From community partners:
"The way the Safety Compass staff works as a team allows them to provide top notch services to their clients. They build communities around their clients and they do their best to have strong relationships with community partners. They work to be knowledgeable on necessary resources. Their 24 hour call out response proves their dedication to the trafficking population and their constant support for their community partners."
"I have appreciated Safety Compass' flexibility in meeting students where they are at literally and figuratively. They have met with students at school, out in the community, and at any stage of their activity in trafficking. Students have felt supported and empowered to reach out for help from their advocates."
"In my experience, my advocate was compassionate, available, reliable, knowledgeable and supportive."
"The availability of Safety Compass whenever I need them is one of their most redeeming qualities. Safety Compass always puts aside whatever it is they're working on at the time to help me; they are always friendly and extremely professional."
"Professional, ethical, and full of integrity. Seeks strong community partnership from all partners. Provides excellent, informed, trauma-informed supports to CSEC population / at-risk population. Integrates faith, nonprofit, agency, state, federal resources into care provided."
"The Advocacy training I received from Safety Compass has transferred beautifully to our work in Indonesia. We built much of our training on what I learned in Esther’s training. It has helped me and our staff understand how to relate to and build trust with survivors: believing in their stories and recognizing their strengths, understanding the trauma bond and loving girls through the hard and good days, (and) honoring who each girl is and recognizing her worth and then walking with her through whatever she needs."
"Trauma-informed interaction with victims of human trafficking in a compassionate manner. Such an important service!"
"The fact that it is community based and supports victims in various situations."
"Focus on a specific population. You are the only ones that do what you do in our region: advocacy for the trafficked population."
"They look for and provide voice to young people who have historically had no voice and who need love, support and compassion. Even when they don't believe they deserve it."
"Allowing our youth to have an avenue of safe reporting and therapy."
"Safety Compass is extremely responsive, collaborative, and flexible. Their approach to advocacy is client centered and empowering."
"The partnership between non-mandatory reporters and mandatory reporters (DHS): Safety Compass can work with a youth and support them in a way that DHS cannot and visa versa. The respect that Safety Compass has for agencies that are mandatory reporters and visa versa, is, in my opinion, what makes the collaboration so strong. "
"Very easy to work with, very knowledgeable."
"Knowledge, accessibility. Clients like the advocates."
"The girls feel well connected to them."
"Trauma informed services to potential victims of trafficking. Ongoing support based on needs."
"The base of knowledge and the capacity for caring are the things that stand out to me about Safety Compass."
"Education about what to watch for regarding potential CSEC youth."
"Friendly, knowledgeable staff."
"Accessibility, easy to work with, great follow through."
"The ability to connect different organizations and resources."
"EVERYTHING!"
"Willingness to participate."
"Consistency, willingness to check in with referrals quickly. Approach with the youth."
From law enforcement:
"Safety Compass has been amazing from day 1. The advocates are patient, well-trained, and compassionate. I continue to be impressed with how the advocates allow the criminal justice process to work and bring their services along side of that instead of interrupting an interview or law enforcement process. The Safety Compass advocates are by far the best I have worked with during my 10 year law enforcement career."
"Cooperation with law enforcement, awareness and forward thinking regarding attempts to fight sex trafficking, excellent follow through, and proactive interaction with partners."
"I can call and not only get an advocate, but also just get advice if I come across a trafficking situation. They are also a great place to help connect investigative resources."
"I enjoy that after making the immediate situation safe we can pass the victim onto a caring and compassionate individual who can lead them through the recovery and safety aspect of their often traumatic incident."
"Professional, well respected and compassionate."
"They have helped me communicate with victims."
"Their availability and the level of their knowledge."
"The way the Safety Compass staff works as a team allows them to provide top notch services to their clients. They build communities around their clients and they do their best to have strong relationships with community partners. They work to be knowledgeable on necessary resources. Their 24 hour call out response proves their dedication to the trafficking population and their constant support for their community partners."
"I have appreciated Safety Compass' flexibility in meeting students where they are at literally and figuratively. They have met with students at school, out in the community, and at any stage of their activity in trafficking. Students have felt supported and empowered to reach out for help from their advocates."
"In my experience, my advocate was compassionate, available, reliable, knowledgeable and supportive."
"The availability of Safety Compass whenever I need them is one of their most redeeming qualities. Safety Compass always puts aside whatever it is they're working on at the time to help me; they are always friendly and extremely professional."
"Professional, ethical, and full of integrity. Seeks strong community partnership from all partners. Provides excellent, informed, trauma-informed supports to CSEC population / at-risk population. Integrates faith, nonprofit, agency, state, federal resources into care provided."
"The Advocacy training I received from Safety Compass has transferred beautifully to our work in Indonesia. We built much of our training on what I learned in Esther’s training. It has helped me and our staff understand how to relate to and build trust with survivors: believing in their stories and recognizing their strengths, understanding the trauma bond and loving girls through the hard and good days, (and) honoring who each girl is and recognizing her worth and then walking with her through whatever she needs."
"Trauma-informed interaction with victims of human trafficking in a compassionate manner. Such an important service!"
"The fact that it is community based and supports victims in various situations."
"Focus on a specific population. You are the only ones that do what you do in our region: advocacy for the trafficked population."
"They look for and provide voice to young people who have historically had no voice and who need love, support and compassion. Even when they don't believe they deserve it."
"Allowing our youth to have an avenue of safe reporting and therapy."
"Safety Compass is extremely responsive, collaborative, and flexible. Their approach to advocacy is client centered and empowering."
"The partnership between non-mandatory reporters and mandatory reporters (DHS): Safety Compass can work with a youth and support them in a way that DHS cannot and visa versa. The respect that Safety Compass has for agencies that are mandatory reporters and visa versa, is, in my opinion, what makes the collaboration so strong. "
"Very easy to work with, very knowledgeable."
"Knowledge, accessibility. Clients like the advocates."
"The girls feel well connected to them."
"Trauma informed services to potential victims of trafficking. Ongoing support based on needs."
"The base of knowledge and the capacity for caring are the things that stand out to me about Safety Compass."
"Education about what to watch for regarding potential CSEC youth."
"Friendly, knowledgeable staff."
"Accessibility, easy to work with, great follow through."
"The ability to connect different organizations and resources."
"EVERYTHING!"
"Willingness to participate."
"Consistency, willingness to check in with referrals quickly. Approach with the youth."
From law enforcement:
"Safety Compass has been amazing from day 1. The advocates are patient, well-trained, and compassionate. I continue to be impressed with how the advocates allow the criminal justice process to work and bring their services along side of that instead of interrupting an interview or law enforcement process. The Safety Compass advocates are by far the best I have worked with during my 10 year law enforcement career."
"Cooperation with law enforcement, awareness and forward thinking regarding attempts to fight sex trafficking, excellent follow through, and proactive interaction with partners."
"I can call and not only get an advocate, but also just get advice if I come across a trafficking situation. They are also a great place to help connect investigative resources."
"I enjoy that after making the immediate situation safe we can pass the victim onto a caring and compassionate individual who can lead them through the recovery and safety aspect of their often traumatic incident."
"Professional, well respected and compassionate."
"They have helped me communicate with victims."
"Their availability and the level of their knowledge."