The Shawn Hornbeck Foundation is committed to educating children and their parents on simple techniques they can use to stay safe; providing tools parents can use in the event their child is lost or missing; and helping families, law enforcement, fire departments and other search and rescue teams in their efforts to find a lost, missing or abducted child. The Shawn Hornbeck Foundation offers the following services:
Information/Awareness:
· Offer proactive resources to the public, including the MyID4Life Child ID and Makin' Trax Abduction Prevention Education programs
· Clearinghouse for missing child information distribution through the internet; local television, radio and newspapers; other missing child organizations
· Dissemination of missing child information through our website at www.alostchild.com
Command Center Operations:
· Software to track and maintain all search related information
· Command Center set-up
· Missing child website and hosting
· Flyer distribution (email, fax, printed, egreeting cards)
· Printed and electronic Forms
· Mapping systems (topo, aerial, satellite)
· Sexual offender database
· Coordination and leadership for volunteer search efforts
Search and Rescue Team:
· Activity immediately upon notification of a missing child or when requested by law enforcement or the family of the missing child
· Team is equipped and prepared to conduct search operations day or night in any weather condition
· Member - National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
Canine Search Team:
· Canine certified in tracking in inclement weather on multiple surface conditions
· Certified in cadaver scent
· Day or night operations under any weather condition
