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Appendix A:
Online Resources on Family Abduction

The following are Web sites with more information on how to stop family abductions and help find missing children.

Polly Klaas Foundation
http://www.PollyKlaas.org
The Polly Klaas Foundation is a national nonprofit that helps find missing children and prevents them from going missing in the first place. We accomplish our goals by promoting public policies, educating the public, and providing families, law enforcement and communities with the ongoing support and expertise needed to protect our children.

Stop Family Abductions Now
http://www.StopFamilyAbductionsNow.org
Stop Family Abductions Now is a campaign by the Polly Klaas Foundation, and offers resources for parents, policymakers, law enforcement and communities in addressing the problem of family abduction.

Amber Alert Now
http://www.AmberAlertNow.org
Help rescue kidnapped children by making sure the Amber Alert emergency response system is in place across the country.

Take Root
http://www.TakeRoot.org
Take Root speaks directly to those who were parentally abducted, to bring their voices forward and to make sure they do not remain among the missing.

Team H.O.P.E.
http://www.TeamHope.org
The mission of Team H.O.P.E. is to assist families with missing children by offering counsel, resources, empowerment and emotional support from trained volunteers, who have had or still have a missing child.

Child Find of America
http://www.ChildFindOfAmerica.org
Child Find of America, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization that prevents child abduction through education and resolves incidents of parental abduction through mediation.

National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
http://www.nccusl.org
NCCUSL is now in its 112th year. The organization comprises more than 300 legal professionals, who draft proposals for uniform and model state laws where uniformity is desirable and practicable, and work toward their enactment in legislatures.

Abduction of Zachary and Chelsea Smith
http://www.ZacharyStrattonSmith.com
Zachary and Chelsea were abducted by their non-custodial mother, Elizabeth Ann Stratton. A FBI warrant for Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution was issued for the abductor on January 12, 1998.

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