- May 2, 2024
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Daytona Dream Center hosted an educational, human trafficking awareness event on April 18 through the Center's "Shine A Light" program.
The nonprofit, attached to and based out of the Calvary Christian Center church, focuses on community outreach through its various programs, said Jamie Hartsgrove, a pastor with Calvary and the director of the Dream Center. Shine A Light focuses on educating children and parents about the ways children can be taken advantage of online.
Hartsgrove said the Dream Center partnered with the nonprofits Paving the Way an United Abolitionists — both anti-human trafficking organizations — and the Daytona Beach Police Department to host the educational event. Guest speakers detailed the dangers children can see online from predators.
"Paving the Way does a lot of prevention, Abolitionists does a lot of intervention," he said. "So we kind of merged the two."
Multiple local organizations with resources hosted tables at the event. Hartsgrove said around 100 people attended, including a few school officials, parents and children.
The Dream Center is already planning on another educational event in the fall, he said. Hartsgrove said he even wants to work with the local schools, if possible, to host a presentation for the middle and high school students on how to keep themselves safe online.
"Our goal is we're really to uncover all those hidden [online dangers]," he said.
