2025 was a big year for Catch the Wave of Hope (CTWH), with several new meaningful collaborations and partnerships established.
None was more important than that with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), with whom a special alliance as a Community Education Partner was announced in November.
Sarah Marie Henry, executive director of CTWH, says, “Through this partnership, we will strengthen efforts to protect children from trafficking and exploitation, enhance data sharing, and expand educational resources for communities nationwide.”
NCEMC works to find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. It provides resources for law enforcement, families, and children, operates the CyberTipline to report online sex abuse of children and offers educational materials about online and offline safety through programs like NetSmartz.
When someone in law enforcement gets a tip about a sexual predator of children, the tip comes directly from NCMEC’s CyberTipline. “NCMEC has resources that will help CTWH reach more children and families, train more communities, and boost our prevention efforts to ensure every child is safe and educated about the dangers of trafficking and online exploitation,” adds Henry.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce childhood sexual exploitation, and to prevent child victimization.
NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recover missing children, and provide services to deter and combat childhood sexual exploitation.
To learn more about Catch the Wave of Hope visit http://www.catchthewaveofhope.org.
Sarah Marie Henry, executive director of Catch the Wave of Hope
