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2025

April 10th: OP ED: April is National Volunteer Month Give your time and you may just improve your life; Savannah Now
March 12th: Stakeholder Meeting Held to Address Human Trafficking Resources; Savannah Now
March 6th: Community Corner: Spectra Choir hosts International Women's Day Concert to benefit Tharros Place; WSAV
March 6th: Community Corner: Spectra Choir hosts International Women's Day Concert to benefit Tharros Place; WSAV
February 26th: 'Fourth Annual Slithering Lantern Parade Returns This Weekend; MSN News
February 25th: Fourth Annual Savannah Slithering Lantern Parade Returns this Weekend; WTOC
February 20th: Tharros Place Hosts More Than 20 Events During National Human Trafficking Awareness Month Members; Savannah CEO
February 14th: Feb 14 - Tharros Place Announces New Board Members and Officers; Savannah Business Journal
February 13th: Tharros Place Announces New Board Members and Officers; Savannah CEO
February 5th: Savannah Downtown Business Association Names Julie Wade as Board President; Savannah Tribune
January 28th: 'Desperation and Fear': Local Organizations speak on federal funding pause; WSAV
January 28th: Judge Temporarily Blocks President Trump's Attempt to Pause Federal Funding, Grants; WTOC
January 8th: Resolve this January to learn about the realities of human trafficking; Savannah Now
January 8th: Julie Wade of Tharros Place: Cocktails for Courage; Savannah CEO
January 8th: January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month; Ways you can get involved in Savannah; WJCL
January 8th: Op-Ed: Resolve to learn about the realities of human trafficking; Effingham Herald
January 8th: Tharros Place's Cocktails for Courage to benefit human trafficking survivors; WTOC
January 2nd: Guest Column: Learn the realities of Human Trafficking; Bryan County News

2024

December 27th, 2024: Tharros Place Announces Local events for Human Trafficking Awareness Month; Savannah Business Journal
December 24th, 2024: Tharros Place Announces Local events for Human Trafficking Awareness Month; Savannah Tribune
December 20th, 2024: Local events mark Human Trafficking Awareness Month; Savannah Business Journal
December 20th, 2024: Local events mark Human Trafficking Awareness Month; Yahoo! News
December 20th, 2024: Local events mark Human Trafficking Awareness Month; WSAV
December 10th, 2024: Julie Wade on the One Year Anniversary of Tharros Place; SAVANNAH CEO
November 29th, 2024: Nonprofit director encourages donors to give beyond Tuesday for transformative change; Savannah Now
November 29th, 2024: Nonprofit director encourages donors to give beyond tuesday for transformative change; Savannah Now
November 27th, 2024: Guest Column: Going Beyond Giving Tuesday; Bryan County News
November 19th, 2024: Op-Ed: Give Beyond Tuesday To Create Transformative Change; Effingham Herald
November 17th, 2024: Two Hotels in Hinesville Named in Federal Sex Trafficking Suits; WSAV
November 14th, 2024: The Fancy Pheasant Shopping Party Supports Human Trafficking Victims; WTOC11
November 14th, 2024: The Front Porch hosts 6th anniversary open house Highlights Community Connections; Savannah Morning News
September 19th, 2024: Attorneys law enforcement discuss trafficking trends at conference; Savannah Morning News
September 13th, 2024: Savannah nonprofit to host stakeholder meeting to discuss human trafficking; Savannah Morning News
August 6th, 2024: Jenn Steele of Tharros Place, Students Affected by Trauma; Savannah CEO
July 31st, 2024: Traumatized students need more support in return to school; Savanah Morning News
July 25th, 2024: Jenn Steele: Back to school: It takes a village; Coastal Courier
July 25th, 2024: Jenn Steele joins Tharros Place as Education Coordinator; Effingham Herald
July 25th, 2024: Guest Column: It takes a village; Bryan County News
July 23rd, 2024: Back to School: It Takes a Village; Effingham Herald
July 17th, 2024: Tharros Place Implements NewOrg Platform for Enhanced Residential Program Documentation; AccessWire
July 11th, 2024: Tharros Place to host webinar in support of World Day Against Trafficking; Effingham Herald
July 10th, 2024: Tharros Place hires Jenn Steele as new education coordinator; WSAV3
June 20th, 2024: Summer, social media and safety; Coastal Courier
June 18th, 2024: Summer is a good time to talk screens with kids; Savannah Morning News
June 13th, 2024: Summer, social media, and safety; Effingham Herald
May 23rd, 2024: Tharros Place gets donation from Floor & Decor for more than $30,000; Connect Savannah
May 22nd, 2024: Tharros Place Receives Donation from Floor & Decor Worth More Than $30,000; Savannah Business Journal
May 21st, 2024: Tharros Place Receives Donation from Floor & Decor Worth More Than $30,000; Savannah CEO
May 20th, 2024: LaToya Scott of Tharros Place, Getting Involved; Savannah CEO
May 13th, 2024: Women, Wine and Wellness; Connect Savannah
April 25th, 2024: Guest column: How would you help crime survivors?; Coastal Courier
April 24th, 2024: Op-Ed: How Would You Help?; Effingham Herald
April 24th, 2024: Commentary: Think about how you would help crime survivors; Savannah Morning News
April 24th, 2024: Kemp signs trio of anti-trafficking bills aimed at supporting survivors; Savannah Morning News
April 10th, 2024: Gallery: Mary’s Place Hosts A Responders Summit on Sexual Assault; WSAV3
April 4th, 2024: Tharros Place to host fundraiser at Bar Julian; Connect Savannah
March 15th, 2024: Tharros Place: Community and teen education, collaboration key to slowing human trafficking; Savannah Morning News
March 7th, 2024: Tharros Place to Host Spring Human Trafficking Stakeholder Meeting; Savannah Tribune
March 7th, 2024: Op Ed: Myths and facts about social workers; Effingham Herald
March 7th, 2024: Guest Column: Learning more about social work; Bryan County News
March 6th, 2024: Tharros Place to host stakeholder meeting; Effingham Herald
March 5th, 2024: March 5 - Tharros Place to Host Spring Human Trafficking Stakeholder Meeting; Savannah Business Journal
February 23rd, 2024: Julie Wade: Stopping Traffic; UGA Today
February 15th, 2024: Feb. 15 - Tharros Place Announces New Board Members and Officers; Savannah Business Journal
February 13th, 2024: Tharros Place announces new board members and officers; Connect Savannah
February 9th, 2024: Tharros Place Announces New Board Members and Officers; Savannah CEO
January 30th, 2024: THARROS PLACE FUNDRAISING EVENT; Dalton Rice Photography
January 27th, 2024: GALLERY: Cocktails for Courage fundraiser; WSAV3
January 27th, 2024: Tharros Place Cocktails For Courage; Savannah Business Journal
January 27th, 2024: Tharros Place Cocktails For Courage; Connect Savannah
January 18th, 2024: Pooler declares proclamation for Human Trafficking Prevention Month; FOX28
January 16th, 2024: Tharros Place to hold fundraiser for Human Trafficking Prevention Month; WTOC11
January 12th, 2024: Marsha Buford of Tharros Place, “Cocktails for Courage” Fundraiser; Savannah CEO
January 11th, 2024: Letter: Tharros Place provides services for human trafficking survivors; Savannah Morning News
January 11th, 2024: Speaking out, staying connected: January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month; Bryan County News
January 9th, 2024: Tharros Place to Kick Off Events for National Human Trafficking Prevention Month; Savannah CEO
January 6th, 2024: Fundraisers planned to support Tharros Place; WSAV3
January 5th, 2024: Chatham County Commissioners declare January to be Human Trafficking Awareness Month; WJCL22
January 5th, 2024: Chatham County proclaims January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month; FOX28
January 5th, 2024: Chatham Co. Commission to recognize Human Trafficking Prevention Month by giving proclamation to Tharros Place; WTOC11
January 3rd, 2024: Tharros Place holds events for National Human Trafficking Prevention Month; Effingham Herald
January 3rd, 2024: Tharros Place Amplifies Human Trafficking Awareness Efforts; BNN
January 3rd, 2024: Proclamation in Recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month; Connect Savannah

2023

December 28th, 2023: Dec. 28 - Tharros Place to Kick Off Events for National Human Trafficking Prevention Month in January; Savannah Business Journal
December 19th, 2023: Tharros Place to host “Cocktails for Courage” fundraiser; Connect Savannah
December 18th, 2023: Get to know Tharros Place, a home for survivors of human trafficking; The Savannahian
December 14th, 2023: 'We can change outcomes for young people': First safe home for trafficking survivors nearly open; MSN News
November 29th, 2023: Julie Wade Gives an Update on Tharros Place; Savannah CEO
November 28th, 2023: Tharros Place Receives Donation from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation; Savannah CEO
November 21st, 2023: Georgia Power volunteers help to build safe space for human trafficking survivors in metro Savannah area; Georgia Power News Center
November 20th, 2023: Victims of child trafficking get a new place to call home in the Coastal Empire; WSAV
November 20th, 2023: Tharros Place opens in Chatham County; WSAV3
November 14th, 2023: 'Trafficking is happening in our community': The safe home set to house victims of human trafficking; WJCL
November 13th, 2023: Tharros Place providing a safe home for human trafficking victims; WTOC
November 1st, 2023: Tharros Place Hires Luke Earley as Education Coordinator; Savannah CEO
October 26th, 2023: Julie Wade of Tharros Place, Misconceptions of Human Trafficking; Savannah CEO
October 24th, 2023: Savannah’s Human Trafficking in Minors; The Tiger's Roar (SSU)
September 27th, 2023: What the public gets wrong about human trafficking; Effingham Herald
September 21st, 2023: Guest column: Common myths about human trafficking; Bryan County News
September 21st, 2023: Event spotlights anti-trafficking work; The Current
September 20th, 2023: Community, organizations come together to end human trafficking; WTOC
September 19th, 2023: Human trafficking Law expert to speak at Tharros Place event; Savannah Morning News
September 5th, 2023: Tharros Place Hires Makala Owens, MSW as human services professional; Connect Savannah
September 5th, 2023: Julie Wade of Tharros Place on Their Upcoming Stakeholder Meeting; Savannah CEO
August 18th, 2023: Aug. 18 - Tharros Place to Host Fall Human Trafficking Stakeholder Meeting; Savannah Business Journal
July 11th, 2023: SCAD students help design home for human trafficking survivors; WSAV
July 10th, 2023: Julie Wade Discusses Tharros Place and Community Partnerships; Savannah CEO
July 6th, 2023: Chatham County is 4th in the state for sex trafficking. Now a safe house for survivors is opening; WJCL
July 5th, 2023: Youthworks group volunteering at Tharros Place this summer; WTOC Morning Break
June 30th, 2023: Tharros Place hires LaToya D. Scott as residential director; Connect Savannah
June 28th, 2023: LATOYA D. SCOTT joins Tharros Place as Residential Director; Savannah Business Journal
June 26th, 2023: Tharros Place Hires LaToya D. Scott as Residential Director; Savannah CEO
May 22nd, 2023: Step One Auto Announced Tharros Place as May Local Hero; Savannah CEO
May 3rd, 2023: Tharros Place gives update on upcoming shelter to serve trafficking victims; Fox 28 News
April 29th, 2023: Savannah Georgia couple helps sex trafficking victims at Tharros Place; Savannah Morning News
April 13th, 2023: Tharros Place and Juvenile Court Announce Customized Lunch and Learn Series; Savannah CEO
March 17th, 2023: Savannah Repertory Theatre Performance of Once to Benefit Tharros Place; Savannah Business Journal
March 16th, 2023: Gallery: Savannah Repertory Theatre Performance of Once to Benefit Tharros Place; WSAV
March 15th, 2023: Tharros Place Stakeholder Meeting; Savannah Master Calendar
March 15th, 2023: Tharros Place Stakeholder Meeting; Savannah Business Journal
March 15th, 2023: Gallery: Tharros Place Stakeholder Meeting; WSAV
March 15th, 2023: Meeting to raise awareness about human trafficking; WTOC
March 12th, 2023: This St. Patrick's Day, keep an eye out for horrors hiding in plain sight: human trafficking; Savannah Morning News
March 11th, 2023: Grammy-nominated vocalist Stacie Orrico takes the stage in Savannah Rep's production of "Once"; Connect Savannah x Savannah Repertory Theatre
March 7th, 2023: Savannah Repertory Theater performing ‘Once’; WTOC Morning Break
February 15th, 2023: Feb. 15 - Savannah Repertory Theater production to benefit Tharros Place; Savannah Business Journal
January 28th, 2023: Tharros Place Cocktails for Courage; Savannah Master Calendar
January 28th, 2023: Tharros Place Cocktails for Courage;
Savannah Business Journal
January 27th, 2023: Tharros Place Cocktails for Courage; Connect Savannah
January 13th, 2023: Tharros Place: A New Hope for Minor Human Trafficking Victims in Chatham County; Connect Savannah
January 12th, 2023: New organization to help trafficking victims; WTOC Interview

2022

December 28th, 2022: Transitional Housing For Young Girls Who Survived Human Trafficking Is Coming To Georgia; Madame Noire
December 27th, 2022: DOJ to help fund planned shelter in Chatham County for juvenile human trafficking victims; Georgia Public Broadcasting
December 21st, 2022: Tharros Place opening soon to help survivors of human trafficking; WTOC
December 12th, 2022: Dec. 12 - Tharros Place announces $750,000 grant from U.S. Department of Justice; Savannah Business Journal
December 9th, 2022: Tharros Place Announces $750,000 Grant from U.S. Department of Justice; Savannah CEO
December 9th, 2022: Dept. of Justice awards $750,000 grant to Savannah non-profit tackling human trafficking; Savannah Morning News
January 25th, 2022: Attorney opening facility to aid young victims of human trafficking; Savannah Morning News

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