The Saint Louis County Police Department and St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department will share the proceeds of a $1 million U.S. Department of Justice grant with three local social service providers to serve victims and enhance the prosecution of human trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Missouri.

These two law enforcement agencies are members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Human Trafficking Task Force in the Eastern District of Missouri. The Task Force also includes local civilian social service partners, known as the RESTeam (Rescue Service Team).   

The Saint Louis-based International Institute, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and the YWCA Sexual Assault Center are the three RESTeam members who joined forces with law enforcement to apply for this competitive award, which was sponsored by the DOJ Office of Victims of Crime and the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funds will be distributed over two years.  

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