The History of Child Crisis Network (Formerly known as Child CyberSearch)

The goal of Child Crisis Network is to help locate and prevent missing children by making timely information accessible to the public though the use of leading-edge network technologies.

February 2005
In February 2005, Child Crisis Network began operations in the state of Florida.  Currently we are registered in 37 states and will be continuing our expansion over the next 36 months.

October 2004
In 2004 the name Child CyberSearch was changed to Child Crisis Network.  We felt the name change was required to more effectively communicate the purpose of the organization.  Due to the large volume of traffic to the existing site, we decided to keep the Child CyberSearch website as the official site of Child Crisis Network.

December 2003
Child CyberSearch is happy to report that currently in excess of 70% of our revenues are being applied to the charitable mandate. Child CyberSearch has endeavoured to bring all fundraising activities in-house and has eliminated all third party fundraising, with the exception of those campaigns where the organization receives a greater profit than we would be able to obtain on our own.

October 2003
Child CyberSearch expands into the United States, officially becoming a 501c(3) charitable organization. Our first office opened in the capital city of Lansing, Michigan. Child CyberSearch will continue its expansion throughout the United States over the next couple of years.

October 2002
In an effort to cut expenses and apply more money to our charitable mandate, Child CyberSearch closes all non-essential offices in Canada and relocates all resources to our Toronto office. While providing the same great service, Child CyberSearch has broadened its volunteer base and has many home offices located throughout the country.

January 2002
Case workers at Child CyberSearch receive Private Investigation training from Iron Horse Invesigations located in Nepean, Ontario..

January 2001
On January 1st, 2001, the existing board of directors were replaced and the organization received its first true facelift, complete with a new logo with softer more welcoming colors, a completely new website, and an updated searchable database.

July 2000
Child CyberSearch acquires the services of many student volunteers who are striving to place Child CyberSearch at the forefront of technological information and resources.  Keep a close eye on our site for new content and new technologies.

May 2000
Child CyberSearch begins weaving and intricate network of individuals, globally, to assist in the distribution of educational information and missing children posters.  Allowing people, not yet internet ready, access to our database of missing children.

December 2000
The Child CyberSearch website receives a complete facelift in an effort to make it more user friendly.  Additional information has been added, as well as other services offered to those searching for missing children.

May 1999
Child CyberSearch's relationship with the RCMP Missing Children's Registry is severed.  Allowing Child CyberSearch to solicit and accept case registrations from police agencies, parents and relatives of missing children.  In addition, Child CyberSearch now has the ability to focus on case investigations and enhance the quality of our work as a globally recognized and respected organization.

January, 1998
Child CyberSearch becomes a registered Canadian charitable organization. The organization's mandate continues to be same. In addition, Child CyberSearch can now raise funds -- private and corporate -- in order to better achieve our mandate.

November, 1996
After 18 months as a corporately sponsored project, the directors of MarketAccess Communications decide to identify a team of individuals interested in converting Child CyberSearch into a charitable organization. The project has grown significantly, and it has become apparent there is a need for a organization that can take the project to the next level and beyond.

July, 1996
Over the first year, Child CyberSearch receives over 1,000,000 hits: a great cause for celebration on the first anniversary of the project. CyberSearch has proven it's worth, and receive hundreds of thank you letters and words of encouragement from the public. Media coverage has been excellent, with articles written in Canada and abroad. In addition, foreign police agencies are starting to express an interest in participating in the project.

July 19th, 1995
Prior to the official launch, the decision was made to expand the scope of Child CyberSearch and include every RCMP recognized missing children agency in Canada who wishes to participate.

On July 19th, 1995, Child CyberSearch was launched at a ribbon cutting ceremony! The project received national coverage in print, radio, and television, helping increase awareness of the issue of missing children.

May, 1994
In a small apartment in Ottawa, Canada, two individuals, Duane Yeager and Alex Block, perused a local bulletin board service that had text-based descriptions of missing children. The web was not yet the behemoth of modern communications that it is today, but they saw the vision for the future, and felt compelled to establish an Internet project to provide access to a national database of missing children.

The founders of Child CyberSearch approached the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with the idea of publishing missing children photographs on-line. This suggestion was received with enthusiasm from the staff of the Missing Children's Registry, and project development began in early 1995.

Since going live, Child CyberSearch has provided the following services to the participating agencies at no cost:

On-Line Publisher of RCMP Missing Children Photographs
Child CyberSearch hosted the RCMP Missing Children's Registry's photo-database from 1995 to 1999 and made it accessible via the World Wide Web. Child CyberSearch now publishes and maintains our own database.

Participation of Canadian Police Forces
All of Canada's more than 1,400 police forces have been made aware of Child CyberSearch, and have been invited to participate, either by providing related literature or supplying information on missing children cases within their jurisdictions.

New Technologies
In the interest of harnessing new technologies, Child CyberSearch will evolve with Internet, while ensuring access for those with limited Internet access or client hardware.

Public Relations Child CyberSearch attracts concerned citizens from around the world.

Internet Publishing Services
Child CyberSearch provides free web publishing services to any RCMP-recognized agency who wishes to take advantage of such services.