Team HOPE

Established in 1998. 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

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Team Hope Organizational Chart

Case type Total 1/1/2010 to 11/1/2010

Endangered Runaway 6565

Family Abduction 1000

International Abduction 143

Lost Injured Missing 85Non Family Abduction

Internet Lure 53

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Total 7885

Case Statistics

28 volunteer trainingsTrained over 570 volunteersContacted over 67,000 familiesSupported 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

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.

Questions

Carol Ryan

703-402-4659

866-305-4673

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