THE TEEN PROJECT
Vera's Sanctuary
The Teen Project’s mission is to provide healing and hope to young women who have survived human trafficking and homelessness. This is accomplished by innovating programs focused on drug treatment, psychotherapy, life skills, higher education, and mentoring all with a trauma-informed lens.
The project currently has 126 beds throughout Southern California. They recently opened the only site for children that are victims of human trafficking in Orange County at Vera’s Sanctuary. This is a 30-bed site in the beautiful and serene Trabuco Canyon area. Vera’s Sanctuary is the only licensed residential drug treatment site in Orange County, California dedicated to victims of human trafficking.
Intake / Hotline (800) 685-7460
In The News
Simone's Story
The following information was provided to Aiden Whisper by Lauri L. Burns, PMP, RADT Executive Director of The Teen Project.
“When I was seventeen, a very good-looking, young man in a nice car approached me one day when I was walking down the street. I was instantly starstruck when he told me he was a rapper. When he asked me to get in the car, there was no hesitation, I was completely enthralled! That is when things took a drastic wrong turn for me. He was not a rapper; he was a pimp. As soon as we were out of my neighborhood, he quickly transformed from a virtual angel to the worst devil I could ever imagine!”
The cycle of
GENEROSITY continues!
Aiden Whisper has been actively engaged in supporting the survivors at Vera’s Sanctuary. This was accomplished through fundraisers, running donation drives for clothing and shoes, as well as spending time with the women enjoying games, watching movies, food, and supportive conversations. Out of this birthed the survivors desire to contribute their time with other organizations to support the needs of others in our community. Here you see the survivor’s serving at NEGU, packing JoyJars for children with cancer.
