Fort Worth

Shared Hope International conducted an assessment in the Fort Worth/Tarrant County area to examine the practices and procedures used to identify and deliver services to victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking - American children who are exploited for commercial sex. The Fort Worth Assessment may serve as a springboard to action for the Fort Worth Human Trafficking Task Force including the larger North Texas Anti-Trafficking Task Force and the community in order to prioritize the identification and protection of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking victims in the Fort Worth area.

In 2005, over 30 area law enforcement agencies and social service providers formed the North Texas Anti-Trafficking Task Force (NTATT) to develop working relationships that led to the increase of victim-centered rescue and restoration of human trafficking victims. In 2006, Fort Worth was selected to receive a grant from the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance to construct a localized human trafficking task force that would comprise of entities from both law enforcement and social services in order to effectively combat human trafficking in Fort Worth.  

Click the links below to download more information:

The Fort Worth Assessment (full color)

The Fort Worth Assessment (printer friendly)

The Fort Worth Fact Sheet