About Alas Phoenix
Who We Are
Alas Phx is a non-profit organization in Arizona dedicated to prevention and impact mitigation from human exploitation and trafficking through direct service, program and service development, consultation, and coalition building.
Our Mission
Preventing exploitation and trafficking by building skills and relationships.
Our Vision
Our vision is to equip individuals and organizations with the tools to achieve self-sufficiency and resilience, ensuring long-term security and stability for at-risk populations.
Our Values
- Safety
- Diversity
- Community
- Collaboration
- Empowerment
Our Approach
Alas Phoenix is grounded in a community psychology prevention model, working to prevent exploitation and trafficking before it begins—and to reduce its recurrence and impact when it does occur. Our approach is rooted in empowerment, offering education, skill-building, and mentorship to individuals identified as at-risk. Beyond direct services, Alas Phoenix partners with organizations to provide consulting in capacity building and program development, helping to strengthen intervention and care efforts across the field. To amplify our impact, we invest in coalition building—fostering partnerships and collaboration that strengthen communities and drive collective change.
Our Leadership
Our leadership team has 20+ years of experience providing direct service and program development to at-risk, exploited, and trafficked populations within multiple levels of integrated care. We have served at local and global organizations to launch and advance prevention and intervention services, as well as provide timely support in active conflict zones.
Angela Salomon, PsyD - Co-Founder/Title TBD
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Silvia Zavala Alcantar - Co-Founder/Title TBD
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Our Team
Our team is passionate and highly skilled in providing evidence, trauma, and lived experience informed services. Empowerment of at-risk and impacted populations and vision-aligned community partners is at the heart of each of our team members work. The Alas Phx team is proud for its lived experience and diversity, representative of the populations that we proudly serve.
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