Carissa phelps is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Carissa phelps is an attorney and founder of runaway girl, a social purpose corporation which creates opportunities and services for runaway, former runaway and homeless youth. November 11, 2014 carissa phelps will speak about her book, runaway girl. Escaping life on the streets one helping hand at a time. Victims still moving forward with lawsuits against epsteins.
Then, then you go, you, youve somehow escaped that. Runaway girl reception with carissa phelps august 8, 20. A graduate of the ucla anderson school and the ucla school of law, shes referring to the thousands of girls and boys in the u. Imaginary cities, by italo calvino, amazes us with its originality of. A genuinely important book that casts the problem of sex trafficking in america into. As told in an award winning documentary directed by david sauvage mba 07, phelps turned her life around in a. Runaway girl by carissa phelps book trailer youtube. She is ceo and founder of runaway girl, fpc, a california flexible purpose corporation. Escaping life on the streets, one helping hand at a time viking 2012, her highlyacclaimed memoir. Runaway girl is carissa phelpss story, the tale of a girl who lost. D the story of a runaway girl when carissa phelps was 12 years old, she was kidnapped by a pimp and forced into prostitution. This documentary short takes us on carissa s inspirational journey as she revisits her past and helps other atrisk and homeless youth. Escaping life on the streets maggy krell is a kickass prosecutor and a true champion for children who have been victimized by sex trafficking.
Larkin warrens recent book collaborations include mary forsberg weilands fall to pieces andelyn r. Carissa phelps inspirational 100 alumna ucla anderson. Then, mike papantonio is joined by attorney kim adams to break. By the time she was twelve, she had run away from home, dropped out of school, and fled blindly into the arms of a brutal pimp. Runaway girl books by carissa phelps penguin group. In this book, phelps shares her inspiring story of how she went from runaway to successful author and motivational speaker. Escaping life on the streets, one helping hand at a time. It was written by carissa phelps and larkin warren, and the book has pages of resources such as. A genuinely important book that casts the problem of sex trafficking inamericainto stunning, heartbreaking relief. Nov 11, 2014 the annual book and community service series unites students and faculty across campus. Kaywell award finalist from the florida council of teachers of english carissa phelps was a runner.
Escaping life on the streets 9780143123330 by phelps, carissa and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. By the time she was twelve, she had run away from home, dropped out of school, and. I was brought to tears many times while reading this book, not just during the frantic street scenes, but even more when carissa starts recounting the many helping hands that helped to pull her out of the victimization that she was experiencing. As a child, phelps was forced into a local sex trade in fresno, calif. Carissa, 2008 23min carissa phelps graduated with both a law degree and an mba from ucla in 2007 but when she was 12, she was homeless and sexually exploited in fresno. We had the opportunity to hear phelps share her moving story and discuss how she now works to help runaways like herself find a better life.
Thats the advice carissa phelps gave a ucla journalist before he wrote a single word of her story. When she was a child, she was abandoned at the juvenile hall in fresno. She was one of only a handful of students to complete the dual degree program. Carissa liana phelps born september 12, 1976 is an american author, attorney, and advocate for sexually exploited runaway children and homeless youth. After being rescued, she was taken into custody at juvenile hall. Jul 05, 2012 carissa phelps was just one of the two million runaways. In 2008, she also coproduced, carissa, an awardwinning documentary short film about her life. Carissa phelps generally travels from ca, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Books and films about human trafficking slavefree madison. Founder of runaway girl fpc and best selling author runaway girl. Carissa gonzalez phelps graduated from ucla with a law degree and an mba in june 2007. Runaway girl carissa phelps paperback books online raru. Mike papantonio sits down with author and attorney carissa phelps to discuss having survived a sex trafficking ring herself at a young age, and how she now points to activism taken across the country against sexual abusers and traffickers, in their pursuit for justice among the powerful and famous. A genuinely important book that casts the problem of sex trafficking in america into stunning, heartbreaking relief.
Even when she escaped him, she could not outrun the crushing inner pain of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. Learn how she escaped life on the street and is helping others do the same. Carissa phelps, jdmba 2007 became a national advocate for youth in crisis. Runaway girl goodreads meet your next favorite book. Escaping life on the streets, one helping hand at a time by carissa phelps and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Escaping life on the streets, one helping hand at a time in 2012, carissa phelps, a licensed attorney, founded runaway girl, fpc, a flexible purpose corporation, to organize survivors of human trafficking around resources, networks, business, and local efforts to protect. Runaway girl is carissa phelps s story, the tale of a girl who lost herself and survived, against all odds, through the generosity of strangers. See more ideas about books, reading, book worth reading. Carissa phelps has an incredible story to tell, gutwrenching, horrifying, and ultimately motivating. Today she is a senior investment analyst in private equity. Carissa phelps who is carissa phelps speaking request runaway girl book.
Carissa phelpss story illustrates the power each of us has to speak the. In this brave memoir, phelps spares no detail of her loveless, troubled childhood. Carissa phelps is an attorney, a social entrepreneur, and a youth advocate. Carissa phelps speakers bureau and booking agent info. You get an mba in a law degree and now you, you are the biggest problem the traffickers have. She is known as the subject of the awardwinning documentary, carissa, directed by david sauvage and produced by davis guggenheim, chad troutwine, and jamie mccourt.
The runaway girl book shares the story of carissa phelps journey to escape life on the streets and how she did so one helping hand at a time. Books draw us in for many reasons, all of them valid. D the story of a runaway girl july 21, 2012 when carissa phelps was 12 years old, she was kidnapped by a pimp and forced into prostitution. The author of this years book, carissa phelps, will speak on campus tomorrow. Jul 05, 2012 carissa phelps has an incredible story to tell, gutwrenching, horrifying, and ultimately motivating. Both are used across the country as teaching tools on human trafficking. The unexpected kindness of a teacher and a counsellor helped turn carissa phelps life round leaving the streets and graduating from ucla.
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