Congress May Cut Critical Child Protection Funding. Here’s How You Can Help

Today, we are asking you to do one thing that can help identify, safeguard and protect children. Every day, the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces work to identify and recover children impacted by online sexual exploitation. Their federal funding, authorized by the Protect Our Children Act, is now at risk of being excluded from this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

This funding enables investigators to act quickly when every moment matters, helping to locate children, prevent further harm, and support recovery. Without it:

• Investigations slow

• Case backlogs grow

• Fewer children are reached in time

  
  

Here’s how you can help:

➡️ Email Chairman Jim Jordan’s office today: gregory.salavec@mail.house.gov

➡️ Use one of the ready-to-send templates below

➡️ Share this briefing with your networks. Every message amplifies impact.

At Canary, we believe technology and collaboration can accelerate recovery and restore dignity. Protecting children online isn’t a partisan issue, it’s a shared responsibility. Your voice can help ensure this critical funding continues, so every child can be found faster and their future safeguarded.

Professional Email 

Subject: Please Support the Protect Our Children Act in the NDAA 

Chairman Jordan, 

As a constituent, I respectfully urge you to ensure the Protect Our Children Act remains in and passes via the NDAA.

This legislation funds the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces, which work to prevent online child sexual exploitation, identify offenders, and recover children impacted by abuse. With reports of online exploitation at record highs, this funding is essential to protecting children and equipping law enforcement with the tools they need.

Thank you for your leadership on child safety and for prioritizing the wellbeing of families and communities across our country.

Sincerely,

Name City/State 

Family-Centered Email 

Subject: Please Keep the Protect Our Children Act in the NDAA 

Chairman Jordan, 

As a parent and constituent, I’m asking you to ensure the Protect Our Children Act remains in and passes via the NDAA.

The ICAC Task Forces protect children from online exploitation and hold offenders accountable. This funding is critical to keeping kids safe and ensuring investigators have the tools to respond quickly and effectively.

Thank you for standing with families and protecting children.

Sincerely,

Name City/State 

Child-Safety Advocate 

Subject: Support ICAC Funding to Protect Children

Chairman Jordan, 

I’m writing to urge you to ensure the Protect Our Children Act passes via the NDAA. Survivors of child sexual exploitation deserve a system equipped to identify offenders, recover victims, and prevent further harm.

The ICAC Task Forces play a vital role in this mission—their work helps restore dignity, accelerate recovery, and safeguard children’s futures.

Thank you for prioritizing child safety and supporting those who protect the most vulnerable.

Sincerely,

Name City/State