Dallas Jessup: Local Vancouver Teen Just Yells Fire >> more

In the fall of 2005, Dallas Jessup of Vancouver had no idea how many lives she would go on to touch in the next five years. She was a freshman in high school when her mother shared with her the television surveillance footage of Florida teenager Carlie Brucia’s abduction. “As I watched [the footage],” says Jessup, “I realized that that could have been anybody, that could have... >> more

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Dallas Jessup, founder of the nonprofit organization, 'Just Yell Fire,' taught girls at Girls Incorporated Tuesday how to defend themselves. Jessup, a Vanderbilt University student originally from Vancouver, Wash., created the nonprofit to help girls defend themselves against assault and abduction. >> more

Eighteen-year-old Dallas Jessup has grown a community service project into a nonprofit program that has become a global all-girl revolution: Dallas Jessup is an activist. She fights against sexual predators who attack girls worldwide, and she recently testified before the U.S. House of Representatives. “The police can’t be everywhere; parents can’t be everywhere -- girls are having to learn how... >> more

Girls Incorporated of Oak Ridge will sponsor the program "Just Yell Fire," presented by founder Dallas Jessup. Jessup is a student at Vanderbilt University, and she developed this program while in high school after learning that 1 in 4 girls will be sexually assaulted and that there are 114,000 attempted abductions each year in the U.S. She set out to create a home movie to teach her schoolmates... >> more

Are you are angry about an injustice? Or do you wish you could help someone who needs it desperately and has nowhere to turn? Do you feel powerless to help? Today's guest will inspire you to get engaged in what you care about and take action to change the world. At 13 years old, Dallas Jessup, a Martial Arts Black Belt, saw a news clip about a girl who was abducted and murdered. She realized that... >> more

Vanderbilt sophomore Dallas Jessup already has a resume that many would envy. Her high school community service project has grown into a worldwide nonprofit called Just Yell Fire with a message to protect young women against sexual assault, predators and human trafficking. “The Vanderbilt faculty and administration encourage us to live high-impact lives,” Jessup says. Jessup, a communication... >> more

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — "Just Yell Fire" has captured the attention and support of the local Girls Incorporated organization, and Girls Inc. representatives are hoping this "Fire" will spread across the city next Tuesday through Thursday. "Dallas Jessup is the founder of Just Yell Fire, a nonprofit program committed to helping girls defend themselves," Girls Inc.'s officials explain in a news... >> more