American State Bank and Trust Company along with the American Eagle Club and the Kansas Bankers Association have joined with the American Football Coaches Association and FBI’s National Child ID Program to protect the children in Central Kansas as part of the largest child safety campaign in the state.
The National Child Identification Program was created by the American Football Coaches Association in 1997 to provide a child safety tool for parents across the country. In December 2001, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) joined in partnership with the AFCA making it the only program of its kind to be endorsed by the FBI.
The Kansas Bankers Association, American State Bank and Trust Company and the American Eagle Club have partnered with the program to supply this vital child safety tool to children in Central Kansas and across Kansas.
The free kits will be distributed from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. on Jan. 28 at 725 McKinley in Great Bend.
The kits will be distributed on a first come basis.
The Child ID Kit is the only FBI approved DNA/fingerprinting kit of its kind and provides parents with a non-intrusive means of collecting their child’s identifiable information (including fingerprints, DNA, physical characteristics and picture) that can be recorded and stored at home. In the event of an emergency, the Child ID Kit can be turned over to law enforcement to provide vital information and assist the efforts to locate a missing child.