On September 28th, Atlas Free’s 13th Annual Freedom Gala raised over $1.4 million to combat sex trafficking. Held at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, WA, the event gathered more than 500 families, business owners, philanthropists, and individuals to support Atlas Free’s mission of creating a world free from human trafficking. Globally, human trafficking is the fastest-growing illegal enterprise, generating more profit than companies like Walmart, Visa, Amazon, Google, and Apple combined.1
On September 28th, Atlas Free’s 13th Annual Freedom Gala raised over $1.4 million to combat sex trafficking. Held at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, WA, the event gathered more than 500 attendees, including families, business owners, philanthropists, and individuals, who came together to support Atlas Free’s mission of creating a world free from human trafficking.
Key Highlights:
Atlas Free is putting the community’s generosity into action. The anti-trafficking organization will use this support to expand its work in the U.S. and around the world to help even more survivors. Last year’s gala helped fund safe homes in Uganda and brought in a new partner in the U.S. to fight child exploitation online. Over the next three years, they plan to more than double the number of organizations in their network, making it one of the largest anti-trafficking networks in the world.
Vallerand concluded, "We are so grateful for the ways this community continues to step up with generosity and conviction. When people give, lives change. The success of this event means more women and children will experience freedom, and more perpetrators will be held accountable."
Atlas Free leads a global network of over 40 organizations working to end sex trafficking and exploitation in over 25 countries. With a holistic approach, Atlas Free leads prevention, rescue, and restoration efforts, providing long-term support to survivors. Every day, five people are freed from trafficking because of the Atlas Free Network. Since 2012, over one million lives have been impacted through Atlas Free’s programs.
1International Labour Organization 2024
2International Labour Organization 2022