Here are resources available in Kansas for sex workers seeking support and assistance:
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### **1. SWOP Kansas City (Sex Workers Outreach Project)**
- **Website**: [SWOP Kansas City](https://www.swopusa.org/)
- **Email**: **[
[email protected]](mailto:
[email protected])**
- **Services**:
- Peer support, advocacy, and harm reduction services for sex workers.
- Connections to legal aid, housing, and healthcare resources.
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### **2. Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCSDV)**
- **Website**: [KCSDV](https://www.kcsdv.org/)
- **Phone**: **1-888-363-2287** (24/7 Hotline)
- **Services**:
- Trauma-informed care and advocacy for individuals who have experienced violence or exploitation.
- Support with legal protections, shelter, and safety planning.
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### **3. Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline**
- **Website**: [National Human Trafficking Hotline](https://humantraffickinghotline.org/)
- **Phone**: **1-888-373-7888**
- **Text**: **233733** (Text "HELP" or "INFO")
- **Services**:
- Support for individuals at risk of or experiencing exploitation.
- Confidential assistance connecting to local resources and advocates.
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### **4. Planned Parenthood Great Plains**
- **Website**: [Planned Parenthood Kansas](https://www.plannedparenthood.org/)
- **Phone**: **1-800-230-7526**
- **Services**:
- Sexual health services, including STI testing, contraception, and counseling.
- Support with reproductive health care in a nonjudgmental environment.
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### **5. Legal Aid and Rights Advocacy**
- **Kansas Legal Services**
- **Website**: [Kansas Legal Services](https://www.kansaslegalservices.org/)
- **Phone**: **1-800-723-6953**
- Legal assistance with housing, employment, criminal record expungement, and other civil rights issues.
- **American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas**
- **Website**: [ACLU Kansas](https://www.aclukansas.org/)
- **Phone**: **913-490-4100**
- Advocacy for civil rights and legal support, including protection from discrimination.
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### **6. LGBTQ+ Affirming Support**
- **The Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity**
- **Website**: [The Center of Wichita](https://www.thecenterofwichita.org/)
- **Services**: Safe space and resources for LGBTQ+ individuals, including sex workers.
- **Kansas City Anti-Violence Project (KCAVP)**
- **Website**: [KCAVP](http://www.kcavp.org/)
- **Phone**: **816-561-0550**
- Support for LGBTQ+ individuals experiencing violence or discrimination.
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### **7. Harm Reduction Services**
- **Positive Directions, Inc.**
- **Website**: [Positive Directions](https://positivedirectionsks.com/)
- **Phone**: **316-263-2214**
- Services include harm reduction, HIV/STI testing, and outreach programs for marginalized communities.
- **Safe Streets Wichita**
- **Services**: Community-based harm reduction and outreach services for individuals engaged in sex work.
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### **8. Crisis and Emotional Support**
- **Crisis Text Line**
- **Text**: "HOME" to 741741
- Confidential 24/7 emotional support for individuals in distress.
- **988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline**
- **Phone/Text**: **988**
- Free and confidential emotional support for those in crisis.
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### **9. Survivor Advocacy**
- **Veronica’s Voice (Kansas City, MO)**
- **Website**: [Veronica’s Voice](https://www.veronicasvoice.org/)
- **Phone**: **816-483-7101**
- Survivor-led organization providing support, advocacy, and resources for sex workers and individuals leaving exploitation.
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### **10. National Resources**
- **Sex Workers Project (Urban Justice Center)**
- **Website**: [Sex Workers Project](https://swp.urbanjustice.org/)
- Legal and advocacy resources for sex workers, including those facing criminalization or exploitation.
- **St. James Infirmary**
- **Website**: [St. James Infirmary](https://stjamesinfirmary.org/)
- Online health and advocacy resources tailored to sex workers.
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These organizations provide a range of services including harm reduction, healthcare, legal advocacy, and crisis support. If immediate help is needed, contacting the **Human Trafficking Hotline (1-888-373-7888)** or **SWOP Kansas City** can connect individuals to local resources.