Search teams
Trained volunteers organize safe, mapped searches in neighborhoods, parks and trails.
Independent · Community-centered
No child should go missing to be seen. Every child deserves to be SEEN.
Our mission: SEEN finds missing children, draws attention to the cases the media overlooks, and connects families with visibility, resources, and support.
See something right now? Call 911 first. Then share what you know with SEEN.
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SOS · Seen On Scene
Missing children. Not forgotten.
Seen On Scene is SEEN's community call to action. Anyone can help bring a child home in five steps.
See
Look at verified case pages closely.
Share
Share the official link, unchanged.
Alert
Report what you know, and call 911 in an emergency.
Support
Stand with families and volunteer.
Bring them home
Together, we don't stop.
Why SEEN exists
Every Missing Child Deserves to Be Seen.
SEEN works to increase awareness of missing children, help families access support, and connect communities with responsible opportunities to assist. We use technology, verified information, and community partnerships to help ensure that children whose cases receive limited attention are not overlooked.
Calendar year 2024
349,557
NCIC missing-person entries, under 18 (2024)
As of December 31, 2024
25,493
NCIC missing-person active records, under 18 (2024)
- Reports are not the same as unresolved cases. Most reported children are found, many quickly. The children still missing need sustained attention.
- Timely, accurate information matters. Correct details shared fast give communities and investigators the best chance to help.
- Public awareness helps. When more people see a verified notice, more people can recognize a child and report what they know.
- Families can struggle to be heard. Getting attention, support and answers is hard, especially without connections or resources.
- Visibility regardless of background. SEEN helps cases get appropriate visibility whatever a child's background or a family's finances.
- Only verified cases. We never show unverified submissions as confirmed missing children.
Help bring them home
Active cases
No active cases right now.
How SEEN works
Coordinated, careful, relentless.
Case documentation
Our team documents locations and verified information and shares it with the responsible agencies.
Mapping & technology
Maps and digital case coordination help teams see where to look, and where they already have.
Public awareness
Responsible campaigns put overlooked children in front of the communities that can help.
Every set of eyes matters
Communities find children. We help them do it responsibly.
Share only verified case pages, never speculate about families, and send what you know to SEEN or law enforcement — not to social media comments.
