Red Cord Initiative Receives $12,700 Grant from the Texas Bar Foundation
Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (News Release) - The Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation has received a $12,700 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to expand legal services for victims of human trafficking through its Red Cord Initiative. The funding will support family reunification, immigration processes, and criminal record relief, providing survivors with the resources needed to rebuild their lives and restore independence.
The Red Cord Initiative is a community-based program dedicated to supporting adults experiencing labor and/or sex trafficking and other forms of commercial sexual exploitation. Red Cord offers intensive case management, crisis response, safety planning, counseling, and health services, while connecting clients to resources such as housing, job training, and medical or behavioral health care.
Through outreach, education, and advocacy, Red Cord helps survivors address the behavioral, environmental, and psychological challenges that contribute to cycles of exploitation. Staff meet clients “where they are,” providing trauma-informed, harm-reduction services designed to promote safety, healing, and long-term stability. Since 2013, Red Cord has assisted more than 400 individuals through crisis intervention, case management, therapy, and essential needs like food, clothing, and healthcare.
If you or someone you know needs help, please contact the Red Cord Team at (361) 462-5545.
If you or someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline at (888) 373-7888 or text 233733 for 24/7 confidential help.
For community education or training on human trafficking prevention, please contact Alison Johnson, Director of Community Health Outreach (361) 814-2001 ext. 208 or e-mail alisonj@cbwellness.org
