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National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

The S.T.A.C.I.E. Foundation partnered with National Center for Missing and Exploited Children June 2013. We are proud to work with families referred by NCMEC in the Tri-State area. Missing children The most recent, comprehensive national study for the number of missing children estimated in 199 Approximately 800,000 children younger than 18 were reported missing. More than 200,000 children were abducted by family members. More than 58,000 children were abducted by non-family members. An estimated 115 children were the victims of "stereotypical" kidnapping. These "stereotypical" kidnappings involved someone the child did not know or was an acquaintance. The child was held overnight, transported 50 miles or more, killed, ransomed or held with the intent to keep the child permanently. To find the number of children missing from a specific state or territory contact the state's Missing Child Clearinghouses. The first three hours are the most critical when trying to locate a missing child. The murder of an abducted child is rare, and an estimated 100 cases in which an abducted child is murdered occur in the U.S. each year. A 2006 study indicated that 76.2 percent of abducted children who are killed are dead within three hours of the abduction. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children has assisted law enforcement in the recovery of more than 183,000 missing children since it was founded in 1984. Our recovery rate for missing children has grown from 62 percent in 1990 to 97 percent today. The AMBER Alert program was created in 1996 and is operated by the U.S. Department of Justice. As of April 17, 2013, 642 children have been successfully recovered as a result of the program. [3] As of December 2012, NCMEC's toll free, 24 hour call center has received more than3,716,044 calls since it was created in 1984. Information about missing or exploited children can be reported to the call center by calling 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).

No More - Together We Can End Domestic Violence and Sexual Assualt

NO MORE is a simple idea with the power to unleash new, major attention to the people all around us who are hurt - directly or indirectly - by domestic violence and sexual assault every day and every minute. We all know someone who has been touched by this violence but still, domestic violence and sexual assault remain hidden and misunderstood. NO MORE shines a spotlight on these issues. Each of us can use NO MORE to stop the stigma, shame and silence for good. Like the peace sign, the "support our troops" ribbon or the AIDS ribbon, our goal is to use the NO MORE symbol to help unify all people and organizations who want to end domestic violence and sexual assault. NO MORE was created by 50 individuals from many different backgrounds who were frustrated by the fact that even though domestic violence and sexual assault are devastatingly pervasive and widespread - impacting rich, poor, young , old, male, female, white, brown, black, from every region - they aren't a priority in this country. It's time to change that. It's time to say NO MORE.