Theresa Flores — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Authored "The Slave Across the Street" (2010), a best-selling book, "The Sacred Bath" (2007), and "Slavery in the Land of the Free."
Founder of S.O.A.P. (Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution) since 2011, a non-profit focused on preventing sex trafficking.
Her testimony was a major part of the passing of Ohio's Senate Bill 235 in 2010, making human trafficking a felony in the state.
Michigan Senate Bill 584, enacted in 2015, included a subdivision named "Theresa Flores' Law," extending the statute of limitations for human trafficking.
Delivered a TEDx talk in October 2012.
Received one of the first "Courage" Awards from Ohio Gov. John Kasich in 2012.
Holds a Master of Science in Counseling Education and a Bachelor of Science in Social Work.

Biography

Theresa Flores is an American survivor of sex trafficking, a licensed social worker, and the founder of Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution (S.O.A.

P.), a non-profit organization established in 2011. She holds a Master of Science in Counseling Education from the University of Dayton and a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Ball State University.

Flores is a subject matter expert on human trafficking, an international speaker, and an advocate for victims.