With more than 125,000 children processed through the MoCHIP Child ID program in 5 years, MoCHIP is clearly a presence in the community and vows to remain so. Taking place Saturday, April 14, 2012 the Bootheel Youth Museum at 700 N. Douglass in Malden will not only offer free admission for all, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., it will host the Missouri Masonic Family to further ensure the safety of area children free of charge.
The MoCHIP program works- no parent wants to believe that the unimaginable could happen to them, though nearly 2,000 children are reported missing or abducted in the United States each day. The peace of mind MoCHIP provides to Missouri families is invaluable. The program consists of five major components--digital photographs, digital fingerprints, vital child information and emergency contacts, a dental bite impression, and two laminated ID cards. The photographs, fingerprints, and child data are burned onto a mini-CD that is compatible with the Amber Alert system already in place. The dental impression provides a virtual diagram of the child's biting surface, which, like fingerprints is unique to each individual, and further supplies enough saliva to provide a DNA sample that can also be used as scent source for trained canine search teams. Combined, this five-part process provides a dramatic, time sensitive recovery tool for authorities. Dunklin County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and lodge contact Jonce Chidister calls the program "invaluable" for law enforcement. Chidister also thanked the Bootheel Youth Museum for its assistance in bringing the program to Malden through the donation of facilities and agreeing to allow free admission all day on the 14th. Chidister went on to state, "This partnership is tremendous for both organizations. By hosting one of the premiere child identification programs in the county and allowing free attendance to everyone, the museum has broadened its ability to reach out and serve children across the region."
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The MoCHIP program works- no parent wants to believe that the unimaginable could happen to them, though nearly 2,000 children are reported missing or abducted in the United States each day. The peace of mind MoCHIP provides to Missouri families is invaluable. The program consists of five major components--digital photographs, digital fingerprints, vital child information and emergency contacts, a dental bite impression, and two laminated ID cards. The photographs, fingerprints, and child data are burned onto a mini-CD that is compatible with the Amber Alert system already in place. The dental impression provides a virtual diagram of the child's biting surface, which, like fingerprints is unique to each individual, and further supplies enough saliva to provide a DNA sample that can also be used as scent source for trained canine search teams. Combined, this five-part process provides a dramatic, time sensitive recovery tool for authorities. Dunklin County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and lodge contact Jonce Chidister calls the program "invaluable" for law enforcement. Chidister also thanked the Bootheel Youth Museum for its assistance in bringing the program to Malden through the donation of facilities and agreeing to allow free admission all day on the 14th. Chidister went on to state, "This partnership is tremendous for both organizations. By hosting one of the premiere child identification programs in the county and allowing free attendance to everyone, the museum has broadened its ability to reach out and serve children across the region."
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