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Today, the AHLA Foundation revealed the 2024-2025 No Room for Trafficking (NRFT) Survivor Fund grantees, selecting eight community-based organizations dedicated to aiding human trafficking survivors. This year’s grantees were announced at the third annual NRFT Summit, held on the United Nations’ World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which is part of a global campaign calling for swift action to end child trafficking.
“The No Room for Trafficking Survivor Fund is a first for our industry, and already, it’s a powerful example of collective impact and what we can achieve when the industry comes together,” AHLA Foundation President Anna Blue shared. “This year, we were able to double the total awarded funds from $500,000 in 2023 to $1M in 2024 and invite over 40 community-based organizations to apply.”
2024-2025 Survivor Fund Grantees:
3 Strands Global: Provides survivors with workforce development, training, and career placement services.
Empowered Network: Supports survivors by addressing societal barriers through advocacy and tactical funding, helping them achieve economic freedom.
New Friends New Life: Offers trauma-informed counseling, case management, economic empowerment services, and access to emergency services.
Rebecca Bender Initiative: Trains law enforcement, community leaders, professionals, and families to identify and properly resource those affected by trafficking.
Restore, NYC, Inc.: Provides job placement, entrepreneurship, and career development services.
University of Maryland SAFE Center: Delivers survivor-centered and trauma-informed services to empower trafficking survivors to heal and reclaim their lives.
Transitional Support
The total awarded also includes transitional support to 2023-2024 grantee organizations, Safe House Project, and Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST).
Additional Microgrants
In addition to the Survivor Fund awards to community-based organizations providing direct services to survivors, AHLA Foundation also awarded microgrants for specific material purchases to 10 organizations that support the development, empowerment, and economic independence of survivors.
Impact Report
The AHLA Foundation recently shared quantitative and qualitative data demonstrating the impact made by the inaugural NRFT Survivor Fund grantees in 2023-2024. In just one year, the NRFT Survivor Fund supported nearly 650 survivors with workforce training, employment preparedness, and emergency exit services.
NRFT Advisory Council
The NRFT Advisory Council Co-Chairs, Joan Bottarini, Chief Financial Officer at Hyatt, and Farah Bhayani, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at G6 Hospitality, parent company of Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, spotlighted the grantees at the Summit. “On behalf of the NRFT Advisory Council, we are honored to celebrate the community-based organizations providing much-needed emergency and safety support services, personal aid, or employment assistance to human trafficking survivors.”
Supporting Companies
The NRFT Advisory Council and Survivor Fund supporting companies include Aimbridge, Choice Hotels, Extended Stay America, G6 Hospitality, Hilton Global Foundation, Hyatt Hotels Foundation, IHG Hotels & Resorts, The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, Marriott International, Real Hospitality Group, Red Roof, Sonesta, Summit Foundation, Vision Hospitality Group, and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
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