What is CHIP

What is CHIP?

According to sources, nearly a million children are reported lost, missing, or separated from their parents each year. You can be prepared to provide law enforcement officials with vital information about your child by participating in the CHIP Program.

CHIP, CHild Identification Program, addresses the alarming fact that more children are reported missing each year. While most are found, many are not.

The Masonic Chip program consists of four parts, photo, video interview, fingerprinting and Toothprint, making CHIP the most comprehensive program available. All of the identifying materials are given to the child's family. We retain none of the information. The program is offered to the public at NO CHARGE.

The CHIP program consists of the following.

Photograph:

A digital still photo is provided, which the Police can distribute quickly and easily.

Videotape:

A brief videotape interview, designed to capture the speech, mannerisms and other important characteristics of the child. This digital video can be distributed easily tot he media to reach a huge audience.

Fingerprinting:

Fingerprinting is a long established means of identification. Everyone's fingerprints are unique.

Toothprint:

A bite impression of the child's teeth, which is quick and easy. Like fingerprints, teeth are also unique and even in a child who is gaining and losing teeth, provides accurate and valuable information.

In far too many cases, Law Enforcement Agencies are thwarted in their efforts to locate lost and missing children by the lack of current and accurate descriptions, fingerprints and high quality photographs. Throughout America officials concur; The possession of a complete profile is the best assurance of a quick, safe recovery of a lost or missing child.

WHAT ABOUT CONFIDENTIALITY?

There are no copies of any information or pictures kept.

Why Is the CHIP Program Important?

In the news, all too often, we see a story of a lost child or the apparent abduction of a child. It has become a major concern of every parent and of our society at large.

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the period from June, 1984 through September, 1992, the following cases were reported nationally: 16,902 runaways, 11,141 family abductions, and 1,471 lost or otherwise missing children. Of these, 20,594 were located alive and 304 were located deceased. This leaves 10,063 still unaccounted for.

Why Is the CHIP Program Important?

In the news, all too often, we see a story of a lost child or the apparent abduction of a child. It has become a major concern of every parent and of our society at large.

And...the situation is getting worse.