Amara Legal Center

Name

Amara Legal Center

Provider Type

Direct Services Agency

Service Provider Type

Anti-Trafficking; Sexual Abuse/Assault; Crime Victims

Populations Served

Adult; Citizen/Legal Permanent Resident; Female; Foreign National; Labor Trafficking; Male; Minor (Under 18); Sex Trafficking; Transgender Female-to-Male; Transgender Male-to-Female

Populations Served Notes

We serve any survivor of sex trafficking regardless of any other identifying characteristic who have a state-level criminal or civil legal issue in the DC metropolitan area.

May also assist with labor trafficking and labor exploitation, but they are just opening those services and their capacity will be limited

Visas Served

H-2A Visa Holders; H-2A Visa Holders; H-2B Visa Holders - Forestry; G-5 Visa Holders; A-3 Visa Holders; H-2B Visa Holders; J-1 Visa Holders

Geographic Service Area

Washington D.C. and bordering Maryland and Virginia counties.

Public Phone

Main: (240) 257-6492
Hotline: (240) 257-6492

Hotline Details

Intake to assess and assign attorney. Monday-Friday, 9-5

Secondary Email

info@amaralegal.org

Website

Languages

English

Funding

OVC Human Trafficking Victim Services; State-level anti-trafficking funding; Private anti-trafficking funding

Mission Statement

Amara Legal Center provides free legal services to individuals whose rights have been violated while involved in commercial sex, whether involvement was by coercion, necessity, choice, or otherwise, in the D.C. metropolitan area.

Human Trafficking Hotline Statistics

50,123

signals were received by the Hotline in 2021. Includes calls, texts, and online chats and tips.

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