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Confirmed trafficking cases reported in our county last year

347

Mercer County, 2025

01 / Vision & Mission
Our Vision

A county where no survivor walks the path from exploitation to freedom alone.

We believe every person who has been trafficked deserves more than survival — they deserve restoration. Freed exists to close the gap between crisis and community, between the moment someone escapes and the day they reclaim their life.

Founded 2016 · Mercer County, NJ

Freed volunteers assembling care kits at a community table, hands folding hygiene items into brown paper bags

Volunteers assembling care kits — Spring 2025 drive

847 kits distributed this year

Crisis Hotline

Our 24/7 bilingual hotline received 1,204 calls last year. Trained responders triage every call and dispatch case workers within 4 hours for verified emergencies.

1,204

Calls answered in 2025

Case Density Map — Mercer County
High Moderate Low

ZIP-code level, 2025 reported cases

"The first night in the safe house, someone left the porch light on. I didn't know what safety felt like until that moment. Freed didn't just give me a bed — they gave me back my name."

— Survivor, age 24. Name withheld by request.

Served: 2024

Our Growth
2016

Single hotline launched

3 volunteers

2018

First safe house opened

Capacity: 6 beds

2020

Legal advocacy program

47 court cases

2022

Identity restoration services

112 IDs restored

2024

Fourth safe house opened

Total capacity: 28 beds

2025

500+ survivors served

Milestone reached

Safe Houses

Four county-wide locations offering 28 beds, trauma-informed care staff, and a 90-day stabilization program with case management.

28

Beds available

94%

Stay completion

A case worker in professional attire reviewing documents in a courthouse hallway, preparing for survivor advocacy

Legal advocacy — 2025 term

63 survivors represented in court this year

Cumulative Impact — Since 2016

0

survivors served — and still counting.

0

Identities restored

0

Court cases won

4

Safe houses operating

02 / Programs

Four pillars.
One unbroken chain from crisis to freedom.

01

Crisis Response

Our bilingual hotline and rapid-response case workers meet survivors at the moment of escape — not days later.

Average response time: 3.8 hours from first call to safe placement.

1,204

Hotline calls answered

A case worker speaking on a phone late at night, notebook open, face lit by desk lamp glow
02

Safe Housing

Four residential safe houses across Mercer County, staffed 24/7 with trauma-informed care specialists.

90-day stabilization program. 94% of residents complete their stay.

28

Beds across 4 locations

A modest but warm residential home exterior at dusk, porch light on, surrounded by mature trees
03

Legal Advocacy

Certified advocates accompany survivors through every court appearance, providing testimony support and legal navigation.

63 cases argued this year. 89% favorable outcome rate for survivors.

89%

Favorable case outcomes

Two advocates reviewing legal documents together at a wooden table in a well-lit office
04

Identity Restoration

We navigate the bureaucratic maze of replacing documents, establishing credit, and reclaiming legal identity.

Birth certificates, Social Security cards, state IDs — from scratch, at no cost to survivors.

312

Identities fully restored

A person holding a newly issued state identification card, face obscured for privacy, warm afternoon light
03 / Partners & Community

The porch light stays on
because of our community.

23 partners

Faith Communities

Churches and congregations providing volunteers, space, and care kit drives.

  • St. Michael's Episcopal
  • Riverside Community Church
  • Temple Beth El
  • Grace Covenant
14 partners

Corporate Partners

Businesses funding programs, providing legal pro bono, and hosting career placement.

  • Hamilton Law Group
  • Meridian Bank
  • Apex Staffing
  • Northgate Realty
6 partners

Academic Partners

Universities providing field placement, research, and clinical supervision.

  • Rider University
  • The College of NJ
  • Princeton Theological
  • Rowan University

Where do you fit?

Volunteer

Case work support, care kit assembly, hotline training, court accompaniment, and more.

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Field Placement

MSW and BSW students: earn supervised hours with our licensed clinical team.

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Corporate Giving

Designate Freed as your CSR partner. We provide full impact reporting for your annual giving portfolio.

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