & Florida, with possible impact nationwide
Age Group To Be Served: Children & youth ages 13-21

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.):
Contact First Name: Becca
Contact Last Name: Strobel
Contact Title: Research & Development Manager
Contact Phone: 406-281-0889
Contact Email: rebecca@safehouseproject.org