Megan Nicole
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Every parent should have the right to know if a dangerous sexual predator moves into their neighborhood. That is why Richard and Maureen Kanka made it their lives' mission to see the enactment of Megan's Law in every state. The Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation is a 501 c 3 non-profit, charitable organization founded by the Kanka family. The foundation wants to ensure that every possible step is taken to help prevent the future victimization of children. It is their hope and dream that no other child anywhere will suffer the fate of Megan Kanka. OUR MISSION Richard and Maureen Kanka thought that their daughter Megan was safe. The Kankas had lived for fifteen years in quiet, suburban Hamilton Township, New Jersey. A family of five, they worked hard, paid their taxes, believed in God, charity, and the goodness of others. "If we had been aware of his record, my daughter would be alive today."
Letters poured into the Kanka family home with offers of support and contributions to
a memorial fund. The result of this tragedy was a nationwide law. A law that would
give parents what they desperately wanted: the right to know. A law that would
require notification when a convicted sex offender moves into a neighborhood. A law
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