Child abuse is a sad yet harsh reality. Children all over the world are being targeted by heartless individuals, bringing them a kind of pain that their youth could not even begin to understand. To stop these acts of abuse towards helpless youth, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children takes action.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is a nonprofit organization established in 1984. It was born during a time of tragedy, when children across America were disappearing without a trace. Among them was six-year-old Etan Patz, who disappeared on his way to school in New York. He was never seen again.

The organization was formed as a response to these disappearances by then President Ronald Reagan. After 25 years, NCMEC became the nation’s leading nonprofit working closely with law enforcement to solve cases of missing and sexually exploited children. Their work includes twenty different Congressional mandates, but there is still much more to be done.