The Tim Tebow Foundation continues its mission to rescue sexually exploited and at-risk children.
“For too long, child sexual exploitation has remained hidden in the dark corners of the internet – an evil that has destroyed so many children’s lives,” Tim Tebow, founder and chairman of the Tim Tebow Foundation, said in a statement.
“This year’s campaign is called ‘Unknown and Unfinished’ because while we are grateful for the momentum we gained last year, there are still hundreds of thousands of boys and girls who live in despair,” he said, adding, “This year, we ask you to continue this fight with us to reach, protect and love every child waiting to be identified and rescued.”
“Law enforcement agencies currently identify over 500,000 IP addresses around the world actively trafficking in child sexual abuse material … images and videos of children under the age of 12 being abused, raped and tortured,” Tebow said in a post on Tuesday. His Facebook page.
“The majority of these offenders commit crimes directly against children in their own homes and even within their own communities. To make matters worse, these offenders have an average of 13 victims,” he said.
Tebow maintained that he believes that if caring people “stand together in solidarity,” they can make a dramatic difference in the lives of boys and girls if they all work together to address the horrific reality of child abuse like this.
The unKNOWN & unFINISHED campaign, both nationally and globally, focuses on:
- SafeguardsExpand global rescue efforts to identify, locate and rescue as many children as possible who are being sexually abused and exploited.
- stand up: Providing law enforcement with the training and technology to catch our most vulnerable children and most dangerous offenders.
- Strengthen: We will assemble a large rescue team of analysts, investigators and law enforcement agencies and enact legislation to rescue children faster and prevent new victims.
but, Tim Tebow Foundation The campaign, which has been running since 2010 and has supported many efforts to bring faith, hope and love to some of the world’s most vulnerable people, is now in its second year and will also serve as a fundraiser for Tim Tebow’s 37th birthday.
Last year’s campaign raised more than $2.6 million, enabling the preliminary identification of more than 800 victims of child sexual exploitation, hundreds of whom have been rescued by partner organizations and law enforcement over the past year.
If you would like to donate to this year’s campaign, TimTebowFoundation.org/Unknown.
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