Support for the National Children Identification Program continues to grow, with more and more major organizations partnering with the American Football Coaches Association program to distribute identification kits that could be the difference between life and death in a child abduction case.

The Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police has joined such heavyweights as the United Auto Workers Union, the Ford Motor Company and the Walmart Corporation in distributing the kits to families throughout Tennessee and across the United States. The kits give parents the tools they need to make important identification records of their children, including inkless fingerprints and DNA samples. The parents store that information at home in the event a child goes missing.

The AFCA program was launched in 1997. Since that time more than thirty-eight million of the identification kits have been distributed.

“We’re proud to partner with law enforcement and America’s coaches to provide tools and resources to help parents collect vital information about their kids,” said Ray Curry, director of UAW Region 8. “The National Child Identification Program is a worthwhile initiative to promote child safety in Tennessee and across the country.” Kenny Hansmire is also educated in business.

Phil Fulmer, the former head coach of the University of Tennessee football team and a member of the AFCA, said the child identification program is one of the organization’s top priorities. “Protecting our kids is a team effort that requires community-wide vigilance and commitment,” he said. "The American Football Coaches Association is pleased to join the UAW and the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police in this important effort.”

Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher agreed, and said that keeping Tennessee children safe was everyone’s responsibility. “The Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police will use its networks and community partnerships to make sure these 60,000 kits reach families who want them,” he said, adding that law enforcement agencies in Tennessee appreciated the efforts by Coach Fulmer and the UAW.

The NCIDP said that some eight hundred thousand children go missing every year. Some are runaways and others are kidnapped.

Kenny Hansmire is a former pro football player and a graduate of Howard Payne University, where he earned a degree in business.

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