Phelps grew up with 11 brothers and sisters in a noisy, crowded house where the competition for space, food, and attention never stopped and where money and parental affection were in short supply. But is also means we changed our name instead of risking another rebranding by choosing the spc we chose runaway girl, inc. In 2012, carissa phelps, a licensed attorney, founded runaway girl, fpc, a flexible purpose corporation, to organize survivors of human trafficking around resources, networks, business, and local efforts to protect and care for survivors and victims within their own communities. Jul 09, 2012 runaway girl escaping life on the streets, one helping hand at a time by carissa phelps with larkin warren viking. The title of the book i read is runaway girl, and the author is carissa phelps. Carissa liana phelps born september 12, 1976 is a mexicanamerican author, attorney, and. Escaping life on the streets, one helping hand at a time hardback common. The story of her childhood and teenage years is absolutely heartbreaking. Kafka famously wrote, a book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us. Runaway girl livros na amazon brasil 9780670023721.
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Biography and booking information for carissa phelps, social entrepreneur, advocate, and author, runaway girl. She is ceo and founder of runaway girl, fpc, a california flexible purpose corporation. Carissa liana phelps is a mexicanamerican author, attorney, and advocate for sexually exploited runaway children and homeless youth. Phelps grew up with 11 brothers and sisters in a noisy.
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