Purpose Statement

We support and empower survivors to help them cultivate their gifts, talents, abilities, and become successful members of their community

What We Do

We are an organization that provides support to survivors from all forms of sexual exploitation and trafficking. Our pillars of support:

1. Bridal Shop Internship: A  6-8 week internship to learn about the bridal industry and employment skills. Interns will be connected to other professionals in the bridal industry for professional development.

2. Mentorship: We connect survivors to more experienced resources that will guide and nurture professional development and growth, including career networking. 

3. Emotional / Legal System Support: Specialized therapy services and life skills training. We connect survivors to a Survivor Advocate that will support survivors by attending court hearings related to sexual exploitation and trafficking. We empower survivors to connect with lawyers and politicians to impact law policies and laws.  We provide educational presentations alongside a survivor to further spread awareness about trafficking. 

4. Specialized Support: Education/ trade school scholarships, tattoo removal, 

5. Survivor Led Network: Monthly human trafficking survivor networking meetings. We host meetings for survivors to support one another in their healing journey.

 We are a 501(c)3 and all of our directors and members are volunteers. This means that 100% of your tax-deductible donations go to directly helping survivors and educating the community. SAAS strongly believes in the power of collaboration, and for this reason we are dedicated to connecting with like-minded organizations and individuals, whether that be through collaboration, partnership or fundraising efforts.

 

“A healing moment I had while working at the bridal shop was when I realized the staff trusts me. I have longed to trust people and be trustworthy person 

–Destinee  - Survivor

 

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Southern Arizona Against Slavery is passionate about educating Southern Arizona about Human Trafficking. In 2019, SAAS launched it’s first-ever Billboard and Bus Stop community awareness campaign. Through the generous donation of our sponsors, SAAS was able to share the National Human Trafficking Hotline and Text Line information with community members. Our goal is to empower the population of Southern Arizona to speak up if they witness signs of Human Trafficking in their community.