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Unanimous Support from Calgary City Council for endorsement of MCSC’s Child Search Network/MCSC rescu
On July 28, Councillor Jeromy Farkas was pleased to gain the unanimous support from the Calgary City Council to endorse a technology that will help locate missing children: the Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) Child Search Network or ‘MCSC rescu.’ The Child Search Network empowers citizens to assist police agencies in locating those missing children who do not meet the high threshold required to issue an Amber Alert. Councillor Jeromy Farkas said, “Today Council came together to demonstrate that the City of Calgary can lead the charge in endorsing a revolutionary technology that will help save lives.”
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Help Find Missing Children Faster
Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) rescu web app allows public to be part of the search.
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MCSC Child Search Network endorsed by CACP
The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) has officially endorsed the Missing Children Society of Canada’s (MCSC) Child Search Network to help support the police and expedite missing children investigations in Canada
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Microsoft Canada, Esri and Missing Children Society of Canada partner to bring missing children home faster
Critical partnerships with Microsoft and Esri Canada have given the Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) a digital tool to help police and the public become allies in the search for a missing child.
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Missing Children’s Month: Help in the search
May is Missing Children’s Month, a time we are asked to think about lost and exploited children, celebrate those who have been found and stand with families who continue a brave search for missing loved ones.
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MCSC CEO Amanda Pick speaks with host Guan Yue from the Esri Geographically Thinking podcast series to discuss the Child Search Network
Recently MCSC CEO Amanda Pick spoke with host Guan Yue from the Esri Geographically Thinking podcast series to discuss the Child Search Network and its impact on finding missing children faster.
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Microsoft & Missing Children Society of Canada Partner Together to Protect Missing Children
The Child Search Network is a digital solution powered by Azure and uses technology developed by Microsoft. Innovative AI, social media, and smartphones quickly share a digital poster of a missing child to millions of people targeting specific locations.
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National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Take time to listen to the voices of residential school survivors and their families
Today, on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) honours residential school survivors, their families, and communities by acknowledging the truth of their experiences and their stories.
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Calgary Economic Development
Calgary Economic Development tells the story of how MCSC is protecting vulnerable children with technology.
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MCSC Rescu app now on Pason-managed employee smartphones
Pason and the Missing Children Society of Canada have partnered together to help locate missing children faster.
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Rescu & Reunite Campaign
Major donations kick off Missing Children Society of Canada's Rescu & Reunite Campaign. We’re kicking off our Rescu & Reunite campaign with a goal of raising $1 MILLION dollars. MCSC’s Child Search Network and rescu app assist and enable police across the country to quicky find as many missing children as they can and have proven to be an effective system and tool to search for these vulnerable children.
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Public urged to join in search for missing children
Two top Canadian law enforcement officials reminded Canadians today that their help is critical in the search for missing children.
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A mother's 30-year search for her missing daughter
While dozens of commuters swerved to avoid five baby ducks and their mother frantically shepherding them across the highway, I pulled over and sobbed. It wasn’t the thought of how close I had come to wiping out this little family; it was the bravery and determination of the mother that hit me so hard. She could have flown up to safety, but she risked her life to protect her babies. That’s what mothers are supposed to do. That's what I was supposed to do.
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