If you suspect someone in the Denver metro area is being trafficked or exploited, knowing exactly who to call and what to do first can make the difference between a safe intervention and a missed opportunity. This directory brings together the region’s key hotlines, shelters, and survivor services in one place, along with a practical checklist for responding.

Step 1: Know the Hotlines

Save these numbers now, before you need them. Advocates are available 24/7 and can walk you through next steps even if you aren’t certain a trafficking situation is occurring.

• National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888, or text 233733 (BeFree).
• Colorado Human Trafficking Hotline (Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking): (866) 455-5075, or text (720) 999-9724.
• Covered Colorado Text Hotline (Denver metro): (720) 999-5075, or text HELP/INFO to (720) 999-9724.
• In immediate danger: call 911.

Step 2: Know Where Survivors Can Go

The Denver metro area has a growing network of shelters and transitional housing programs, each serving slightly different needs. Knowing which one fits a given situation helps you make a faster, more useful referral.

• Covered Colorado (Aurora): transitional housing, crisis counseling, mentoring, and court support for trafficking and abuse survivors.
• Voluntad (Denver): community-based case management, trauma recovery support, and peer specialists for trafficking survivors metro-wide.
• Tessa: a trusted resource supporting women healing from exploitation, trauma, and related instability through safe housing and restorative care.
• Open Door Ministries (Denver): four safe houses supporting women transitioning from homelessness, addiction, and exploitation.
• The Upper Room: Christ-centered sober living for single women, pregnant mothers, and mothers with children experiencing homelessness or exploitation.
• Rose Andom Center (RAC): domestic violence and trafficking overlap support, including legal and advocacy services.

Step 3: A Response Checklist for Community Members

Use this checklist if you believe someone you know may be experiencing trafficking or coercion.

• Notice patterns without labeling. Look for isolation, financial control, monitoring, or inconsistent stories.
• Create a safe, private moment to talk, away from shared devices or people who might overhear.
• Ask open questions and listen without pushing for details or offering ultimatums.
• Document what you observe (dates, patterns, statements) and keep those notes private and secure.
• Offer practical support: a code word, a safe contact list, help storing documents, or a ride to an appointment.
• Connect the person to a hotline or local partner listed above once they are ready. Never force the pace.
• If there is any immediate danger, call 911 without hesitation.

Why Long-Term Support Matters Most

Emergency shelter and crisis response are critical, but survivors’ greatest need is often what comes after: sustained, relational support during the months and years of healing. Re-fined focuses specifically on this stage, partnering with organizations across this directory to walk alongside survivors as they rebuild their lives in the Denver metro community.

References

1. Women’s Directory, “Covered Colorado – Emergency Shelters,” womensdirectory.org.
2. Women’s Directory, “Voluntad,” womensdirectory.org.
3. Re-fined, “Partners,” re-fined.org.
4. Women’s Directory, “Colorado’s Human Trafficking Hotline,” womensdirectory.org.
5. National Human Trafficking Hotline, “Colorado,” humantraffickinghotline.org.
6. Denver Alliance, “Resources,” denveralliance.org.