SNAP Calls on Presidential Candidates to Endorse Federal Reform

For Immediate Release July 24, 2024 

During this presidential campaign, we hope that both major political parties will commit to a crackdown on child sexual abuse. Governments and law enforcement have powerful tools if they choose to exercise them. 

We call on both political parties to take action to protect our communities, as well as to support those who have been grievously harmed by sexual abuse. We also call on them to make stronger laws and enforce them to keep our communities safe. Our politicians can learn from what went wrong in the past to improve their policies and actions that will keep children and the vulnerable safer. Each of our candidates for higher office should commit to this change, now. 

SNAP, in conjunction with KeepKidsSafe.org and others, a blueprint for federal reform was developed. We hope that both candidates will read and endorse the suggested changes. Together, we can make the future safer for today's children. 

CONTACT: Mike McDonnell, SNAP Communications Director ([email protected], 267-261-0578), Shaun Dougherty, PA Survivor & SNAP Interim Executive Director ([email protected], 814- 341-8386) 

(SNAP, the Survivors Network, has been providing support for victims of sexual abuse in institutional settings for more than 35 years. We have more than 25,000 survivors and supporters in our network. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)