Why get involved?

The mission of The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.

Here is why are involved: The saddest crimes in our community involve victims who are children. We need to step up and do the right thing whenever we see harm or the potential for harm being done to a child. While direct intervention is dangerous, it is important to make notes of exactly what we witnessed.

If you have seen a child who matches the face of a missing child (being shown above), please report any information regarding that child to the (NCMEC) Call Center. Operators are available 24-hours a day to receive "sightings" by telephone or via the Internet. The toll-free Hotline is 1-800-THE-LOST® (1-800-843-5678) 24-hours a day. Consider adding this 800 number to your cell phone directory.