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, California.[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 edit
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
Further reading edit
- 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.
- 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.
External links edit
- "Contributor Bio: Dr. Lois Lee". The Huffington Post (Blog).