The Morgan Nick Foundation (MNF) provides a support network to parents and families of all missing children. The focus of the MNF falls into three categories:
Intervention - provided for any family of a missing child. MNF provides on-site support through trained search and rescue workers; prints and disseminates flyers of missing children; works as a liaison with law enforcement and media; coordinates local and national resources for the searching family; provides hope, encouragement, resources, empowerment and on-going support to both the immediate and extended family members of a missing child. MNF also hosts an annual conference entitled Project Hope for families with long-term missing children. The conference focuses on issues surrounding the on-going search.
Education - NSTeens – NSTeens.org was created through a partnership between Sprint® and the Internet safety experts at NetSmartz® Workshop, a program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children®. Through animated videos, short films, games, and interactive comics, NSTeens teaches tweens and teens about making safer choices online. – https://www.nsteens.org/ KidSmartz – KidSmartz is a child safety program that educates families about preventing abduction and empowers kids in grades K-5 to practice safer behaviors. This program offers resources to help parents, caregivers, and teachers protect kids by teaching and practicing the 4 Rules of Personal Safety using tips, printable activities, quizzes, articles, music, videos, and more. – https://www.kidsmartz.org/ All of the programs offered by the Morgan Nick Foundation are absolutely free and are specifically designed to empower children and families against the dangers of abduction and exploitation.
Family Retreat - A conference for families of missing and exploited children sponsored in part by the Arkansas Attorney Generals office, and hosted by the Morgan Nick Foundation. Law enforcement personnel, counselors, media representatives, and other trained professionals are brought in to work individually with families about their case.
Free Education Materials — educational brochures, literature, and safety seminars to families in Arkansas.
Team HOPE - established by the Department of Justice and is a support team consisting of parents whose child has been abducted and has either been found or is still missing. These parents have been professionally trained and have personal experiences to share with others. Team H.O.P.E. matches families with a support team whose members have been through similar experiences.
Safety and Prevention Education — taught to children throughout Arkansas by the Morgan Nick Foundation teaching in venues such as the school systems, in churches, businesses, daycares, and by training teachers in mandatory in-service training days. To date, the Morgan Nick Foundation has provided safety skills and abduction prevention education to more than 850,000 children, families and teachers.
AMBER Alert - establishedNationwide plan for the safe return of abducted children.
Continued case management to families with missing children (abducted, runaways, or otherwise missing) absolutely free of charge.
Legislation - advocating for legislation that protects the rights of children. MNF was instrumental in Federal Mandate signed by President Clinton for Missing Children, as well as the Megan’s Law legislation that requires sex offender registration and notification of said registered offender. The Adam Walsh Child Protection And Safety Act Of 2006 | Project Jason-Voice for the Missing: 12/13/05 Campaign for the Missing 2006
The Morgan Nick Foundation believes that to reduce the number of child abductions in the future, we must educate our children and empower them with the skills necessary to protect them from the possible dangers of abduction. We can make a difference… one child at a time.
Missing Child Emergency Response Quick Reference Guide for Families PDF
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