Mission Statement:
It is the goal of the Florida
Masonic Child Identification Program to provide a cost free service
to communities throughout the state of Florida that will expedite the
search for a child in the event they become missing. Florida is divided
into 36 Masonic districts with the 17th Masonic District
encompassing Brevard
County.
It is our intent to assist law enforcement
agencies throughout the state in the retrieval of missing children as
well as senior citizens (Silver ID) through the use of the Masonic Child
ID program.
The program consists of
documenting:
The above
information is placed on a CD and given to the parent/guardian so it
can be provided to responding law enforcement agencies for
immediate broadcast to Amber Alert and other supporting agencies
in case of emergency. Also from this information, two (2) laminated
identification cards with photo and thumb fingerprint will be
produced.
With an
understanding to the sensitivity of parent’s concern for the
well-being of their children, we stress the fact that ALL
information obtained during processing will be returned to the
parent. Absolutely NO
database/information will be maintained by our agency.
Per the system operating parameters, each session is automatically
wiped clean once it is completed and a new one started.
The
Masonic Child Identification program is
available to any business, school,
church, day care center or civic organization in our
community that wishes to host a Child I.D. session. There is
absolutely NO fee for this community service; either to
the parent or the host. The program operates solely from
corporate and individual donations.
