Soroptimists Together Against Trafficking II is once again on the planning committee and a Resource Fair Participant for year 3 of this critical education event to prevent human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
If you are a Soroptimist interested in volunteering for our hard working team the day of the event, please contact Dawn Marie Lemonds, Susan Gilbey or Mary Chiappetta.
This year, the event will not be open for public attendance. The event is full with 500 middle school students and 50 parent/teacher chaperones from the school districts of Anaheim, Fullerton and Santa Ana.
If you know an intermediate or junior high school in another city in Orange County that would like to participate in this fun and interactive student safety conference in the future, please contact Linh Tran at ltran@waymakersoc.org for a special viewing attendance invitation.
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Event Planning Committee: Anaheim Union High School District, Crittenton Services for Children and Families, Eastside Christian Church, Global Center for Women and Justice at Vanguard University, Higher Ground Youth and Family Services, Live2Free, Mary’s Path, Orangewood Foundation, Orange County Social Services Agency, Orange County Department of Education, Soroptimists Together Against Trafficking II, and Waymakers.
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Community Resources & Youth Activities: Anaheim Police Department, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Crittenton Services for Children and Families, Forgotten Children, Inc., Global Center for Women and Justice, Global Hope 365, Higher Ground Youth and Family Services, i-5 Freedom Network, K[her]ut, Laura’s House, Live2Free, Olive Crest, Orange County Department of Education, Orangewood Foundation, Orange County Social Services Agency, Orange County Superior Court, Public Law Center, Radiant Futures, Soroptimists Together Against Trafficking II, The Salvation Army, and Waymakers.
Again this year, the event will feature:
Youth peer educators from Higher Ground and Live2Free, survivor speaker, fun ways to learn and engage with a difficult subject matter, and raffle prize giveaways for students including Disneyland tickets, PlayStation 5, Xbox, lots of gift cards to Target, Amazon, McDonalds, Ulta, Chic-fil-A, In-N-Out, movie tickets and more. 200 prizes given away to students in January 2024!
K[her]urt, a local social enterprise, providing job skills training and employment through Savor Catering for survivors of sex trafficking, domestic violence, sexual abuse, imprisonment and young women aging out of foster care, will be providing the lunch catering services for the students. Not only are we addressing prevention, but we are going full circle empowering survivors to give back to the community and kids of tomorrow.
New for 2025!
Know More, Do Better: For Parents and Caregivers will be on Thursday, February 6, 2025. The accompanying workshop for parents and caregivers will be open to all parents for public attendance, not just parents from the schools invited to the student event. The hybrid online and in-person workshop will be provided in both English and Spanish.
Flyer coming soon!
