Vanished Children's Alliance (VCA)
91 W. Hedding Street, Suite 101
San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: (408) 296-1113 FAX: (408) 296-1117
24-HR. Sighting Line: 1/800- VANISHED
The Vanished Children's Alliance (VCA) was incorporated in 1981 to address the growing need for victim parents to obtain credible, effective, and compassionate assistance in the location, recovery and reunification of their missing and abducted child(ren). VCA is the oldest and most experienced missing children's organization in the United States. VCA is a national, non-profit 501(c)3 corporation providing nationwide and overseas assistance to families with all categories of missing children: non-family (stranger and acquaintance) abductions, family abductions, runaways and otherwise missing or lost children.
Headquarted in San Jose, California, the Vanished Children's Alliance has assisted in the location and recovery of more than 30,000 missing and abducted children. In addition to providing critically needed direct services to victim families, VCA gives equal importance to child abduction prevention and community outreach programs. VCA has provided thousands of training sessions, prevention education classes, and workshops to schools, hospitals, criminal justice professionals, and the general public on the local, national, and international levels.
VCA has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Association of Missing and Exploited Children's Organizations, the National and California State District Attorneys' Office of Emergency Services, to name a few. VCA is a two-time recipient of the California Governor's Victim Service Award from former Governors George Deukmejian and Gray Davis. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, Mayor Ron Gonzales, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren have honored VCA for expertise in the field of missing, abducted, and exploited children.