Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)
Office Hours (9am-5pm, M-F)9am-6pm M-F
P.O. Box 8782, Silver Spring MD, 20907
States where the organization has representation or a license to practice law
- Maryland
Summary
Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) is the federally recognized state sexual assault coalition and provides policy advocacy, technical assistance, training, outreach, and prevention. MCASA’s Sexual Assault Legal Institute (SALI) provides direct legal services for victims and survivors of sexual violence, including human sex trafficking.Location(s) of the organization
- Maryland
Type of Organization
- Human Trafficking Training/Technical Assistance
- Legal Services
- Policy Advocacy: State
Specialized Competency
- Human Sex Trafficking
Target Populations and Restrictions
Populations Served
Domestic, ForeignLanguage Capabilites
French, English, SpanishTarget Populations
Youth
- Serve all genders
Adult
- Serve all genders
Service Restrictions
Type of Trafficking Restrictions: Only sex trafficking
Other: Clients must be survivors of sexual violence
Direct Victim Services
Basic Necessities
- Safety planning
Language Services
- Interpretation and or translation services for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) clients
- Interpretation and or translation services for monolingual (non-English) speakers
- Interpretation and or translation services for blind, deaf, hard-of hearing
Legal Services
- Civil legal advocacy
- Criminal justice support/advocacy
- Crisis or emergency services (includes crisis intervention)
- Employment / Wage assistance
- Immigration advocacy/assistance
- Law enforcement advocacy
- Legal aid/pro bono services for disability services
- Legal aid/pro bono services for housing
- Victim advocacy (includes vacating convictions, crime victim's rights and services, & explanation of legal rights and protections)
Job/Internships
- Volunteers
- Unpaid internships