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'''Lois Lee''' is the founder of [[Children of the Night (non-profit organization)|Children of the Night]], a non-profit organization that works to support youth who were involved in [[prostitution]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Neubauer |first=Chuck |title=Sex trafficking in the U.S. called 'epidemic' |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/23/sex-trafficking-us-called-epidemic/?page=all |newspaper=Washington Times |access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> based in [[Van Nuys, CA]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Abram |first=Susan |title=Proposition 35: Pimps, other sex traffickers would face harsher sentences |url=http://www.sbsun.com/government-and-politics/20121013/proposition-35-pimps-other-sex-traffickers-would-face-harsher-sentences |newspaper=San Bernardino Sun |access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> The organization was depicted [[Children of the Night (1985 film)|in a movie by the same name]]. She received the [[President's Volunteer Action Award]] from President Ronald Reagan in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.childrenofthenight.org/who_we_are.html |title=Biography |website=Children of the Night |access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> |
'''Lois Lee''' is the founder of [[Children of the Night (non-profit organization)|Children of the Night]], a non-profit organization that works to support youth who were involved in [[prostitution]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Neubauer |first=Chuck |title=Sex trafficking in the U.S. called 'epidemic' |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/23/sex-trafficking-us-called-epidemic/?page=all |newspaper=Washington Times |access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> based in [[Van Nuys, CA]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Abram |first=Susan |title=Proposition 35: Pimps, other sex traffickers would face harsher sentences |url=http://www.sbsun.com/government-and-politics/20121013/proposition-35-pimps-other-sex-traffickers-would-face-harsher-sentences |newspaper=San Bernardino Sun |access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> The organization was depicted [[Children of the Night (1985 film)|in a movie by the same name]]. She received the [[President's Volunteer Action Award]] from President Ronald Reagan in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.childrenofthenight.org/who_we_are.html |title=Biography |website=Children of the Night |access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:12, 27 July 2015
Lois Lee is the founder of Children of the Night, a non-profit organization that works to support youth who were involved in prostitution,[1] based in Van Nuys, CA.[2] The organization was depicted in a movie by the same name. She received the President's Volunteer Action Award from President Ronald Reagan in 1984.[3]
On November 18, 2010, Lee presented Playboy founder, Hugh M. Hefner, with Children of the Night's first "Founder's Hero of the Hearts Award" for his support of her organization.[4]
References
- ^ Neubauer, Chuck. "Sex trafficking in the U.S. called 'epidemic'". Washington Times. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Abram, Susan. "Proposition 35: Pimps, other sex traffickers would face harsher sentences". San Bernardino Sun. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Biography". Children of the Night. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "2010 Founder's Hero of the Heart Award" (PDF). Children of the Night.
Further reading
- Johnson, John (August 11, 1991). "War of the Charities : 2 Organizations That Help Young Runaways Trade Charges of Threats, Slander and Violence in Lawsuits". Los Angeles Times.
- Hillard, Gloria (August 5, 2003). Nonprofit Group Seeks to Rescue Child Prostitutes (Radio broadcast). Los Angeles: NPR Morning Edition. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
{{cite AV media}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - O'Sullivan, Mike (October 27, 2009). "Los Angeles Charity Rescues Teen Prostitutes in US". Voice of America News.
- Hughes, Wesley G (May 1, 2010). "Lois Lee: Bettering lives". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Ontario, California – via HighBeam Research.
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External links
- "Contributor Bio: Dr. Lois Lee". The Huffington Post (Blog).
