The words we use matter: 🚩 "Runaway" 🚩 "Troubled" 🚩 "Throwaway" 🚩 "Bad Kid" These labels can blind us to a child’s pain—and their potential. Let's call them what they are: endangered missing children who deserve a second chance at a safer future. Want to know how we're helping communities reshape their response to vulnerable kids? ➡️ https://ncptf.org/our-impact (fb)

The strongest protection we can give our kids isn’t a rule, a curfew, or a locked door—it’s us. Every time you listen without judgment, show up when they need you, or guide them through hard decisions, you’re building a shield around them. Healthy relationships. Trusted adults. A strong support system. They all make it harder for someone to exploit or harm a child—and easier for that child to come to you if something’s wrong. Keep going. Even when it feels like they’re not listening. Even when it’s hard. Your presence is the protection they’ll carry with them everywhere. Allies Against Slavery (fb)