There is a heinous crime against our children going on in our neighborhoods and most of us are not even aware of it. Did you know that more than 3,000 children every year in California alone become victims of sex trafficking, destroying their lives and their families? These young girls and boys are raped repeatedly, beaten often, suffer horrific lives, and only 1% are ever found.
The Rotary Club of Woodland Hills is working diligently with other Rotary clubs in the San Fernando Valley to lessen this crime and save our children. On January 11, their second annual human trafficking information event will take place in Woodland Hills.
This free community event will address Internet security and how to protect our children.
Speakers include repre-sentatives from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Children and Family Services and LAPD. Attendees will also hear from a survivor advocate as she tells her amazing story.
The event will be held from 2 to 4:30 pm at the Rose Goldwater Community Center, 21710 Vanowen Street, Canoga Park (at the corner of Owensmouth on the Westfield Topanga lot).
It is sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Woodland Hills, Calabasas and Greater Van Nuys, and the West Valley Warner Center Chamber of Commerce.
RSVP to info.safezone911@gmail.com. For more information call Robin Kellogg at (818) 631-6848.
