Get Involved

There are many ways to get involved and help in the search for Canada’s missing children. In this section, you will find suggestions on how you can make a difference.

Donate

Making a donation can help in the search for missing children and contribute to the essential services required by families of a missing child. MissingKids.ca depends on financial contributions from the public in order to continue the search for missing children, provide support services to searching families, and develop educational materials. Donations of any size are welcome and appreciated!

• If you would like to donate to MissingKids.ca please click here to access our secure online donation system.

Be Informed

Public participation is critical to the location of missing children — this is why it is important to stay connected and informed. We encourage you to sign up for updates, news and developments with regard to missing children in Canada.

Sign Up to Receive Messages From the MissingKidsALERT System

If a search for a missing child is occurring in your area, a poster with the missing child’s information may be emailed or faxed to you. The MissingKidsALERT system provides rapid and targeted distribution of information with regard to a missing child. Taking part in the MissingKidsALERT system could result in the location of a missing child! Click here to learn more!

Take Action

There are many ways you can take action in your community to help reduce the number of children who go missing. The following are some ideas of how you can take action:

• Ask that your local schools become involved in the Kids in the Know kidsintheknow.ca program. Kids in the Know is an interactive safety education program with the goal of increasing the personal safety of children and reducing their risk of sexual exploitation. Personal safety strategies are taught in an age-appropriate and fun way. Click here to download the Kids in the Know brochure to pass along to your child’s school.

• Ask your early childhood learning centre to get involved with the Teatree Tells program. Teatree Tells: A Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Kit teatreetells.ca has been designed to teach early childhood educators how to address the sensitive subject of child sexual abuse with families and children.

• Ask your local child-serving organizations to begin using the Commit to Kids commit2kids.ca program. Commit to Kids is a program to help organizations create safe environments for children. It provides policies, strategies, and a step-by-step plan for reducing the risk of child sexual abuse, encouraging organizations to take an active, participatory role in protecting children in their care. Child-serving organizations implementing this program are sending a clear message that the safety of children is a priority.