Now Accepting Nominations for the Heroes’ Awards!
NCMEC is excited to announce that we are now accepting nominations for the 2023 Heroes’ Awards! This annual event honors law enforcement who’ve gone above and beyond to help protect our nation’s most valuable resource—our children.

A group of law enforcement officers honored at the 2022 Heroes’ Awards, alongside NCMEC President and CEO, Michelle DeLaune, and NCMEC co-founder, John Walsh.
If you’re a law enforcement officer who has worked a missing child case or a child sexual exploitation case in the past year, now is the time to get your nomination in! We’re considering cases from Jan. 1, 2022 – Dec. 31, 2022.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's Awards Nomination
Winners will be selected by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and brought to Washington, D.C. for the event. The Heroes’ Awards will be held on May 11, 2023 at the International Spy Museum.
A previous Heroes’ Award-winning case.
Discover more about our mission and how you can join the fight in ensuring every child has a safe childhood on our website: https://www.missingkids.org/.