Resources for Parents

As a parent and grandparent, I understand that your child’s safety is your number one concern.  As co-chairman and founder of the Congressional Missing and Exploited Children’s Caucus, I work closely with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and other organizations in raising awareness of the epidemic of child exploitation and abduction nationwide.  I became involved with the issue after the loss of a young girl in Southeast Texas, Laura Kate Smither.  What this dreadful tragedy taught me is that we, as a community, must do more to protect our children from harm.

I have created this site where you can access information and statements about missing and exploited children, and general information about my efforts to combat child abduction and exploitation.

Community involvement is the key toward making our kids safe, happy, and healthy. As a father of two daughters and a grandfather of four, stories about abduction and exploitation send a chill up my spine. If you are a parent, I know you have the same feelings of fear. We all need to work together to do everything we can to save a child's life or save a family from heart-breaking tragedy.

It is time for the American people to focus their collective attention on children who are missing and exploited worldwide.  Feel free to explore the links on this website for resources to learn how to keep your children safer.