The AMECO Roster

Here is a current list of the Association of Missing and Exploited Children’s

Organizations (AMECO), non-profit organizations known to NCMEC.

The Association of Missing and Exploited Children’s Organizations (AMECO), is a

membership organization founded in 1994. The activities of AMECO and its member
agencies are strictly non-commercial and not-for-profit. Member organizations have met
the following criteria required for AMECO certification:

1. Provide a current tax-exempt status from the IRS or from an equivalent non-
profit status document in other countries.
2. Provide its Articles of Incorporation and current By-Laws.
3. Submit a copy of a legal tax form. In the US, this is Form 990. Even if an NPO
does not meet the IRS criteria for submitting a Form 990, the NPO must fill one
out to be reviewed by AMECO prior to acceptance for membership. In Canada,
this is the Revenue Canada Form T3010.
4. Have been in continuous operation as a non-profit for two (2) years prior to its
admission to AMECO.
5. Submit three (3) letters of reference from community groups attesting to the
contributions that this NPO is making. One of these references MUST be from a
law enforcement agency.
6. Provide services free of charge to victim families in the recovery process.
Financial contributions may be solicited for general support of the NPO, but there
can be no charge associated with the recovery process, nor direct solicitation of
donations as a contingency for recovery services.
7. Provide a list of states/provinces in which you are registered to solicit funds.
8. Submit year end Financial Statements and Annual Report.
9. Provide a current list of paid/unpaid Board of Directors and most recent year of
board minutes.
10. Provide a copy of policies regarding police record/background checks.
11. Have a primary mission of one or more of the following categories:
ƒ Assisting law enforcement and/or searching parents in the recovery of
missing children.
ƒ Helping missing & exploited children and their families to gain access to
services.
ƒ Preventing children from becoming missing & exploited through
prevention and education services for families, law enforcement or other
appropriate entity

For additional information on AMECO and its members, please contact:

Wendy Jolley-Kabi
National Coordinator
Association of Missing And Exploited Children's Organizations (AMECO)
P.O. Box 19668
Alexandria, VA 22320-0688
Local: 703-838-8379
Toll Free: 1-877-263-2620
FAX: 703-549-3787
E- mail: wendy@amecoinc.org

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Website: http://www.amecoinc.org

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Name of Agency Page

Arkansas
Morgan Nick Foundation, Inc. 5
California
The Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation 5
Child Quest International 6
Interstate Association for Stolen Children, Inc. 6
The Polly Klaas Foundation 7
Colorado
Child Quest International (Branch Office) 5
Missing Children’s Task Force 7
Florida
A Child is Missing, Inc. 8
Child Protection Education of America, Inc. 8
Jimmy Ryce Center for Victims of Predatory Abduction, Inc. 9
Missing Children Center, Inc. 9
Kentucky
Exploited Children’s Help Organization, Inc. (ECHO) 10
Maryland
Missing and Exploited Children’s Association (MECA), Inc. 11
Massachusetts
Molly Bish Foundation and “Life” Guards Center, Inc. 11
radKids 11
Minnesota
Jacob Wetterling Foundation 12
Missing Children-Minnesota 12
Missouri
One Missing Link 13
Nevada
Nevada Child Seekers 14
New York
Center for Hope 14
Child Find of America 15
Oregon
Tommy Foundation 15
Tennessee
Commission on Missing and Exploited Children (COMEC) 16
Texas
Gabriel’s Gifts Missing Children’s Organizations 16
Heidi Search Center for Missing Children 17
Laura Recovery Center 17
Rachel Foundation for Family Reintegration 18
Washington
Operation Lookout (National Center for Missing Youth) 18
Wisconsin
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Youth Educated in Safety, Inc. 19
Wyoming
Christin Lamb Foundation 20

Canadian Agencies

Alberta
Child Find Alberta Society 21
British Columbia
Child Find British Columbia 22
Labrador
Child Find Newfoundland and Labrador 22, 24
Manitoba
Child Find Canada 20, 23
Child Find Manitoba 23
Newfoundland
Child Find Newfoundland and Labrador 22, 24
Ontario
Child Find Ontario 24
Prince Edward Island
Child Find Prince Edward Island 25
Saskatchewan
Child Find Saskatchewan 26

Alphabetical Index
Name of Agency Page

A Child is Missing 8
The Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation 5
Center for Hope 14
Child Find British Columbia 22
Child Find Canada 20, 23
Child Find Manitoba 23
Child Find Newfoundland & Labrador 22, 24
Child Find of America 15
Child Find Ontario 24
Child Find Prince Edward Island (PEI) 25
Child Find Saskatchewan 26
Child Quest International 6
Christin Lamb Foundation 20
Commission on Missing and Exploited Children (COMEC) 16
Exploited Children’s Help Organization (ECHO) 10
Gabriel’s Gifts Missing Children’s Organizations 16
Heidi Search Center for Missing Children, Inc. 17
Interstate Association for Stolen Children, Inc. 6
Jacob Wetterling Foundation 12
Jimmy Ryce Center for Victims of Predatory Abduction, Inc. 9
Laura Recovery Center 17
Missing and Exploited Children’s Association of Maryland (MECA) 11
Missing Children Center, Inc. 9
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Missing Children-Minnesota, Inc. 12
Missing Children’s Task Force 7
Molly Bish Foundation and “Life” Guards Center, Inc. 11
Morgan Nick Foundation, Inc. 5
Nevada Child Seekers, Inc. 14
One Missing Link, Inc. 13
Operation Lookout (National Center for Missing Youth) 18
The Polly Klaas Foundation 7
Rachel Foundation for Family Reintegration 22
radKids 11
Tommy Foundation 15
Youth Educated in Safety, Inc. 19

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ARKANSAS

Morgan Nick Foundation, Inc.

Colleen Nick, Executive Director
PO Box 1033
Alma, AR 72921
877-543-HOPE (4673)
(479) 632-6382 / Fax: (479) 632-6455
E-mail: morgannick@aol.com
Website: www.morgannick.org
History
The Morgan Nick Foundation (MNF) is a nonprofit organization founded by Colleen Nick in 1997
following the 1995 abduction of her six- year-old daughter Morgan Nick from a ballpark in Alma, Arizona.
Morgan remains missing today.
Mission
MNF is dedicated to recovering missing children across the country and serving as a support team to
families of missing children.
Programs and Services / Recovery
MNF provides guidance to families of missing children on procedures involved in searches and acts as
liaison for families with media and law enforcement. All types of missing children’s cases are handled.
While MNF will provide referrals to cases nationwide, their work is concentrated with Arkansas missing
children’s cases. MNF gathers together law enforcement personnel, counselors, media representatives, and
social service professionals to work individually with families about their cases. The statewide Arkansas
alert is named the Morgan Nick Alert and uses the public emergency broadcast system and other media to
alert the police and the public of missing children in serious immediate jeopardy. MNF works with Team
HOPE which forms support teams matching parents of missing children with professionally trained
volunteers who have been through similar experiences. MNF organizes Project Hope, an annual conference
for families of missing and exploited children.
Prevention
MNF conducts public education child safety programs; disseminates DNA collection information on the
website; advocates for child safety legislation; Kids & Co., an educational program written by the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children, teaches elementary school children skills critical to their safety,
when and how to get help from peers and adults, how to respond to situations and make safe decisions.
MNF organizes an all night event annually called Lost on the Streets Today (L.O.S.T.) where school
children spend the night in a “Box City” to learn about the dangers of living on the street.

CALIFORNIA

The Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation

Kim Petersen, Executive Director
301 Downey Avenue
Modesto, CA 95354
888-813-8389 / Fax: (209) 567-1338
Email: sundfund@thevision.net
Website: http://www.carolesundfoundation.com/
History
In Febuary of 1999, Carole and Juli Sund and Silvina Pelosso were missing while on a sightseeing trip to
Yosemite National Park. While they were missing, Francis and Carole Carrington, Carole Sund's parents,
established rewards both for their safe return and for information on the whereabouts of their rental car.
They believe that posting the reward money and receiving media attention on their case helped in locating
the rental car, which gave them their first break in the case. It was for this reason the Carrington's
established Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation. The Foundation's goal is to safely
return missing persons to their homes and to secure the arrest and conviction of violent criminals. The
Carrington hope is to turn their tragedy into triumph for other families.
Mission
The Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation is committed to raising public awareness of the
issue of missing persons, who have gone missing under suspicious circumstances, and of innocent people
who have fallen victim to the most violent of crimes.

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Programs and Services / Recovery
The Foundation offers support and resources to aggrieved families in an effort to bring them hope and
resolution. Under qualifying circumstances, the Foundation posts rewards for families of victims who lack
the financial means to do so themselves. These rewards provide a tool to help law enforcement find
missing persons and bring perpetrators to justice. The Foundation post photos of missing persons, as well
as possible suspects involved.
Prevention
The Foundation offers free fingerprinting and ID kits, as well as DNA kits.

Child Quest International

Marcia Slacke, Executive Director
307 Orchard City Drive, Suite 108
Campbell, CA 95008
Branch Office: Denver Metro Area, CO
888-818-HOPE (4673)
(408) 287-HOPE (4673) / Fax: (408) 287-4676
E-mail: info@childquest.org
Website: www.childquest.org
History
Child Quest International (CQI) is a non-profit organization founded in June 1990 because of concern for
children worldwide.
Mission
CQI is dedicated to the protection and recovery of missing and exploited children and at-risk adults. CQI
defines “at risk” as persons suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, the mentally challenged or ill,
and those who are a danger to themselves or others. At its inception, CQI provided services limited to
casework and investigation. Today, it has grown into an organization with a broadened range of services
including education, prevention, and family reunification counseling.
Programs and Services / Recovery
CQI accepts cases nationwide for all types of missing children’s cases. CQI has onsite case managers with
criminal justice degrees who analyze cases independently; cooperate with law enforcement to gather
intelligence; coordinate with law enforcement on local, state, federal and international levels; provide
search and recovery assistance, surveillance, and other investigative techniques using advanced database
systems; contribute knowledge of state and federal laws; generate and distribute posters; act as liaison
between countries and parties involved in international abduction cases; facilitate family reunification,
mediation, and nationwide referrals.
Prevention
CQI conducts the Our Kids Are Safe Kids child safety program; distributes Milk Cartons: The Way Back
Home safety video; creates and distributes to parents and children educational materials; provides
fingerprinting services; distributes the No Strings Attached: Resource Guide For Youth pamphlet; educates
children, teens, parents and grandparents on their rights and obligations.

Interstate Association For Stolen Children

Gregory Mengell, Executive Director
P.O. Box 131
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
(916) 965-5959 / Fax: (916) 965-5961
E-mail: iasc@comcast.net
Website: www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/6042/
History
The Interstate Association for Stolen Children (IASC) was founded in 1990. IASC evolved from a
community based group that responded to a series of abductions and started a street program during 1988-
1990.
Mission
IASC’s mission is to return missing children to their parents and to retrieve children engaged in juvenile
vice activities. IASC educates the public on the prevention of child abduction and publicizes the issue of
missing children.
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IASC works nationwide with cases of non- family abductions by unknown predators only. IASC
personnel, who have law enforcement backgrounds with experience in the missing child field, respond to
abduction or missing children reports or review existing cases to develop investigative approaches; conduct
on-site inquiries; work with social services and law enforcement to take children out of prostitution and to
prosecute the perpetrators. IASC electronically produces and disseminates missing children information
and photographs, networks with counterpart agencies and law enforcement across the United States and
Canada to collect data on support resources and laws in other areas to assist field investigations. IASC
provides personal safety information to homeless children to protect them from predators and arranges for
housing for special needs victims.
Prevention
IASC coordinates with authorities to conduct Kids In Dire Straits, an educational program offering children
in select high crime areas a positive perspective of life through education, provision of medical needs,
eyeglasses, school supplies, and special events. Speakers from IASC make presentations to schools and
community groups a child safety and public awareness program of lectures and demonstrations.

Polly Klaas Foundation

Robert DeLeo, Executive Director
PO Box 800
Petaluma, CA 94953
800-587-4357
(707) 769-1334 / Fax: (707) 769-4019
E-mail: info@pollyklaas.org
Website: www.pollyklaas.org
History
The Polly Klaas ® Foundation (PKF) is a nonprofit organization formed in response to the abduction and
murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas from her Petaluma, California home in 1993.
Mission
PKF’s mission is to provide education, technical assistance, and support for individuals and the public to
prevent crimes against children; assist in the recovery of missing children; support legislation and
regulatory protection for children.
Programs and Services / Recovery
PKF accepts all types of missing children’s cases nationwide. PKF maintains a 24-hour hotline, advises
families on steps involved in searches, collects leads and tips on the abduction and transmits them to law
enforcement. PKF produces and distributes posters through nationwide resources.
Prevention
PKF distributes child safety materials and child ID kits with fingerprints to the community through special
events, offers detailed information on its website as well as conducting public education and prevention
programs on child safety.

COLORADO

Missing Children Task Force

David Rogers, Executive Director
PO Box 261141
Littleton, CO 80163-1141
(720) 641-6432
E-mail: dave@childfinders.org
Website: www.childfinders.org
History
Missing Children Task Force (MCTF) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 as the Vector
Foundation. In 1995, MCTF began expanding its operations to become a leading missing children’s
organization in Colorado.
Mission
MCTF mission is to investigate, locate, and recover missing and to foster public awareness of the problems
and challenges related to missing children and their families, with an emphasis on prevention methods.
Programs and Services / Recovery
MCTF presently restricts searches to children from Colorado or children from another part of the country
that might be in Colorado. MCTF staff travel outside of the state and country to search, and will consult

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with any parents searching for their children, no matter where they might be looking. Staff members have
extensive law enforcement and missing children recovery backgrounds. MCTF cooperates with law
enforcement on individual case investigations and assists with surveillance using its own equipment as well
as provides parents referrals on professionals who assist with missing children cases,
Prevention
MCTF provides public speakers to schools, parent-teacher organizations, and community groups for
programs on missing children issues; conducts child safety education programs in the community such as
the Just Ask series of interactive lectures.

FLORIDA

A Child is Missing
Sherry Friedlander , Executive Director
500 S.E. 17th Street, Suite 101
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
888-US5-ACIM (875-2246)
(954) 763-1288 / Fax: (954) 763-4569
E-mail: info@achildismissing.org
Website: www.achildismissing.org
History
A Child is Missing (ACIM) was founded in 1996 by Sherry Friedlander because no rapid response,
community-based program existed to locate missing children, the disabled, and elderly during the crucial
first hours of disappearance. The initial pilot program was organized in Broward and Dade counties in
Florida. Since 1996, ACIM has recovered 22 children, handled 4600 cases, and sent out 2.6 million calls to
residents to help locate missing people.
Mission
ACIM is devoted to assisting law enforcement in search/early recovery efforts during initial hours of a
child/elderly/disabled person’s disappearance via a rapid-response high-tech telephony neighborhood
notification program that is unique in the U.S.
Programs and Services / Recovery
When law enforcement relays information on a missing child or vulnerable person to ACIM, a technician
records a personalized message with case details asking residents to help look around their area and call the
police with leads. Using high-tech telephony, ACIM can place 1,000 calls in five minutes, can process
multiple cases simultaneously, and can work without jurisdictional boundaries. Answering machines can
pick up ACIM calls so that residents can hear the alert when returning home. Activated only by law
enforcement, the ACIM program now serves the entire states of Florida, Rhode Island, Alaska, and Ohio,
along with Boulder, Colorado, and portions of Oklahoma and Kentucky. The service is free to law
enforcement. As federal, state, or private funding becomes available, the ACIM program can be given to
law enforcement anywhere across the nation. ACIM also has a sexual predator program, offered in states
allowing law enforcement to notify residents that a predator has moved into their neighborhood.

Child Protection Education of America, Inc.

Hilary Sessions, Executive Director
410 Ware Blvd, Suite 400
Tampa, FL 33619
1-866-USA-CHILD (872-2445)
813-626-3001/ Fax: (813) 626-7511
Email: hilary@find-missing-children.org
Website: www.find-missing-children.org

Jimmy Ryce Center for Victims of Predatory Abduction, Inc.

Claudine Ryce, Executive Director
908 Coquina Lane
Vero Beach, FL 32963
800-JIM RYCE (546-7923)
(772) 492-0200 / Fax: (772) 492-0210
E-mail: misujim@yahoo.com
E-mail: employerlawyer@yahoo.com

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Website: www.jimmyryce.org
History
The Jimmy Ryce Center for Victims of Predatory Abduction (JRCVPA) is a nonprofit organization
founded in 1996 in memory of nine-year-old Jimmy Ryce, who was kidnapped at gunpoint, raped, and
murdered in Miami, on September 11, 1995. In 1997, the U.S. Congress created and funded the Jimmy
Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center in Arlington, Virginia, to help sheriffs and police chiefs develop
effective protocols to find abducted children. The Ryce family was instrumental in the government’s
passing of legislation allowing federal buildings and national parks to post pictures of missing children.
Mission
JRCVPA’s mission is to fight predatory abductions and sexual predators. JRCVPA defines ‘predatory
abductions’ as situations in which the child victim is in imminent physical peril regardless of whether the
abductor is a stranger, neighbor, or a relative.
Programs and Services / Recovery
JRCVPA assists in cases of predatory abductions and refers other types of cases to other agencies.
JRCVPA provides parents of abducted children guidance and information on what is involved in searches;
assists law enforcement in developing more effective procedures for handling predatory abductions;
distributes pictures of abducted children locally and arranges media coverage of cases; provides search
bloodhounds free to law enforcement to find abducted and lost children.
Prevention
JRCVPA increases public awareness of sexual predators and predatory abductions through speeches,
brochures, newsletters, radio and television appearances; provides information to teachers and parents on
how they can teach their children to be more predator-smart and more predator-resistant; identifies
legislation and programs designed to protect children better from sexual predators. JRCVPA has an active
legislative agenda including the Jimmy Ryce Involuntary Civil Commitment Act of 1998 allowing the civil
commitment of certain predators even after they have completed their prison terms if it is determined that
this commitment is the only effective way to prevent future abductions.

Missing Children Center Inc.

Nina Thompson, Executive Director
276 E Highway 434
Winter Springs, FL 32708
800-330-1907
(407) 327-4403 / Fax: (407) 327-4514
E-mail: missingchildren@cfl.rr.com
Website: www.missingchildrencenterinc.org
History
The Missing Children Center, (MCC) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1984 by Joan Thompson in
response to the April 25, 1983, abduction and murder of her 14-year-old niece Vickey Wills.
Mission
MCC is dedicated to helping families with search and recovery of missing and exploited children and to
increasing public awareness about the child safety and abduction prevention.
Programs and Services / Recovery
MCC accepts all types of cases in the US. International cases are referred to other agencies. MCC offers
families of missing children guidance on steps needed to recover a child, assists law enforcement in
collecting information and pursuing leads and provides families referrals on mental health, legal, and social
services counselors, treatment centers, and runaway shelters. MCC produces and distributes photographs
and posters about cases nationwide through a network of resources.
Prevention
MCC produces and disseminates prevention and educational materials in Florida, provides child ID kits
with fingerprints, and provides public speakers to community groups and law enforcement agencies to
increase public awareness on child safety and abduction prevention.

KENTUCKY

Exploited Children’s Help Oganization Inc., (ECHO)

Lucy Lee, Executive Director
1500 Poplar Levell Road, Suite 2
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(502) 636-3670 / Fax: (502) 636-3673
E-mail: echolou@aol.com
Website: www.echolou.org
History
The Exploited Children’s Help Organization (ECHO) is a nonprofit organization established in May 1983
by a group of concerned citizens to provide a volunteer forum to address the issues of missing and abused
children in the local community. The same month the community group began meeting, a prominent citizen
was arrested for molesting a child. ECHO’s support to the victim family helped bring the perpetrator to
justice. Soon after that incident, another girl was abducted from a local mall and has never been found.
These incidents guided ECHO toward the dual mission of supporting families of missing children while
educating the community about the dangers of child exploitation.
Mission
ECHO is committed to reducing the incidence and trauma of child victimization/exploitation; and
protecting the children of Kentucky by addressing the needs of abused children, missing children, and their
families. ECHO works to achieve these goals through public awareness, education and prevention
programs, parent sup port services, and other programs that provide a forum for volunteerism and
community involvement.
Programs and Services / Recovery
ECHO most often handles abduction cases originating in or near Kentucky. All international abductions are
referred to other agencies. The Parents Support Program provides a parent support network that pairs
persons who have experienced the abduction or abuse of a child with parents in a similar crisis, and
volunteers who provide guidance and refer callers to other community services. Kids In Court helps
alleviate anxiety for children who must testify in court by familiarizing them with the courthouse and court
proceedings. The Justice Administration project conducts on-site studies of child sexual abuse cases being
prosecuted in the Jefferson County Circuit Court. The Family Court Waiting Room provides volunteers to
supervise children whose parents are involved in Family Court. The Crimes Against Children Unit provides
volunteers who assist police with telephone follow-up on missing children cases.
Prevention
The Speakers Bureau provides public speakers for presentations on child safety and abduction prevention
issues to civic, social, church, and professional groups. ECHO’s handbooks What to Do If Your Child Has
Been Sexually Abused and What To Do If Your Child Is Missing provide guidance and referrals on
counseling, child service, and law enforcement agencies. The Service Learning Project trains high school
senior class volunteers to provide “Body Safety” lessons to elementary school pupils. ECHO Soundings is
a quarterly publication mailed to 9,000 households to increase public awareness of the dangers of child
exploitation.

MARYLAND

Missing and Exploited Children's Association of Maryland (MECA)

Anne Brooks, Executive Director
405 East Joppa Rd Suite 300
Towson, MD 21286
888-755-MECA (6322)
(410) 321-0682 / Fax: 410-560-5644
E-mail: anneb@mecamd.com
Website: www.mecamd.com
History
MECA began in 1984 as a group of concerned volunteer church members in the Greater Baltimore area
who provided support to parents of missing children and later incorporated into a nonprofit with broader
activities including prevention and training.
Mission
MECA’s mission is to raise public awareness of ways to prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual
exploitation through educational and training programs; to offer support to parents and families when they
suffer the loss of a missing child or adult, and to advocate for legislation and policy changes on behalf of
missing and exploited children. MECA works in close coordination with the Rachel Foundation.
Programs and Services / Recovery
MECA generally handles cases from the Baltimore area. International family abductions are referred to
other agencies. MECA operates a 24-hour hotline, offers personal and group guidance to families on how
to work through a search, and assists the Baltimore Police Department in its search for missing children.
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MECA provides volunteers who work inside the police department to handle calls and offer information to
searching families develops and distributes to law enforcement a training manual and video on police
response to missing children’s cases used in the Baltimore Police Academy.
Prevention
MECA provides staff and public speakers for parent, school, and community events; produces information
on missing and exploited children and prevention awareness for the media; advocates for legislation and
policy changes on behalf of missing and exploited children.

MASSACHUSETTS

Molly Bish Foundation and “Life” Guards Center, Inc.

John Bish, Executive Director
PO Box 556, 200 South Street
West Warren, MA 01092
(413) 436-5529
E-mail: mbish0751@aol.com
Website: www.mollybish.org
History
The organization began July 2000, a month after Molly Bish was abducted.
Mission
The Molly Bish Foundation (MBF) mission is to promote the knowledge and understanding for child and
family safety; to promote legislative reform; to provide educational presentations and safety events to
families and communities in Massachusetts.
Programs and Services / Recovery
MBF provides safety education and prevention programs to families and communities through
presentations, safety tips and free identification programs. They assist law officials and NCMEC with
missing children’s cases in their state through the distribution of posters, while also providing support for
the families.

radKids
Steve Daley, Executive Director
307 Main Street
Harwichport, MA 02646
866-430-2080
(508) 430-2080 / Fax: (508) 432-9328
E-mail: radkids@radkids.org
Website: www.radkids.org
History
Since it's inception in 1998, radKIDS, Inc. has been committed to providing education that enhances the
ability of children and parents to utilize knowledge, skills, and power to protect themselves from violence
and harm.
Mission
radKids mission is to provide, through education, realistic choices for children to avoid and/or escape
violence or harm in their daily lives.
Programs
radKIDS create fun, activity-based lectures, safety drills, muscle memory exercises and dynamic
simulation. radKIDS community based programs have been offered as after school programs, day camps,
recreation programs, as well as through scouting and religious youth groups.
Prevention
radKIDS provides training to police departments, educational organizations, civic groups, fraternal
organizations, citizens' groups and concerned parents.

MINNESOTA

Jacob Wetterling Foundation

Nancy Sabin , Executive Director
2314 University Avenue, West Suite 14
Saint Paul, MN 55114-1863
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800-325-HOPE (4673)
(651) 714-4673 / Fax: (651) 714-9098
E-mail: info@jwf.org
Website: www.jwf.org
History
The Jacob Wetterling Foundation (JWF) is a nonprofit organization formed in 1989 to help locate 11- year-
old Jacob Wetterling, who was abducted at gunpoint from his bicycle in St. Joseph, Minnesota. The
abductor also stopped and threatened Jacob’s brother and friend, but released them both physically
unharmed. Jacob is still missing.
Mission
JWF’s mission is to protect children from sexual exploitation and abduction and to support parents of
abducted children.
Programs and Services / Recovery
JWF operates a 24-hour hotline, advises victim families on what is involved in searching and offers
referrals to legal, mental health, and social services professionals. JWF acts as a liaison for parents with law
enforcement and the media. JWF receives and responds to calls for assistance nationwide from families
about all types of abduction cases. JWF refers all cases other than stranger abduction to other agencies for
assistance with comprehensive case management
Prevention
Check First Safety Fairs And Child ID teaches personal safety tips to children and encourage children to
check with their caregivers first before leaving the place they are supposed to be; the Speakers Bureau
provides trained volunteer speakers for child safety programs in schools, churches, and civic groups; the
Internet Safety program delivers training labs to schools and businesses to educate children and adults
about how to be safe and knowledgeable when using the web; One of a Kind distributes child ID kits that
record physical data and a digital photo to parents.

Missing Children Minnesota

Carol Watson, Executive Director
Ford Center Suite 570
420 North 5th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
888-RUN-YELL (786-9355)
(612) 334-9449 / Fax: (612) 334-9450
E-mail: mssngchild@aol.com
Website: www.missingchildrenmn.org
History
Missing Children-Minnesota (MC-M) was formed in 1983 by a group of parents of missing children who
had been meeting informally about their experiences. They found that there was no agency in the area
providing support services to families dealing missing children. This group became the volunteer founding
board of Missing Kids Action Agency and changed its name to MC-M in 1986.
Mission
MC-M’s mission is to assist in locating missing children; provide advocacy and support services to families
of missing children, and provide information and education to the public about missing children, runaways,
and abduction prevention.
Programs and Services / Recovery
MC-M accepts all types of missing children nationally. They are noted for their expertise in international
cases. MC-M operates a 24-hour hotline; provides parents information about what is involved in searching;
produces and distributes posters; acts as liaison for parents with law enforcement, the media, and
community; conducts training for law enforcement, including topics on international abductions.
Prevention
MC-M has produced several books which outline the principles to prevent abductions and exploitation.
Run, Yell, And Tell teaches children from preschool through second grade simple rules and guidelines for
recognizing and dealing with potential situations of abduction and sexual abuse. ‘I Want To Be Safer’
teaches third through sixth grade children how to be street-wise, alert, and responsible in terms of personal
safety and abduction prevention. Erica’s Choices teaches decision- making skills to teenagers and
encourages youth to take advantage of safe alternatives to running away and living on the street. Awareness
Plus provides parents child safety and abduction prevention information, lists of available resources and
what steps to take in event of an abduction, advises on how to talk to children about protecting themselves
from abuse, exploitation and abduction.
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MISSOURI

One Missing Link

Janis McCall, Executive Director
P.O. Box 10581
Springfield, MO 65808
800-555-7037
(417) 886-5836 / Fax: (417) 886-9359
E-mail: onemissinglinkinc@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.onemissinglink.org
History
One Missing Link (OML) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by Janis and Stu McCall on behalf of
their daughter Stacy McCall, who was abducted along with friend Suzie Street and Suzie’s mother Sherill
Levitt from the Levitt residence. Because Suzie was 19 and Stacy was 18 years old at the time, none of the
three women qualified for assistance from the extensive network of agencies tasked to search for missing
children. All three are still missing.
Mission
OML was designed to work in conjunction with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Its purpose is to promote the successful reunification of missing persons with their families by providing a
link between the families and the search and support agencies. OML is dedicated to providing valid
information to law enforcement about missing adults, children, parental abductions, stranger abductions,
runaway and/or thrown-away youth, and stalking victims.
Programs and Services / Recovery
OML is one of the few organizations in Missouri assisting families with missing persons regardless of age
or the reason missing. OML counsels families on how to help with search and recovery; arranges emotional
support groups for families; provides referrals to mental health, legal, and social services professionals;
trains volunteers to assist law enforcement with searches as well as conducting inquiries about sexual abuse
and exploitation cases; provides emergency funds to families; produces and distributes posters.
Prevention
OML develops and distributes child ID kits and missing persons educational and prevention materials at
community and regional events; advocates for child and adult safety legislation.

NEVADA

Nevada Child Seekers

Stephanie Parker, Executive Director
2880 Flamingo Road, Suite J
Las Vegas, NV 89121
877-LOOKIDS (566-5437)
(702) 458-7009 / Fax: (702) 735-2812
Reno Office
1755 E. Plumb Lane #111
Reno, NV 89592
(702) 323 5590
E-mail: stephanie@nevadachildseekers.org
Website: www.nevadachildseekers.org
History
Nevada Child Seekers (NCS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1985 by local media personalities who
saw the need to broadcast missing children's pictures on television.
Mission
NCS is dedicated to locating missing, abducted, and runaway children and to provide prevention education
programs for both parents and children.
Programs and Services / Recovery
NCS maintains a 24-hour emergency answering service and a networking system for identifying and
locating missing children in the Nevada region. NCS organizes and trains volunteer teams to search for
missing children in coordination with law enforcement. NCS provides families guidance and information
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available from law enforcement. NCS produces and distributes posters, acts as liaison between the parents,
law enforcement, the media, and community services. NCS operates TRAK; on-site computerized child
search systems used by law enforcement nationwide to record and distribute information and pictures of
missing children electronically. TRAK allows NCS to receive missing children information simultaneously
with law enforcement.
Prevention
NCS provides parents child ID kits with fingerprints; conducts child safety and prevention education
campaigns in area schools; provides preventive guidance to parents of at-risk youngsters; conducts
community anti- gang/drug seminars in cooperation with local schools, law enforcement, and parent/child
care groups; advocates for more effective child protection laws; and networks with similar state and
national missing children's organizations, both state and national. Headquartered within the local FOX
television station in Las Vegas, NCS maintains strong ties to local media and provides significant coverage
of missing children’s issues; prepares public service announcements that are aired frequently in Las Vegas
and are shared with other AMECO members for use in other areas.

NEW YORK

Center for Hope

J. Douglas Lyall, Executive Director
20 Prospect Street, Suite 103
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 884-8761 / Fax: (518) 884-8761
E-mail: hope4themissing@yahoo.com
Website: www.hope4themissing.org
History
The Center for Hope, Inc. is a not for profit organization with the mission of providing resources to
educate, assist and support families and friends to cope with the ambiguous disappearance of a loved one.
Mission
The primary goals of HOPE are to design and construct the "National Remorial for Missing Persons" at an
appropriate location within New York State's Capital District, and to promote and provide support,
education and healing for survivors by sponsoring professionally run seminars including an annual
ceremony on Missing Person's Day.

Child Find of America

Donna Linder, Executive Director
P.O. Box 277
New Paltz,, NY 12561
800-I-AM-LOST (800-4-26-5678)
(845) 691-4666 / Fax: (845) 691-7766
E-mail: information@childfindofamerica.org, dlinder351@aol.com (for specific questions)
Website: www.childfindofamerica.org
History
Child Find of America (CF) was founded in 1980 by a searching mother. It was one of the first nonprofit
organizations formed in the United States to serve the families of missing children.
Mission
CF’s mission is to prevent and resolve child abduction through programs of location, mediation, and public
information.
Programs and Services / Recovery
CF handles cases and accepts referrals of all types of cases of missing children nationally and
internationally. CF maintains a 24- hour hotline, maintains extensive contacts among law enforcement and
provides guidance for searching to families throughout the United States and abroad. CF serves as liaison
for families with law enforcement, state and federal justice departments, and the media, offers families
crisis counseling and referrals to community and mental health services, produces and distributes posters
and physical information about missing children. CF does not conduct field investigations independent of
law enforcement.
Prevention
CAPSS (Child Abduction Prevention and Support Services) offers a national network of 50, trained pro-
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denied visitations. CAPSS services include assessment, counseling, mediation, community referral and
information to help diffuse bitter custody disputes. The Community Education program provides public
speakers and presentations on missing children issues for community events; produces and distributes
safety information materials.

OREGON

Tommy Foundation
Vicki Kelly, Executive Director
PO Box 662
Phoenix, OR 97535
888-994-5437 / Fax: 888-994-5437
E-mail: tommyfoundation@yahoo.com
Website: www.tommyfoundation.org

History
The Tommy Foundation was created in 2001, in memory of 17 year old Tommy Kelly, who was missing
for a year and a half, and recovered deceased. The foundation believes that “One Child Missing Is One Too
Many”
Mission
To save or protect child victims
Prevention
Bringing the issue of missing children to the public’s awareness through the media and public
presentations; Community and Law Enforcement Presentations; Advocating for policy and programs that
address the issue of missing children; Empowering parents with information on what to do if their child is
missing, and providing emotional support to searching families; Child safety tips and digitally photo-
fingerprinting child ID program

TENNESSEE

Commission on Missing and Exploited Children (COMEC)

Len Edwards, Executive Director
616 Adams Avenue, Room 124
Memphis, TN 38105
(901) 405-8441 / Fax: (901) 405-8542
E-mail: comec@comec.org; comec@netten.net
Website: www.comec.org
History
The Commission on Missing and Exploited Children (COMEC) was founded to provide the vital
community functions to complement law enforcement and other agency efforts to deal effectively with
missing and exploited children.
Mission
COMEC’s mission is to promote the safety and welfare of all the children in the community by assisting
the juvenile justice system and raising community awareness about at-risk youth.
Programs and Services / Recovery
COMEC enjoys the advantage of being headed by a Memphis police officer, which facilitates smooth
coordination between COMEC and law enforcement efforts. COMEC operates a 24- hour hotline and
maintains consultative contact with families of missing children including habitual runaways. COMEC
publicizes cases of missing children nationwide. However, COMEC works most closely with cases
involving juvenile justice in Memphis. COMEC acts as liaison for parents with law enforcement, the
juvenile justice system, and mental health services. COMEC counsels parents with children in the juvenile
justice system on legal matters and produces and distributes posters for all types of missing children’s
cases.
Prevention
COMEC offers free confidential drug testing for teenagers and child identification cards with fingerprints,
conducts drug prevention programs in the community such as distributing information brochures and drug
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events; conducts an educational program in schools about both the law enforcement and social aspects of
runaways and other missing children.

TEXAS

Gabriels Gifts Missing Children's Organization

Beth Alberts, Executive Director
6330 W Loop S, Suite 105
Bellaire, TX 77401
(713) 521-2694 / Fax: (713) 522-7386
E-mail: balberts@gabrielsgifts.org
Website: www.gabrielsgifts.org
History
Gabriel's Gifts is non-profit, missing children's organization formed in March 2000 to provide services and
support along the spectrum of missing child issues. Gabriel’s family formed the organization a month after
searches for 17-year-old Gabriel, who had been missing four months, tragically ended when his body was
found at the bottom of a cliff in Austin, Texas. The family’s hope is that with education and prevention
measures, and a speedy search, more children will be safely returned to their families.
Mission
The organization is committed to offering a comprehensive continuum of services providing support for the
families of lost children, and coordination among agencies involved in searches and their outcomes.
Programs and Services / Recovery
Gabriel’s Gifts educates the public on missing child issues, trains of law enforcement officers in the use of
the Amber Alert system and other missing person search techniques and resources, provides referrals for
support services and aftercare for the families of those children who are located but traumatized, those who
remain missing, and for those who are murdered.
Prevention
Gabriel’s Gifts offers child ID kits, missing child prevention and education programs to children and adults.

Heidi Search Center for Missing Children

Kate Kohl, Executive Director
7900 IH 35
San Antonio, TX 78218
800-547-4435
(210) 650-0428 / Fax: (210) 650-3653
E-mail: heidisearchcenter@yahoo.com
Website: www.heidisearchcenter.com
History
The Heidi Search Center (HSC) was founded in 1990 after two girls were abducted in separate incidents
near San Antonio. Eleven-year-old Heidi Seeman was abducted on August 4 and seven-year-old Erica
Botello was taken on August 23. Both girls were separately found dead on August 25th. Heidi’s father had
immediately begun organizing family and friends to search, and the number of volunteers had grown to
over 8,000 by the time they located the girls’ bodies. Instead of disbanding, the volunteers founded the
HSC.
Mission
HSC’s mission is to assist families, communities, and law enforcement agencies throughout the United
States in locating and recovering missing children, to provide parents with the informational tools needed
to protect children from child predators, and to teach children about abduction prevention.
Programs and Services / Recovery
HSC assists in the location of runaways, family, and stranger abductions in the region. International
abductions are referred to other agencies. HSC operates a 24- hour hotline, mobilizes trained volunteer
teams to assist law enforcement in searches for missing children. HSC maintains a regional database of
missing children to support law enforcement; produces and distributes posters.
Prevention
HSC conducts educational programs for children and parents to prevent runaways and abductions. The
programs teach children the lures used by predators as a means of preventing abductions, and teach parents
the importance of closely supervising and building self-esteem in their children as a means of preventing
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Laura Recovery Center
Gay Smithers, Executive Director
603 W Edgewood
Friendswood, TX 77546
866-898-LRCF (5723)
(281) 482-5723 / Fax: (281) 482-5727
E-mail: info@lrcf.net
Website: www.lrcf.org
History
On April 3rd, 1997, Laura Kate Smither, a 12 year old child who was an aspiring ballerina, certified scuba
diver, cadet Girl Scout, and gifted student was abducted near her home in Friendswood, Texas. The
community of Friendswood established the Laura Recovery Center and launched a nationwide search to
find the missing child. More than 6,000 volunteers put their own lives on hold to give their time and
commitment to find Laura. Her body was discovered 17 days later.
Mission
The mission of the Laura Recovery Center is to foster the Triangle of Trust among Law Enforcement,
Community, and a missing child's Family and thereby inspire citizens to prepare for and be able to respond
immediately in addressing the needs of a missing child.
Programs and Services / Recovery
The LRCF immediately create and distribute missing child flyers, organize community searches for
abducted missing children including, support families of missing children, Amber Plan Partner

Rachel Foundation for Family Reintegration

Pamela Stuart-Mills Hoch, Director of Programs
P.O. Box 294810
Kerrville, TX 78029-4810
(830) 864-4460
E-mail: contactus@rachelfoundation.org
Website: www.rachelfoundation.org
History
Pamela and Bob Hoch founded the nonprofit Rachel Foundation for Family Reintegration (RFFR) in 2000.
As a direct result of the increased success of locating missing children and reuniting them with their
families in the last decade, a new and urgent need has arisen. Parents and children need specialized help to
rebuild loving, healthy bonds after abduction. The organization began in response to Ms. Hoch’s
experiences with the long term reintegration of her children who were parentally abducted and then
recovered.
Mission
RFFR’s mission is to develop programs, education, and research in the specialized field of post-abduction
family reunification and reintegration.
Programs and Services / Recovery
RFFR’s founders believe that positive family reunification and reintegration are essential for successful
missing child recovery cases. RFFR has assembled a Professional Advisory Team composed of many
leading specialists in the many social, psychological and legal and logistics issues of successful
reintegration of a child after an abduction. The Bridges program offers a structured, flexible four-step
program for returning abductees and families; provides consultation services for agencies and services who
are faced with a returning abducted child and assistance in local team building. The program involves
bringing the family to Maryland for a comprehensive program including an initial assessment, counseling
and creating a follow-up plan after the family returns home. Other services include dispatching
professionals nationwide to the home of a newly reunited family (or soon to be reunited) to provide
services there.
Prevention
The Train the Trainers program is designed to develop a national core team of trained professionals; RFFR
develops training seminars for parents and professionals involved in the field of child abduction and
recovery; develops model programs in conjunction with other child- find and service agencies and law
enforcement; develops specialized research in reintegration.

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OPERATION LOOKOUT
National Center for Missing Youth
Melody Gibson, Executive Director
6320 Evergreen Way, Suite 201
Everett, WA 98203
800-LOOKOUT (566-5688), 800-782-SEEK (7335)
(425) 771-7335 / Fax: (425) 348-4411
Email: lookoutfyi@operationallookout.org
Website: http://www.operationlookout.org
History
Operation Lookout (OL) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1984 by concerned citizens who wanted to
make the public aware of the tragedy of missing children in the Northwest. OL has since become a multi-
faceted child-search organization that handles national and international disappearance cases and accepts
referrals of all types of missing children’s cases.
Mission
OL is dedicated to locating and recovering children of family and non-family abductions, runaway and
unexplained disappearances of children who disappear prior to age 18.
Programs and Services / Recovery
OL maintains a 24 hour hotline, provides guidance to families for searching, provides trained volunteers to
assist with searches in coordination with law enforcement, acts as liaison for families with law enforcement
and the media; produces and distributes photos and posters. OL maintains a missing children’s directory to
support law enforcement; presents and extensive collection photos of missing children on its website and
allows viewers to make their own color posters from these pictures. OL provides referrals to attorneys and
mental health professionals.
Prevention
OL publishes “Look Out”, a magazine with news about missing children’s issues, found children, and child
safety; monitors and informs the public on abuse/exploitation occurring on the Internet; provides public
speakers and staff for community events; distributes Child ID kits.

WISCONSIN

Youth Educated in Safety

Jay Breyer, Executive Director
PO Box 3124
Appleton, WI 54914-0124
800-272-7715
(920) 734-5335 / Fax: (920) 734-7077
E-mail: yes3124@aol.com
Website: www.yeswi.org
History
Youth Educated in Safety (YES) was founded in 1994 after the abductions, assaults, and murders of 12-
year-old Cora Jones and soon thereafter of two year old Amy Breyer. Laurie Depies was abducted about
the same time and remains missing. Concerned community individuals developed a task force along with
friends and families of Cora Jones, Amy Breyer, and Laurie Despies to prevent future abductions. This
effort became formalized as YES.
Mission
YES is committed to increasing public awareness of child safety and improve efforts to prevent child
abduction.
Programs and Services / Recovery
YES operates a 24-hour hotline. YES disseminates information about cases nationwide, but concentrates its
efforts on children missing from Wisconsin. YES offers experienced personnel and volunteers to provide
families crisis counseling and guidance on searching, coordinates with child service agencies, community
groups, law enforcement to assist in missing children cases. YES acts as liaison for families with law
enforcement and the media.
Prevention
YES maintains strong ties to area school districts and the media and provides public speakers for child
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fingerprints and child safety information at community events, provides at-home DNA ID kits, produces
and distributes child safety brochures and tip sheets and conducts education and awareness programs for
the schools, parents, community, and professional groups.

WYOMING

Christin Lamb Foundation

Eric Lampman, Executive Director
546 East Adams
Powell, WY 82435
800-651-5262
(307) 754-9261 or (210) 679-8418 (Mr. Lampman’s home number)
E-mail: clambfoundation@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.clamb.org
History
The Christin Lamb Foundation (CLF) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 after the abduction,
assault and murder of eight- year old Christin Lamb from Powell.
Mission
CLF’s mission is to expand child safety education and abduction prevention services in Wyoming and
Montana.
Programs and Services / Recovery
CLF accepts cases primarily from Wyoming and Montana. CLF works with law enforcement to provide
guidance to families on procedures for searching; publicizes missing children's pictures and descriptions;
serves as liaison for the parents with law enforcement and the media; exchanges information with similar
organizations to develop outside resources; offers crime victims information about legal and social services
available locally, statewide, and nationally; assists crime victims in obtaining financial or service benefits;
offers referral services to professionals who assist in missing children cases; coordinates with similar
organizations on missing children cases.
Prevention
CLF provides child safety and abduction prevention educational programs for children and adults to
schools, organizations, parents, teens, and children; distributes child ID kits to families; provides access to
safety education websites for children, teens, and parents; provides guidance on alternatives to youth who
are or may become runaways; provides information to organizations and individuals to advocate for crime
victim assistance.

CANADA

Child Find Canada

Kit Anderson, Executive Director
212 - 2211 McPhillips Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2V 3M5
800-387-7962
(204) 339-5584 / Fax: (204) 339-5587
E-mail: childcan@aol.com
Website: www.childfind.ca
History
Child Find Canada (CFC) is the national administrative headquarters of the Child Find. All Child Find
agencies in Canada are independently operated, but as the number of Child Find agencies grew they
decided to form one office to handle the affairs of mutual interest. CFC’s role is the facilitation of support
to the provincial organizations in the development of quality programs, standards, awareness, advocacy,
and information sharing.
Mission
CFC’s mission is to support the Child Find agencies in Canada. CFC has no legal relationship with Child
Find America. CFC advocates for the protection and rights of children and promotes awareness of the
issues relating to missing children. Child Find Canada does not play a role in direct provision of services to
the public.
Provincial Child Find Organizations
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Separate and independent Child Find organizations in Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia,
Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland /Labrador manage missing children
cases. The individual Child Find organizations are governed by standardized case management procedures
and very detailed operating procedures.

The Child Find organization in the missing child’s district of residence registers and manages a missing
child case, even if the child is known to be located in another province or a U.S. state. Child Find agencies
accept all types of missing children’s cases, but only after the searching family have first registered their
case with law enforcement. Strong coordination among the Child Find organizations allows them to share
information instantly and enlist the support of colleague Child Find organizations and law enforcement.
Duplicate registration of cases with different district organizations is neither required nor allowed. The
Child Find organizations accept only cases that are concurrently registered with law enforcement and will
not accept any cases that do not meet the criteria to be handled by local law enforcement.

The Child Find organizations work both with the local law enforcement and the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police (RCMP), the federal agency providing registry and information clearinghouse services on missing
children. Each Child Find organization has individual strengths in addition to some nationally-shared
programs and services.

Each provincial Child Find organization also provides coverage in specific U.S. states in support of cases in
which children missing from Canada have gone to the U.S., or children missing from the U.S. have gone to
Canada. In missing children cases with a U.S.-Canada connection, the provincial Child Find organization
corresponding to the relevant U.S. state can be contacted for assistance. Below is a description of the
individual Child Find organizations in Canada with the provinces and U.S. states they cover:

ALBERTA

Child Find Alberta Society

Cam Cameron, Executive Director
No. 108, 429-14 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 2A3
800-561-1733
(403) 270-3463 / Fax: (403) 270-8355
Email: childfindab@shawbiz.ca
Website: http://www.childfind.ab.ca
History
Child Find Alberta Society (CFAS) was founded in 1983 as an independent agency.
Mission
CFAS is dedicated to providing resources to locate missing children and to raise awareness on the
prevention of missing children. CFAS’ head office is in Calgary, AB, with district offices in Edmonton and
Lethbridge.
US States Covered
Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, and Iowa.
Programs and Services / Recovery
Search and Locate comprises a full case management program to locate missing children on behalf of legal
guardians. CFAS operates a 24- hour hotline and accepts referral of all types of missing children’s cases
when the child is a resident of Alberta. CFAS assists law enforcement in search and location, provides
counseling to parents during the initial crisis and through to the reunification process and serves as liaison
for the family with law enforcement and the media. Information and Referral consists of providing public
information on missing children cases including a newsmagazine four times a year; and offering families
referrals to other professional agencies.
Prevention
Educate & Prevent provides formalized education programs for children and parent groups, and prevention
consultations for client s concerned about abduction and runaways. Adolescent Prostitution Program is
designed to educate junior high school students to prevent youth prostitution. All About Me ID provides
child ID booklets with fingerprints.

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Child Find British Columbia
Crystal Dunahee, Executive Director
2722 Fifth Street, Suite 208
Victoria, BC V8T 4B2
888-689-3463
(250) 382-7311 / Fax: (250) 382-0227
Email: childvicbc@shaw.ca
Website: http://www.childfindbc.com
History
Child Find British Columbia was established in 1983 in response to the abduction of a six and a half year
old girl.
Mission
CFBC’s mission is to assist in the location and recovery of missing children and reunite them with their
legal parents or guardians. CFBC accepts referral of all types of missing children’s cases when the child is
a resident of British Columbia. CFBC renders assistance and support to the families of missing children
during the search and after recovery. CFBC conducts public awareness campaigns and community
education in order to prevent the abduction and exploitation of children.
US States Covered
Idaho, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Hawaii, and Alaska.
Programs and Services / Recovery
CFBC operates a 24- hour hotline; produces and distributes posters and photographs of missing children
plus the annual Missing Magazine, a compilation of missing children's photographs and information. CFBC
provides information to media agencies that broadcast or publish roll calls of missing children and acts as
liaison for parents with law enforcement, lawyers, and the media. CFBC networks with authorities and
counterpart agencies in gathering information for passage to law enforcement; employs private
investigators for searches.
Prevention
The All About Me ID program provides parents child ID booklets with fingerprints; Child Find Online
provides child safety information on the Internet. CFBC distributes child safety information in schools and
community groups; maintains a child safety resource library; provides pubic speakers for child safety
community events.

LABRADOR

Child Find Newfoundland & Labrador

Lisa Brown, Executive Coordinator
PO Box 13232
St. John's, NF A1B 4A5
800-387-7962
(709) 738-4400
Email: childfindnfld@aol.com
History
Child Find Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. (CFNL) was established to educate the public and advocate
for the protections and rights of children and youth.
Mission
CFNL educates and advocates for the rights and protection of children and youth. CFNL seeks to reduce
the incidence of missing children through the education and location programs.
US States Covered
Ohio, Tennessee, Florida, and Indiana.
Programs and Services / Recovery
CFNL operates a 24- hour hotline and accepts referral of all types of missing children’s cases when the
child is a resident of Newfoundland or Labrador. CFNL produces posters and has access to private
investigators as well as law enforcement in the location of missing children, provides customs and border
alerts identifying missing children. CNFL operates an active street program to encourage children to return
home and to refer them to needed services while they remain living on the street.
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CFNL produces All About Me identification kits for infants and children which include fingerprints as well
as vital information and pictures; produces education and prevention programs for elementary through high
school youth; provides a comprehensive program for higher grades to prevent children from entering the
commercial sex trade; staffs numerous types of community events and participates with other Child Find
agencies in the Green Ribbon of Hope program.

MANITOBA

Child Find Manitoba Inc.

Lianna McDonald, Executive Director
343-800 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3T OB1
800-532-9135
(204) 945-5735 / Fax: (204) 948-2461
E-mail: mail@childfind.mb.ca
Website: www.childfind.mb.ca
History
Child Find Manitoba (CFM) was established in April 1985 by a group of concerned individuals who were
committed to the fundamental belief in the personal safety of all children.
Mission
CFM’s mission is to assist in the location of missing and exploited children; provide education programs on
child personal safety to reduce the number of children in Manitoba who go missing, develop awareness on
issues relating to missing and exploited children, and advocate for improved personal safety of children.
US States Covered
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kentucky.
Programs and Services / Recovery
CFM operates a 24- hour hotline and accepts referral of all types of missing children’s cases when the child
is a resident of Manitoba. CFM provides guidance to parents of missing children on how to conduct a
search; acts as liaison for parents with law enforcement and the media; provides crisis counseling to
families of missing children and pre-crisis counseling in cases of potential runaways; utilizes the TRAK
system to produce and distribute photos and flyers electronically; works closely with local police, the
RCMP, national customs and immigration, the Missing Children’s registry and other Child Find agencies to
coordinate search efforts; provides parents referrals to legal and mental health professionals. CFM
collaborates with counterpart agencies to improve best practice policies and procedures for responding to
missing children cases.
Prevention
All About Me ID provides parents child ID booklets with fingerprints; Play Tag With Your Kids provides
children ID tags with their seat location at public events in case they get lost; Kids In The Know teaches
children personal safety tips; Running On Empty informs youth about resources available to the m in
making decisions about life on the street; Ganaweniming, provides child safety information for the
Aboriginal community; the Green Ribbon of Hope campaign annually in May raises child safety and
abduction prevention awareness in Canada through public events.

Child Find Canada

Kit Anderson, Executive Director
212 - 2211 McPhillips Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2V 3M5
800-387-7962
(204) 339-5584 / Fax: (204) 339-5587
E-mail: childcan@aol.com
Website: www.childfind.ca
History
Child Find Canada (CFC) is the national administrative headquarters of the Child Find. All Child Find
agencies in Canada are independently operated, but as the number of Child Find agencies grew they
decided to form one office to handle the affairs of mutual interest. CFC’s role is the facilitation of support
to the provincial organizations in the development of quality programs, standards, awareness, advocacy,
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Mission
CFC’s mission is to support the Child Find agencies in Canada. CFC has no legal relationship with Child
Find America. CFC advocates for the protection and rights of children and promotes awareness of the
issues relating to missing children. Child Find Canada does not play a role in direct provision of services to
the public.

NEWFOUNDLAND
Child Find Newfoundland & Labrador
Lisa Brown, Executive Coordinator
PO Box 13232
St. John's, NF A1B 4A5
800-387-7962
(709) 738-4400
Email: childfindnfld@aol.com
History
Child Find Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. (CFNL) was established to educate the public and advocate
for the protections and rights of children and youth.
Mission
CFNL educates and advocates for the rights and protection of children and youth. CFNL seeks to reduce
the incidence of missing children through the education and location programs.
US States Covered
Ohio, Tennessee, Florida, and Indiana.
Programs and Services / Recovery
CFNL operates a 24- hour hotline and accepts referral of all types of missing children’s cases when the
child is a resident of Newfoundland or Labrador. CFNL produces posters and has access to private
investigators as well as law enforcement in the location of missing children, provides customs and border
alerts identifying missing children. CNFL operates an active street program to encourage children to return
home and to refer them to needed services while they remain living on the street.
Prevention
CFNL produces All About Me identification kits for infants and children which include fingerprints as well
as vital information and pictures; produces education and prevention programs for elementary through high
school youth; provides a comprehensive program for higher grades to prevent children from entering the
commercial sex trade; staffs numerous types of community events and participates with other Child Find
agencies in the Green Ribbon of Hope program.

ONTARIO

Child Find Ontario

Trish Derby , Executive Director
440A Britannia Rd
E. Mississauga ON L4Z 1X9
866-KID-TIPS (543-8477)
(905) 712-3463 / Fax: (905) 712-3462
E-mail: mail@childfindontario.ca
Website: www.ontario.childfind.ca
History
Child Find Ontario (CFO) was established in 1983 after the disappearance of six-year-old Tania Murrell in
Edmonton on her way home from school. Tania has never been found.
Mission
CFO’s mission is to give hope and support to families by helping them protect their children and find them
if they go missing.
US States Covered
Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Pennsylvania.
Programs and Services / Recovery
CFO operates a national toll- free 24-hour hotline and accepts referral of all types of missing children’s
cases when the child is a resident of Ontario. CFO coordinates the search with investigating officers and
related agencies on behalf of the missing child’s family, supports families with counseling and referral

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services throughout the search process, serves as liaison for parents with local and provincial law
enforcement and the RCMP. CFO produces and disseminates pictures of missing children to corporate,
retail, and public sector partners. CFO has an agreement with local trucking firms under which currently
250 commercial trucks post photos of missing children.
Prevention
CFO provides free Kid Check ID safety clinics and All About Me Baby ID foot printing services, which are
delivered to over 75,000 families each year at over 500 community events. They also provide free “street-
proofing” workshops for the public. The Green Ribbon of Hope program held in May each year promotes
the wearing of a green ribbon to remember the missing children and join in events promoting child safety.
CFO’s 20 local chapters throughout Ontario have 1,000 trained volunteers to assist in missing children
searches and abduction prevention education.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Child Find Prince Edward Island

Lynn Coyle, President
PO Box 21008
549 North River Road
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 9H6
(902) 368-1678 / Fax: (902) 368-1389
E-mail: childpei@aol.com
Website: www.childfind.ca/pei/
History
Child Find Prince Edward Island (CFPEI) was incorporated on July 8, 1988 and is one of the oldest missing
children’s agencies in the Canada and US.
Mission
CFPEI assists in the location and recovery of missing and exploited children and helps to reunite them with
their lawful parent/guardian. CFPEI educates through our prevention and awareness programs to keep
children safe.
US States Covered
New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, and the District of Columbia.
Programs and Services / Recovery
Case Management comprises registration of missing children cases, which includes poster distribution,
networking with police and other missing children organizations, and support to clients. CFPEI operates a
24-hour hotline and accepts referral of all types of missing children’s cases when the child is a resident of
Prince Edward Island. CFPEI networks nationwide on missing children cases; acts as liaison for families
with police; monitors customs and border alerts
Prevention
All About Me ID conducts fingerprinting clinics, both in the schools and at public forums; All About Me
Video ID is available by appointment; Green Ribbon of Hope is an awareness program about missing
children; Education emphasize prevention for both children and adults through printed materials, public
speaking, school functions, and safety seminars; Resources, provides information and support to the
general public as awareness to the plight of missing children; promotes safety to children.

SASKATCHEWAN
Child Find Saskatchewan
Phyllis Hallatt, Executive Director
202 3502 Taylor Street East
Saskatoon, SK S7H 5H9
(306) 955-0070 / Fax: (306) 373-1311
Email: childsask@aol.com or pahallatt@aol.com
Website: www.childfind.sk.ca
History
Child Find Saskatchewan (CFS), with its provincial headquarters in Saskatoon, was established in 1984.
Mission
CFS’s mandate is to assist in the search and recovery process for missing children and to educate the
parents and children to prevent abductions and exploitation of children. To meet those goals, CFS works
with other provincial Child Find agencies as partners with Child Find Canada and as a member of
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AMECO. CFS believes that “a missing child is everyone’s responsibility” and all children have a right to
be safe.
US States Covered
Wyoming, Colorado, Louisiana, Illinois, Georgia, and Maryland.
Programs and Services / Recovery
CFS operates a 24-hour hotline and a provincial 800 number help line and distributes missing children’s
posters for all types of missing children’s cases when the child is a resident of Saskatchewan. CFS
participates in efforts to reduce the exploitation of children for commercial sex in Saskatchewan and
provides referral services for children to encourage the children to leave the street.
Prevention
CFS stresses education and awareness programs as a means of decreasing the number of missing children.
CFS educates children and parents on how to prevent abductions and teaches parents what steps to take
should abduction occur; conducts Child ID Clinics with All About Me ID.

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