The County of San Diego Public Safety Group Executive Office is soliciting proposals for a contractor to deliver peer support navigation services for survivors of labor and sex trafficking in San Diego County. The selected organization will employ trained peer specialists with lived experience of trafficking or exploitation to provide individualized navigation, accompany clients to appointments, help access benefits and entitlements, provide crisis support, and connect survivors to long-term service providers. Services must be available in English and Spanish and must be provided using a trauma-informed, survivor-centered approach. This contract replaces expiring Contract #573257.
• Trauma-informed care model documented in organizational policy • Peer specialists with lived experience and completed peer support training (40+ hours) • Bilingual (English/Spanish) peer specialists required • Background clearances for all staff (note: criminal record consideration consistent with lived-experience hiring practices) • Mandated reporter training for all staff • Secure, HIPAA-compliant client case management system • 24-hour crisis line or on-call peer support availability • General Liability Insurance: $1,000,000 per occurrence • MOU or referral agreements with housing, legal, and health providers • Monthly service reports: clients served, services navigated, outcomes achieved • Participation in San Diego County Human Trafficking Task Force meetings
Eligible applicants include nonprofits, social service agencies, and community-based organizations with documented experience providing direct services to human trafficking survivors. Peer specialists must have lived experience relevant to the population served and must complete required training before deployment.
The County of San Diego Public Safety Group Executive Office seeks a contractor to provide trauma-informed peer support and resource navigation services to help survivors of human trafficking access housing, healthcare, legal aid, and social services.