My Family ID closes the gap between frightened families and first responders who need vital information when a loved one is lost, missing, or abducted.

The Must-Have App You’ll (Hopefully) Never Have to Use

Thousands of people are reported missing in the US daily, the majority of whom are children and seniors.

2,300

children are reported missing every day*

*Child Find America

3.6 M

seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia will go missing at least once this year*

460,000

children on average are reported missing in the U.S. annually*

664,776

missing persons records are created in the U.S. each year*

Securely Store & Instantly Access Life-Saving Data

My Family ID leverages cutting-edge technology to create digital identification for your loved ones five years and up.

Face ID Scan

The face ID scan that protects your phone can protect your loved ones too. 

Scan your family members’ faces into My Family ID to securely store their biometric features. Law enforcement can use this data to scan thousands of hours of footage in seconds with AI to find your loved ones.

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Digital Fingerprinting

No ink? No paper? No problem. Capture and access digital fingerprints instantly.

The FBI and other agencies recommend fingerprinting your child for safety. Use My Family ID to capture crisp touchless fingerprints annually that you can share with law enforcement in moments.

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Why My Family ID is Essential For Your Family’s Safety

”One of the most amazing features is that there’s facial recognition. And there’s also a spot where you put the little kids’ fingerprints. [...] If somebody is taking your kid across the border, [authorities] already have all the information right there on the app that they can see.”

– Karen O’Bren Havourd

”I actually have a father with Alzheimer’s right now. This is the perfect application to store his fingerprints, recent photos, and facial recognition scans, which can then get out to the authorities, stores or places that that have CCTV. We can actually do a search through their systems to help us see if he wandered into a store.”

– Greg Fagan

Protect What Matters Most When Time is Short

If you’re responsible for a child or vulnerable senior, you need a way to get their identifying information to law enforcement as quickly as possible in case of an emergency. 

My Family ID is a secure and encrypted app that puts this vital information in the palm of your hand for true peace of mind.

Protect What Matters Most When Time is Short

If you’re responsible for a child or vulnerable senior, you need a way to get their identifying information to law enforcement as quickly as possible in case of an emergency. 

My Family ID is a secure and encrypted app that puts this vital information in the palm of your hand for true peace of mind.

Resources & Support

In case of an emergency involving a lost family member, call 911 immediately.

To learn more about how to use My Family ID or share your files with law enforcement, click below.

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Should I Fingerprint My Kids.

Should I Fingerprint My Kids?

December 23, 20245 min read

As parents, the safety of our children is always top of mind. You already take precautions to ensure they are protected in every aspect of their lives, and while you do everything you can to shield them from harm, there are still more steps that can be taken to prepare for the unexpected. 

One of these steps is child safety fingerprinting. For decades parents took their kids to police open house events to get their kids’ prints on file. With today’s technology to detect fingerprints, not only is it more beneficial to capture your kids’ prints, you want to modernize this safety measure with digital fingerprints. Here’s a closer look at why fingerprinting kids using My Family ID is a smart and simple safety measure that can make it easier than ever for families to protect their children:

Why Fingerprinting Kids Makes A Difference

Fingerprinting is one of the most effective tools used by law enforcement to help locate missing persons, and children are no exception. In fact, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies recommend that parents fingerprint their children for a number of different reasons. My Family ID offers a simple, touchless fingerprinting solution that helps parents capture clear, reliable fingerprints that can be shared instantly with law enforcement when needed.

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Help Law Enforcement Find Your Kids

When law enforcement is trying to locate a missing child, biometric information like fingerprints and facial scans are among the most valuable resources they can have. If your child were to go missing, having a set of fingerprints stored securely on your device could be a lifesaver. If your child’s prints were ever needed, law enforcement can upload and access information quickly and effectively to help find and identify them.

By being your own fingerprint database, you control the speed of information provided to first responders if necessary.  Minutes after you discover your child is missing, you can share that access, which can be cross-referenced across local and national databases.

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“You'll have safety and security knowing that important information will be sent off to the police department by the press of your finger.” 

- Chuck Still, Former Detective and My Family ID Creator

Related Article: The App That Helps in the Search for Missing Kids

Benefits of Fingerprinting Children

Fingerprinting kids is not just a precaution—it’s an investment in their safety. Here’s our take on a few of the many benefits of fingerprinting children:

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Related Article: How Digital Identification Can Help Find Missing Persons

Quick Identification During Emergencies

In any emergency situation, time is of the essence. Fingerprinting provides law enforcement with immediate access to critical identifying information, allowing them to quickly verify the child’s identity. This can dramatically speed up the process of locating a missing child, especially if the child’s prints are already stored digitally in a secure system like the My Family ID app on your phone.

With My Family ID, parents can have all of their child’s fingerprint information and biometric facial scans available to law enforcement within moments. This level of preparedness ensures that you have all the necessary tools to act quickly and help get your child back to safety as soon as possible.

“There are hundreds of pages of missing people that never get identified, and never do get found. Having this kind of technology now with this application is huge and it'll help us going forward.”

- Chuck Still, Former Detective and My Family ID Creator

Enhanced Security

As your child grows and participates in activities like school events, sports, summer camps, and more, having a secure and verifiable identity gives you a major leg up in the event that your child goes missing. Unfortunately, kids don’t always stay where they are supposed to be, and it's important to have safeguards like My Family ID in place.

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By fingerprinting your child, you create a digital record that can be accessed at a moment’s notice. This digital identification makes it much easier for authorities to verify your child’s identity during a situation where immediate action is required. With My Family ID, parents have the peace of mind knowing that, should an issue arise, their child’s information is ready and available.

Streamline Communication With Law Enforcement

In any missing child scenario, many parents are caught off guard and left scrambling to provide key identifying information to law enforcement in a timely manner. Fingerprinting kids and having them on file removes the need to search for documents or worry about missing details during an already overwhelming time.

By using My Family ID’s convenient mobile app, you can ensure that law enforcement has the accurate and reliable data they need to locate your child as quickly as possible. The ability to share this information instantly through our app makes the entire process smoother and gives you a greater chance of a successful outcome.

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Be Prepared for the Unexpected - Fingerprint Your Kids

Our straightforward, secure, and efficient process leaves no room for mistakes during the most important moments of a search scenario. My Family ID takes pride in being the first app specially designed to help identify missing loved ones and return them to their families. Our software leverages cutting-edge technology to ensure your child’s fingerprint data is safe, easily accessible, and ready when it’s needed most.

Download The My Family ID Mobile App Today

Don’t wait for an emergency to take action - download the My Family ID app today and take the first step toward ensuring your child’s safety. With just a few clicks, you can set up your child’s digital ID, giving you peace of mind that your kids will be protected. It’s one of the simplest and most effective ways to protect your child.

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Take the first step now. Download My Family ID from the Apple App Store and Google Play, and gather the critical information that could make all the difference in an emergency.

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Chuck Still

Chuck Still is a retired detective who created the My Family ID app based on his real-life experiences in missing persons cases, to help increase awareness and preparedness for missing person situations.

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