Allied Universal CEO Steve Jones Raises Record-Setting Sum of Over $3.2 Million for Human Trafficking Victims

IRVINE, Calif. - August 28, 2026 - Allied Universal®, the world's leading security and facility services provider, today announced that Global Chairman and CEO Steve Jones and wife Stacy Jones, at their annual August fundraiser, raised a record-setting sum of more than $3.2 million for Vera's Sanctuary. Vera's Sanctuary provides licensed drug treatment services for human trafficking victims ranging in age from 15 to 26.

"Across the U.S., nearly 30,000 residential care facilities serve people facing addiction, homelessness or domestic violence, yet victims of human trafficking have only one licensed residential drug treatment shelter and it is just miles from our global headquarters in Orange County," Jones said. "Stacy and I believe this urgent issue deserves far greater attention. That is why we underwrite and host the Hot Summer Nights fundraiser each year to raise awareness and ensure that every dollar raised goes directly to supporting the life-changing work of Vera's Sanctuary."

This year's fundraiser was attended by more than 700 guests and supported by nearly 100 sponsors.

In the last ten years, the generous guests, donors and sponsors of the Jones' Hot Summer Nights fundraiser have raised more than $14.7 million.

Residents of Vera's Sanctuary receive 30 hours of weekly therapeutic services, food, shelter, clothing, medical care, psychiatric services, prenatal support and transportation. The women benefit from educational instruction, vocational training, automobile gift programs, internships and job placement. There is no maximum length of stay. Every individual can heal at their own pace.

Since opening its doors in 2018, Vera's Sanctuary has provided rehabilitation to more than 600 women.

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