Project Free was founded in 2007 to specifically serve the increasing number of survivors of human trafficking that came to Womankind, then the New York Asian Women's Center, for help. Today, the program is led by Mary Caparas and provides support in 18+ Asian languages and Spanish. Survivors have access to a wide array of services including trauma-informed counseling, immigration legal services, trafficking-related financial assistance, economic empowerment, and so much more.
Womankind's many contributions to the anti-human trafficking field includes our advocates' work, the annual HT conference, membership in the
Freedom Network USA national coalition, and being a steering committee member of the
New York Anti-Trafficking Network.