Protect (political organization)

National Association to Protect Children – PROTECT, Inc.

Founded	June 24, 2002; 22 years ago (June 24, 2002)[1]
Legal status	501(c)(4) nonprofit organization[2]
Executive Director	Grier Weeks[2]
Affiliations	National Association to Protect Children Education Fund[2]
Revenue	$164,097[2] (2014)
Expenses	$145,972[2] (2014)
Employees	1[2] (2013)
Volunteers	24[2] (2013)
Website	www.protect.org
Formerly called	National Association to Protect Children, Inc.[1]

Protect (officially incorporated as National Association to Protect Children – PROTECT, Inc.[1]) 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.[3]

Support

In 2005, the punk rock record label Fat Wreck Chords released a charity record for Protect, entitled Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children. Fat Wreck Chords publicist Vanessa Burt and Verbicide Magazine publisher Jackson Ellis created the project, with the help of the head of Fat Wreck, Fat Mike.[4]

In 2009, a second punk rock compilation charity record, Protect II: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children, was released jointly by Geykido Comet Records and Scissor Press.[5] This album was spearheaded by Verbicide publishers Jackson Ellis and Nate Pollard, along with Shahab Zargari and Heela Naqshband of GC Records.

NYDM, New York Death Militia, a worldwide metal music organization, sponsors metal music shows in support of Protect.^[citation needed]

Former child actress Alison Arngrim, who was a victim of sexual abuse, lobbies for and speaks for Protect.[6]

See also

• Child abuse
• Child pornography
• Child sexual abuse
• Incest

References

1. "National Association to Protect Children - PROTECT, Inc." Corporations Division. North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State. Accessed on April 26, 2016.
2. "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". National Association to Protect Children - PROTECT Inc. Guidestar. September 30, 2014.
3. "Grassroots Action :: National Association to PROTECT Children :: Pro-Child :: Anti-Crime". 2006-08-11. Archived from the original on 2006-08-11. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
4. "Frontpage". Archived from the original on 2008-02-14.
5. "Jersey Beat | Chris Mattern Reviews".
6. Pace, Giacinta (10 March 2012). "Whoa Nellie! Alison Arngrim fights for children's rights". NBC News. NBC. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

External links

• Protect
• Child Sexual Abuse and the State by Ruby Andrew, UC Davis Law Review, vol. 39, 2006. Discusses U.S. incest laws in cases where victim is a minor.
• The Incest Loophole by Andrew Vachss, New York Times, Nov. 20, 2005. Sentencing incest perpetrators when victim is a minor.
• Andrew Vachss speaks on the importance of Protect, "Family of Choice webcast," Jan. 14, 2009.