Run for Courage

Run for Courage
Formation 2009
Founder Vicki Zito
Purpose To raise money for human trafficking victims and their families
Location
Methods Charity runs
Official language
 English
Executive director
 Ashlie Bryant
Website www.breakfree.org

Run for Courage is a nonprofit organization that combats human trafficking.[1] The organization is based in Sacramento, California and raises money for human trafficking victims and their families.[2] Ashlie Bryant is the executive director of Run for Courage.[3] The founder was Vicki Zito, whose daughter was abducted at age seventeen and sexually trafficked in the East Bay.[4] The organization was founded in 2009 and holds a charity run annually, raising more than $550,000 within its first four years.[5] In 2010, the funds raised were donated to Courage House, a building in Roseville, California that houses teen sex trafficking victims.[6] Approximately 2000 people participated in the 2011 run.[7] That year, the funds raised went to Agape International Missions, A New Day For Children, Courage To Be You, and WIND Youth Services.[8] In 2014, FreeFall Stage produced performances of She Has a Name, a play about human trafficking, and Run for Courage partnered in this initiative, having representatives at each performance.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Jill Tucker (December 20, 2013). "Oakland schools' mission to end child trafficking". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ Howard Hardee (February 21, 2013). "Dealing in flesh: Upcoming luncheon underscores local prevalence of human trafficking". Sacramento News & Review. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ Menka Belgal (October 4, 2011). "Run for Courage director hits the trails to fight sex trafficking". The Folsom Telegraph. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ Kimberly Tere (November 3, 2013). "Run for Courage Fights Human Trafficking in Bay Area". NBC News. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ Glenda Glyer (September 17, 2014). "Fundraising events around the Sacramento region". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ Matt Long (September 21, 2010). "Benefit Run for Courage slated for Oct. 2". The Folsom Telegraph. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ Brett Ransford (October 10, 2011). "Run for Courage raises $70,000". The Folsom Telegraph. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Run For Courage, Inc. announces 2011 beneficiaries". The Folsom Telegraph. September 30, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  9. ↑ Folsom theatre tackles human trafficking epidemic. KXTV. May 17, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
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