Mayor London Breed (center) and Huckleberry’s Executive Director Douglas Styles (far right) at a press conference announcing funding to combat human trafficking in SF. (Photo courtesy of Huckleberry Youth Programs)

The state of California has granted San Francisco $9.3 million to help house and provide services for young people who have survived or at risk of being trafficked, Mayor London Breed announced last week.

The grant, provided by the California Department of Social Services, will allow several local organizations to develop a model for providing housing placement options and services for the youths, many of who are homeless or involved in the child welfare or juvenile justice system, according to the mayor’s office.

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