The Point Group
The Child Project - Principles
The
CHILD Project is a collaborative effort between the Nation's Missing Children
Organization (NMCO) and The Point Group Companies, Inc. (TPG) to create
a nationwide Children's Identification and Location Database, which utilizes
iris recognition biometric technology.
The Nation's Missing Children Organization & Center for Missing Adults (NMCO) is a nonprofit agency providing nationwide assistance to law enforcement and families of missing persons. The agency, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, was founded in 1994 by Kym Pasqualini who, at the age of eight, survived an attempted abduction by a knife wielding stranger. The group provides a variety of services including advocacy, search assistance, national distribution of information related to missing persons and various programs addressing child safety such as the child ID program. NMCO acts as a clearinghouse of information and does not provide investigative services or employ private investigators.
NMCO is a member of the Association for Missing & Exploited
Children's Organizations (AMECO) working with over 30 other agencies in
the United States and Canada dedicated to providing victim assistance
and education. Kym Pasqualini is a member of the AMECO Board of Directors
and is also serving as Chairman of the Government Relations Committee
and member of the Ethics Committee.