Inc. is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization; free and serving law enforcement since 1997
A Child Is Missing (ACIM), a Fort Lauderdale-based non-profit organization founded in 1996, was created because no community-based program existed for locating missing children, the disabled and elderly during the crucial first hours of disappearance.
Activated only by law enforcement, the ACIM program is available nationwide. ACIM has physically launched the program in 35 states.
OUR MISSION:
ACIM is devoted to assisting law enforcement in the search and early safe recovery efforts of children / the elderly (often with Alzheimer's) / disabled persons and college students via a rapid-response neighborhood notification program utilizing high-tech telephony.
THE NEED:
A child goes missing every 40 seconds in the United States. Your child has a 1 in 42 chance of going missing.
THE ACIM PROGRAM WORKS LIKE THIS:
An officer has verified that an individual is missing and an ACIM technician is called. The officer gives the technician the pertinent information about the missing person, including description, clothes worn and time/location last seen. The technician records a personalized message with case details asking residents for information and to check their premises. Answering machines can pick up ACIM calls so that residents can hear the alert when returning home.
ACIM can place 1,000 calls in sixty seconds, can process multiple cases simultaneously, and can work without jurisdictional boundaries. ACIM success stories abound.
ACIM also has a sexual predator / offender program, offered in states that allow law enforcement to notify residents that a predator has moved into their neighborhood.
THE PROGRAM OFFERS:
1. Educational programs on child safety and parental awareness.
2. Law enforcement training and refreshers; training videos and brochures.
3. A Child Is Missing media kits including video footage for TV spots upon request.
4. An ACIM Speakers Bureau to enhance community involvement.
FUNDING:
Financial support comes from special events, sponsorship, private, corporate donations, state and federal funding. Appropriations from each state are used to help maintain the program in that state.
