Missing Relatives, Missing Children and associated Missing Persons Web Sites
- AMECO is an organization of member agencies in the U.S. and Canada dedicated to serve the cause of missing and exploited children, their families and the community at large. www.amecoinc.org
- Child Quest International is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the protection and recovery of missing, abused and exploited children and at-risk adults. Funded through private and corporate donations and fundraising events, Child Quest never charges a fee for our services. www.childquest.org
- North America Missing Children Association (NAMCA) is a nationally registered not-for-profit organization (Charitable Registration #89969-6553-RR0001). Our purpose is to help locate missing, lost or abducted children and adults. We work with policing agencies by passing on important information that will assist in locating missing individuals. Once NAMCA is notified that a person is missing, we gather information from the parent, guardian or police and have them sign an authorization form. This form gives NAMCA permission to distribute the information around the world in the form of posters and on our Internet website. http://www.namca.com
- The Polly Klaas Foundation is a national nonprofit that helps find missing children, prevents children from going missing in the first place, and works with policymakers to promote legislation like Amber Alert. http://www.pollyklaas.org/
- Team HOPE is a part of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's Family Advocacy Division. Team HOPE volunteers are mothers, fathers, siblings and extended family members, who have had (or still have) a cherished missing child. We are ordinary people who one day were forced to live this nightmare. We know the pain, the fear, the frustration and the aloneness of having a missing child. We are courageous, determined, intelligent and empathetic. We have demonstrated the ability to turn our personal tragedies into vital lifelines of support for other families. http://www.teamhope.org/
- Children of the Night is a private, non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1979. We are dedicated to assisting children between the ages of 11 and 17 who are forced to prostitute on the streets for food and a place to sleep. www.childrenofthenight.org
- PRIDE (from PRostitution to Independence, Dignity and Equality) is a nationally recognized and highly successful program to help women, teens, and transgender youth get out and stay out of prostitution. The program also works to change attitudes and systems that perpetuate prostitution. PRIDE is based on self-help, advocacy and support for women and teenage girls. Outreach and assistance to the children of prostitution victims are also offered. Outreach, court advocacy, community presentations and services occur at the Family & Children's Service Lake Street office, in jails, correctional facilities, District Courts, and other agencies. http://www.fcsmn.org/PRIDE/
- The National Runaway Switchboard gives help and hope to youth and their families by providing non-judgmental, confidential crisis intervention and local and national referrals through a 24-hour hotline. http://www.nrscrisisline.org/
- The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) is a non-governmental organization that promotes women's human rights. It works internationally to combat sexual exploitation in all its forms, especially prostitution and trafficking in women and children, in particular girls. http://www.catwinternational.org/
- www.missingadults.org
The Nations Missing Children Organization and Center for Missing Adults
1-800-690-FIND
- www.doenetwork.org/
The Doe Network is a volunteer, non-profit organization devoted to cold cases concerning Unexplained Disappearances and Unidentified Victims from North America, Australia and Europe. All cases featured on the web site must be filed with a law enforcement agency.
- Beyond Missing.com
A web site dedicated to aiding in the recovery of abducted and missing children by providing high speed, cost effective communication tools to law enforcement and the communities they serve.
- I Care - Missing Persons Cold Cases
A web board dedicated to helping people find missing loved ones.
- http://fomlo.homestead.com/
An organization in Florida for Families of Missing Loved Ones
- http://www.missingpeople.net/
63 women have disappeared from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in recent years, this website is dedicated to these women. (Canada)
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Other Missing Persons Related Sites
HELP FOR TEENS
- www.freevibe.com Informs teens on the real effects on drugs and how to get help. Brought to you by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign and Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment.
- www.nrscrisisline.org National Runaway Switchboard - This is for kids and parents....an excellent place to start if you are a parent and need help or you are a teen in trouble. 1-800-621-4000
- www.teenadvice.org A website for teens (and parents) to get advice online from counselors. This site features articles and an information archive on subjects such as depression, family issues, substance abuse, and relationships.
- www.childrenofthenight.org
Children of the Night - a nonprofit organization committed to rescuing children from prostitution.
MENTAL HEALTH
GRIEF SUPPORT
www.compassionatefriends.org
Assists families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive.
SEXUAL ABUSE HELP (top)
- www.rainn.org R A I N N 1.800.656.HOPE The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), operates America's only national hotline for victims of sexual assault. The hotline-800.656.HOPE-offers free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the country.
- www.stopsexualabuse.com
A nonprofit organization helping to bring awareness to and aiding in the prevention and intervention of child sexual abuse.
HOMELESS AND MENTAL HEALTH
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This list includes U.S. and Canadian agencies that are members of the Association of Missing & Exploited Children’s Organizations (AMECO). For the United States members, the list is organized by state. For the Canadian members, the list is organized by province. |
ARKANSAS
Morgan Nick Foundation, Inc.
Website: www.morgannick.com
CALIFORNIA
Amber Foundation for Missing Children, Inc.
Website: www.missingchild.org
Child Quest International, Inc.
Website: www.childquest.org
Interstate Association for Stolen Children, Inc.
Website: www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/6042/
The Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation
Website: www.carolesundfoundation.com
The Joyful Child Foundation in Memory of Samantha Runnion
Website: http://thejoyfulchild.org
COLORADO
Missing Children’s Task Force
Website: www.childfinders.org
CONNECTICUT
The Paul & Lisa Program, Inc.
Website: www.paulandlisa.org
FLORIDA
A Child is Missing, Inc.
Website: www.achildismissing.org
Child Watch of North America, Inc.
Website: www.childwatch.org
Jimmy Ryce Center for Victims of Predatory Abduction, Inc.
Website: www.jimmyryce.org
Missing Children Center, Inc.
Website: www.missingchildrencenterinc.org
Voice for the Children, Inc.
Website: www.voice4thechildreninc.org
KENTUCKY
Exploited Children’s Help Organization, Inc.
Website: www.echolou.org
MASSACHUSETTS
Rad Kids: Personal Empowerment Safety Education
Website: www.radkids.org
MARYLAND
Missing and Exploited Children’s Association (MECA)
Website: www.mecaofmd.com |
MARYLAND
Rachel Foundation for Family Reintegration
Website: www.rachelfoundation.org
MICHIGAN
Missing Children’s Network of Michigan
Website: www.i2k.com/~mcnmi
MINNESOTA
The Jacob Wetterling Foundation
Website: www.JWF.org
Missing Children – Minnesota
Website: www.missingchildrenmn.org
MISSOURI
One Missing Link
Website: www.onemissinglink.org
NEVADA
Nevada Child Seekers
Website: www.nevadachildseekers.org
NEW YORK
Child Find of America
Website: www.childfindofamerica.org
The Center for Hope
Website: www.hope4themissing.org
TENNESSEE
Commission on Missing and Exploited Children (COMEC)
Website: www.comec.org
TEXAS
Heidi Search Center
Website: http://heidisearchcenter.com
WASHINGTON
OPERATION LOOKOUT ® National Center for Missing Youth
Website: www.operationlookout.org
WISCONSIN
Youth Educated in Safety, Inc.
Website: www.yeswi.org
Operation L.A.P.
Memorial House
Website: www.operation-lap.org
WYOMING and MONTANA
Christian Lamb Foundation
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