Strengthening Partnerships
The Institute forges intentional partnerships with entities who can bring additional value to survivor care. Below are some of our important partnerships.
CityGate Network
This network of over 300 Gospel-centered missions serving the homeless and addicted is ideally poised as a partner for anti-trafficking service providers. They are on the frontline and often encounter victims in their centers. The Institute continues to develop training and conference sessions to educate CityGate members on how to identify and respond to possible trafficking survivors, and works to create intentional connections with trafficking shelters to support placement.
Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability (ECFA)
We believe that Christian service providers should uphold the highest standards in governance and financial management, and ECFA is the leader in providing guidance and oversight on those areas of operation. The Institute advocates for all Christian service providers to pursue and maintain accreditation through ECFA. In our partnership, any anti-trafficking ministry who applies to ECFA with the Institute’s endorsement will have their $500 application fee waived.
SE Recovery
Southeast Christian Church’s Recovery Ministry has produced an evidence-based, Biblically-grounded curriculum to walk alongside those who are suffering from distance from God and destructive, addictive behaviors. The Spiritual Pathways© curriculum is offered at no cost to shelter programs within our network.
Southern Methodist University
The Institute for Survivor Care offers a secure, feature-rich National Case Management System (NCMS) that is currently being used by over 35 shelters across the U.S. This tool streamlines and standardizes critical processes such as referral, intake, assessments, service tracking, and outcome measurements. Shelters who utilize this tool agree to share anonymized data with the National Human Trafficking Data Warehouse which is housed at SMU. As a partner with the Institute, SMU’s Data Warehouse allows us to compare our survivor and outcome data with a wide network of other data sources on human trafficking.
Shepherd Press
Staying rooted in Biblical principles while navigating the complex world of trauma and care demands that direct care staff and leaders be perpetual students. Through our partnership with Shepherd Press, Christian service providers are able to take advantage of a 30% discount on their books, audio products, and curriculum. Contact their Customer Service to confirm that you qualify for the discount code.
For questions about any of these partnerships, please email Paula Harper
at pharper@instituteforsurvivorcare.org or call