Protect (political organization)

Protect (often capitalized as PROTECT), or The National Association to Protect Children, is a political organization established in 2002 and dedicated to the protection of children from abuse, exploitation, and neglect. It is a nonprofit, 501(c)(4) membership association with members in every U.S. state and 10 nations. Protect achieved great success in its first three years, winning legislative victories]in eight state legislatures. It advocates a nonpartisan "pro-child, anti-crime"]agenda, and works closely with both conservative and liberal constituencies and lawmakers.