Patty Beeken and Dean Powers founded 4TheKids Missing Kid Services in 1999 after Patty’s daughter, Jessica, ran away from home and was missing for several months in 1998.


4TheKids now offers free services to families with missing children. Their wish is that no parent ever feels alone in the quest to return his or her child home safely. They offer many services such as: fliers distribution, the missing child’s website, investigative services for cases that meet the criteria, and community education about internet safety and being proactive for a missing child.