To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing to acquaint you with a foundation that has changed many attitudes about non-profit missing children organizations. I have worked closely with the Vector Foundation in the past few years and believe that families of missing children and the law enforcement agencies that investigate their cases have finally found a loyal ally. In the ten years that I have coordinated the state's Missing Children Project, I have seen a drastic increase in the number of children reported missing not only in our state, but also around the nation. I have also seen many nonprofit organizations spring up to exploit the families' vulnerable state.

What is so different about the Vector Foundation from all the others? All the foundation's efforts are coordinated with the Colorado Missing Children Project, local law enforcement agencies and other nonprofit organizations so that not only will the children and families benefit but so will each individual organization dedicated to the issue.

With the increasing incidence of divorce and contested custody, the rate of occurrence of parental abduction is on the rise, as is the frequency of runaways who flee their homes and often become victims of violent crime or perpetrators in order to live on the streets. It is vital to the children and families of Colorado that the Vector Foundations continue all its efforts to help find these children and to educate the public in order to help prevent more families form such a tragedy.

Please contact Michelle Coleman or myself if you have any questions. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Carol A. Clark,

Coordinator, Missing Children Project, Colorado Department of Public Safety:Colorado Bureau of Investigation