Servants Anonymous Society of Surrey is the result of a lot of hard work, dedication, tears, and the realization of a group of women that there was a need for a new model of services to aid sexually exploited female youth in rebuilding their lives.

The SAS (Surrey) Story

Approximately ten years ago a task force called Stop Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation and Prostitution was created as a Surrey Community Action Team to address the ever-escalating issue of child sexual exploitation. Partners of the task force included the Attorney General’s office, RCMP Criminal Intelligence Division, the Provincial Prostitution Unit, The United Way, Ministry for Children and Families, the City of Surrey, Soroptimist International of Surrey/Delta, and a variety of community service providers and organizations.

Through numerous meetings, three essential components were identified regarding child sexual exploitation: law reform and legislation, education and awareness, and the need for a Safe House for sexually exploited children and youth. Since then, several initiatives have been developed with respect to education. Changes have been made to existing laws and current legislation continues to be challenged. The issue of a Safe House had not been addressed until this point.

Through their involvement with the task force, a group of concerned community women got together and decided that they would be instrumental in the development and implementation of a Safe House for female youth. This group of powerful, passionate women identified the lack of safe housing and appropriate life skills/education programs available to sexually exploited youth in the Surrey and surrounding areas, and after researching and consulting with successful programs in other areas, adopted the SAS Model.

Servants Anonymous Society (Surrey) was started in October 2000 and was incorporated as a BC Registered Society on November 6, 2000. We have a charitable tax number for tax deductible donations.

The SAS Surrey program is designed as an original self-help approach to recovery for female youth. The program provides sexually exploited females with secure housing and a lifeskills program (ASK Centre for Learning). The ASK Centre for Learning is designed to provide each participant with an opportunity to learn the personal and occupational skills required to help them obtain and maintain employment, return to school, and/or raise their children on a full-time basis.

Funding for various programs, projects, training and supplies is provided through the generousity of private and corporate donations.

We would like to extend a from-the-heart thank you to all of our community partners – present and future.

Did you know that …
There is a move in Canada to legalize prostitution and brothels?
This will compound human trafficking and child exploitation.

Did you know that …
Human trafficking is one of the largest criminal industries in the world?
The UN estimates that up to 4 million people are trafficked each year.