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  • Project 20/20

    In February, we had a special Sunday to collect sunglasses for the needy to help prevent blindness in underdeveloped countries near the equator.  All during the year, we collect used eyeglasses for Project 20/20. 

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  • Hope's Cottage

    There are now two homeless families living in Hope's Cottage at Fayette Cares in Somerville.  The families have children ranging in ages from 8 months to 8 years old.  The parents will be undergoing classes to learn the various skills they will need when they are out on their own.  In the mean time,

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  • Bible Resource Center & Museum

    Have you been to the north side of the Collierville Square? I am sure many in Collierville and Piperton have enjoyed a meal after church at the Silver Caboose, but have you been next door? If you are in the Piperton or Collierville area, the Bible Resource Center & Museum is a unique place to visit for everyone in the family.

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  • The Burch Public Library, Collierville

    Finding the Public Library is one of the first things a family should treat itself to after moving to a new city. And if you are in the Piperton or Collierville area, the Burch Public Library is a treasure for everyone in the family.

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  • Moscow Food Pantry

    Remember to bring your non-perishable food donations for the Moscow Food Pantry.  Margaret Brownlee will be in Moscow every Thursday for the Moscow City Hall Blood Pressure Screening Program.  She would really like to be able to take some food items every week.  A donation box is located next to the piano in the sanctuary.

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COMEC PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, January 22 2008

Organizational History

Commission On Missing & Exploited Children Formed August 24th, 1984, the Commission on Missing and Exploited Children (COMEC) is a non-profit charitable organization that promotes the safety and protection of all children. COMEC was formed as a collaborative effort between the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County and the Memphis Police Department. Thousands of children and families in the community have benefited from the prevention and intervention services that COMEC provides. COMEC works to promote the safeguarding of our children from child predators, abductors, drug dealers, gangs and any person who might seek to harm or exploit them. COMEC has received letters of support from various city officials – Police Chief Larry A. Godwin, Shelby County Sheriff Mark H. Luttrell, Jr., and Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton, Jr.

COMEC’s Program Activities

AMBER Alert Assistance: Parents/Guardians, Police Departments and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Executive Director Len Edwards is the AMBER Alert Coordinator for West Tennessee.

Other activities include:

  • Child Safety Program (Includes Child ID Program – Photos & Fingerprints)
  • Internet Safety Programs
  • Drug Education Counselor – 1 on staff (counseling for drugs/truancy/behavior/alcohol)
  • Community Outreach Program: health fairs, information booths, child safety presentations, drug prevention presentations, speakers
  • Teen Drug Hotline (901-572-DRUGS)
  • COMEC Teen Drug Testing Program
  • Free drug testing for parents wishing to test their teens
  • Substance screen testing done through the Baptist Minor Medical Centers
  • Free Drug Test Kits – Home testing program for parents

COMEC assists parents with search for missing children (“what to do”; creating posters; notifying others who can assist in the search, canvassing neighborhoods, checking with friends & schools, working with law enforcement)

COMEC also collaborates with the Memphis & Shelby County Juvenile Court by making presentations several times each month to children, families and various groups that participate in the Juvenile Court Tours. Since April 3, 2007, COMEC has made presentations to 472 children on the dangers of running away, drug use, truancy and juvenile crime.

COMEC also supports Governor Phil Bredesen’s METH-Free Tennessee campaign to end the creation, sale and distribution of this deadly drug in Tennessee.

Target Population: Any parent or child (up to age 18) needing our assistance and support.

Performance Results

Period: January 2007 – December 2007 (YTD)

Amber Alerts & Training Conferences 5
Child Photo Identification Cards (Six photo ID events held YTD) 3,100 
Fingerprint Kits Distributed3,500  
Number of sessions assisting parents with a missing child 31 
Juvenile Court Tour Presentations by COMEC16
Number of children attending COMEC presentations   472 
Number of counseling sessions (parents & children)  153 
Number of calls to teen drug hotline 532 
Community outreach program – COMEC participation  74 
Number of At-Home drug tests for teens distributed  3,985 
Number of Laboratory drug tests provided for teens  119 
Drug Education Counselor    1 on staff 
  
  

Commission on Missing & Exploited Children (COMEC)
616 Adams Avenue, Room 200, Memphis, TN 38105
Phone (901) 405-8441
Fax (901) 405-8542,
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Website: http://www.comec.org/
Tax Status: 501(c)(3), Federal ID#: 62-1406329

Last Updated ( Monday, February 18 2008 )
 
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