Runaway Girl

Carissa Phelps, author of “Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets” spoke at the inaugural Circle of Hope Founders’ Luncheon. Her message was about how she escaped certain death while in the hands of sex trafficking predators. Her courageous and riveting story begins when she was riding in the backseat of a white Pinto driven by her capture, a pimp who had forced her into childhood prostitution. She knew even at the tender age of 12...

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Brandie P
Dark Underworld

In his powerful and eye-opening book, "Investigation of Missing & Exploited Children: The Gateway to Child Sex Trafficking," Joseph Travers delves into the dark underworld of child exploitation. Recently, PI Magazine published a Book Spotlight highlighting the importance of this work. This comprehensive guide not only provides invaluable insights for professionals in the field but also raises awareness...

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Karinna Zarate
Beacon of Hope

In a world where countless children go missing every year, the tireless efforts of leaders like Joseph Travers shine as a beacon of hope. As the founder of Saved in America, Joseph has dedicated his life to a mission that is both noble and urgent: locating and rescuing missing and exploited children.

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Karinna Zarate
Modern Mission

In other countries where life is seemingly harder, slavery is often a way of life just to keep food on the table and clothes on the back. In America, it is more than a way to make a little money, it is a way to make a fortune, literally off the backs of the most innocent among us, our children. Human trafficking, known as modern-day slavery grooms children to leave their families or support systems and trust predators who only seek to do them harm.

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10 Year Anniversary

December 12, 2024, will mark a significant anniversary for our organization, Saved in America. On that date, we will proudly honor the seventh anniversary of our first recovery, when we successfully found and recovered “Abby” or Katie, then just 15 years of age from the perils and horrors of sex trafficking. 

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SIA Fundraising

The 4th annual #ChildSavedNotSold took place on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at the elegant US Grant Hotel. The event featured various speakers and served the purpose of raising awareness of human trafficking in America as well as promoting giving to our own organization, Saved in America.

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Brandie P
America Out Loud

The podcast featuring Lt. Randy Sutton, called America Out Loud is known as “the voice of American law enforcement,” interviewed Saved in America’s own Joseph Travers to learn more about the work being done to fight against human trafficking. Considered modern day slavery, human trafficking and child sex trafficking, is a huge problem. In fact, some 300,000 kids are reported missing each and every year.

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KFDI Radio

KFDI radio, found at 101.3 on the dial has a unique way of honoring veterans and all they do as they continue to be heroes on the homefront. This segment is called the Star Spangled Salute and is just what it sounds like, a salute to all those who continue to give and serve in a specific way. Saved in America was awarded this coveted honor and given the “star spangled salute” on air to say “good job” to all the veterans saving kids who work tirelessly for no monetary compensation to fight back against human trafficking. 

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Brandie P
Izzo Video

This video depiction by Izzo Pro Video & Cinematology follows Saved in America as they approach Las Vegas Operation 2019. This engaging video explains the beginning of Saved in America, how they do what they do, the experts behind the group and much more. It is an emotional and accurate account that is somewhat alarming in nature, but one that merits a view.  

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San Antonio

Human trafficking, known as modern day slavery, is rising to epidemic levels throughout the United States. Border states like Texas are particularly vulnerable and at risk for the expedient growth of this industry. News Channel 4 San Antonio explains this reality and extols the merits of Saved in America, a group which is coming to Texas for free in order to fight back against this industry. 

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