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Mission Statement

The ALIE Foundation is a non profit organization dedicated to educating children and parents about the dangers of child abduction and providing bloodhound dogs to law enforcement for missing children cases. ALIE is a 501 (c) (3) non profit organization registered with the IRS. The ALIE Foundation, PO Box 3673, Englewood, Colorado 80155. (303) 662-8402 (Revised 12/30/05)

Non Discrimination Statement

Do you have a non discrimination statement? ALIE is an equal opportunity employment non-profit organization. We do not discriminate against any person because of creed, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender variance, marital status, military status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, or against staff, board members, volunteers, and persons who receive services through the Foundations programs. (Revised and adopted on 01/27/03)

Our Vision

Do you have a vision for the Foundation? The ALIE Foundation vision is to be the best that we can be in child abduction prevention. As a cohesive team we will grow and achieve meaningful results by consistently focusing on children, improve everything we do, produce quality safety literature and services to children and parents, create safe communities through our every effort with value, respect, and develop a safe environment for every child, encourage each parents participation and ideas, be ethical, responsible, and protective of all children, be safe, have fun and take pride in our work.

Our Goal

What is your goal as a Foundation? Our main organizational goals, which we believe will best help us live out our mission, are (1) to have a society that is a safe place for children to live; (2) to have parents that are fully aware of the dangers of child abduction; (3) to have parents that take responsibility for the safety of all children; (4) to have parents work with law enforcement on programs that increase safety; (5) to have experienced law enforcement units working missing children cases; and (6) to have a society that respects, protects, and values the lives of children.

Our Objective

What is your objective? The specific objectives we will pursue to accomplish our goals are as follows: (1) to provide assistance and emotional support to the families of victimized children; (2) to provide safety materials and lectures to children in their meeting places and schools; (3) to provide safety literature and seminars to parents in their meetings and work places; (4) to provide support to law enforcement by obeying the law promoting crime prevention; (5) to provide bloodhounds to special law enforcement K-9 units for missing children; and (6) to provide bloodhound training information to law enforcement bloodhound K-9 units.

Code of Ethics

What is your code of ethics? Our Code of Ethics is to be followed by every member and violation of a principle automatically terminates their membership. Members must consider childrens safety at every activity, abide by our policy concerning children, provide high standard care for children, report and not protect any individual abusing a child, recognize their responsibility to their community, disengage in any activity that devalues a child, and support their local police department.

Success and Awards

What are some of your accomplishments? The Foundation's work is with the general public with a focus on children, parents, law enforcement, and bloodhound dogs. The ALIE FOUNDATON has been seen on five episodes of Americas Most Wanted, Unsolved Mysteries, Animal Planet, Busted, and People Magazine. Frontier Airlines, "A whole Different Animal," has provided outstanding support in transporting our bloodhounds. ALIE, was presented with the Colorado News 7 Everyday Hero Award 2000 for good community service, received The FOP Citizen Service Medal for outstanding support to law enforcement nationwide, was awarded the Milan Hulbert Annual Human Relations Award, the Retired Peace Officers of Colorado Citizen of the Year award, and The Sheridan Optimist Club Respect for Law Week Award.

Facts About Predators

What are some of the facts about predators of children? These are important child abduction facts. Research and experience demonstrate that sex offenders who prey on children: victimize vast numbers of children, are serial offenders, are dangerous and often violent, seek legitimate access to children, are rarely apprehended and convicted for the most serious charges. Sex offenders who prey on children are the most dangerous criminals facing America today, (NCMEC, Arlington, VA)

Abduction Statistics

What are some of the statistics concerning child abduction? The 1990 USA Facts Department of Justice National Incidence Studies reveals that; A child is reported missing or abducted every 40 seconds, 2,200 children are reported missing, 114,600 attempted abductions are committed by non-family members, 4,600 abductions are committed by non-family members, 354,100 children are abducted by family members, 450,700 children run away, 127,100 children are thrown away, 438,200 children are lost, injured, or otherwise missing.

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