SOLOS History
The Safe OnLine Outreach Project came from street-work ashes and idealistic rain. It evolved as the next logical step to take when youth, technology and youth work converged.
The work began as a one-year project to create curriculum for youth workers about online sexual exploitation in 2001/02. Funded by the National Crime Prevention Centre, the outcome document — Introduction on Online Sexual Exploitation — was published in 2002.
he Safe OnLine Outreach Society was founded that same year by Merlyn Horton as a stand alone non-profit society to continue and support the work identified in the first project.
| Year | # of Presentations | # of Attendees |
| 2002/2003 | 23 | 832 |
| 2003/2004 | 31 | 1416 |
| 2004/2005 | 32 | 2691 |
| 2005/2006 | 53 | 3175 |
| 2006/2007 | 103 | 10,522 |
| 2007/2008 | 138 | 17,671 |
The work of the Society has expanded and now includes several Programs.
