Team HOPE

Established in It became a program of the NCMEC in 2004 as part of the Family Advocacy Division.

 A Dream  Technology  Recruitment process  Training Modifications Maturing into a Professional Program

Who We Are Team HOPE is a group of ordinary people who one day were forced to live every parent’s nightmare. They know the pain, fear, frustration and loneliness that comes with having a missing or sexually exploited child. With this knowledge and experience, they offer peer support to families of missing and sexually exploited children.

Our Volunteer Parents

What We Do  Help families in crisis with a missing, sexually exploited, or recovered child as they handle the day-to-day issues of coping  Help provide peer support, emotional support, compassion, coping tools, empowerment and resources.  Help instill courage, determination and hope in parents and other family members.  Help provide resources and referral to FAD

NCMEC Family Advocacy Director Team HOPE Program Manager East Coast Team Coordinator Volunteer Team Central Region Team Coordinator Volunteer Team Mountain Region Team Coordinator Volunteer Team West Coast Team Coordinator Volunteer Team Team Coordinator Specializing in Parental Abduction Volunteer Team Team Coordinator Spanish speaking Volunteer Team Coordinator Specializing in Child Exploitation Team Hope Organizational Chart

Case typeTotal 1/1/2010 to 11/1/2010 Endangered Runaway 6565 Family Abduction 1000 International Abduction 143 Lost Injured Missing 85 Non Family Abduction Internet Lure Total 7885 Case Statistics

28 volunteer trainings Trained over 570 volunteers Contacted over 67,000 families Supported high profile cases

The goals for the training are: Teach the role and responsibilities as a Team HOPE volunteer Understand how Team HOPE and NCMEC operate Resources Skills and tools helpful in serving searching families Feedback Understand self-care Identify secondary trauma and compassion fatigue Team HOPE Volunteer Trainings

 Share our stories  Listening skills  Grief and Loss  Trauma  Supporting LE  Crisis Intervention  Resources  Preparation for Child’s Return  Compassion Fatigue  Communication Skills  Self Care  Cultural Sensitivity

Family Advocacy Outreach Network FAON is a referral network that provides sliding fee or pro bono services to parents and families of missing and sexually exploited children. FAON seeks professionals experienced in crisis management and family trauma who are willing to provide therapeutic services for these families.

Reunification Help Domestic Reunification Collaboration with the NRS and Greyhound buses Provides mediation assistance with the child Can help identify local resources available to the family. Victim Reunification Travel Program Provides funds for international travel for a missing child’s parent or guardian to attend a custody hearing or be reunited with a child located in another country when the family cannot pay to travel.

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