THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN (NCMEC) IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO HELP FIND MISSING CHILDREN, REDUCE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, AND PREVENT CHILD VICTIMIZATION. NCMEC WORKS WITH FAMILIES, VICTIMS, PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD, AND THE PUBLIC TO ASSIST WITH PREVENTING CHILD ABDUCTIONS, RECOVERING MISSING CHILDREN, AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO DETER AND COMBAT CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. NCMEC ACHIEVES ITS MISSION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CORE FUNCTIONS SET FORTH UNDER 34 U.S.C. 11293, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF MISSING AND SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN. NCMEC WILL PARTNER COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION (OJJDP). KEY GOALS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SERVING AS THE NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER AND INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN; OPERATING A NATIONAL 24-HOUR, TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE LINE BY WHICH INDIVIDUALS MAY REPORT INFORMATI

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THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN (NCMEC) IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO HELP FIND MISSING CHILDREN, REDUCE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, AND PREVENT CHILD VICTIMIZATION. NCMEC WORKS WITH FAMILIES, VICTIMS, PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD, AND THE PUBLIC TO ASSIST WITH PREVENTING CHILD ABDUCTIONS, RECOVERING MISSING CHILDREN, AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO DETER AND COMBAT CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. NCMEC ACHIEVES ITS MISSION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CORE FUNCTIONS SET FORTH UNDER 34 U.S.C. 11293, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF MISSING AND SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN. NCMEC WILL PARTNER COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION (OJJDP). KEY GOALS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SERVING AS THE NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER AND INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN; OPERATING A NATIONAL 24-HOUR, TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE LINE BY WHICH INDIVIDUALS MAY REPORT INFORMATI