American Institute on

 Domestic Violence 

SKIP of Montana

Connie Widell

                                   State Administrator                                 

The SKIP of Montana headquarters is located in Cascade, 25 miles south of Great Falls.  Connie is committed to ensuring that every child in Montana is protected by the SKIP Program.

SKIP of Montana is endorsed by the Great Falls Police Department and Sheriff David Castle 

of the Cascade County Sheriff's Office.

Click  to see Sheriff Castle's Letter of Endorsement 

for the SKIP Program!

Visit the new SKIP of Montana website at

  http://www.SKIP-MT.com.

Connie is a proud member and current President

of the Kiwanis Club of Great Falls, 

as well as the newly appointed Lt. Governor 

of Division Two for the great state of Montana!

Go Kiwanis!!!

www.kiwanis.org 

LOCATE MONTANA SEX OFFENDERS

Protect your children.  Click here to search the Montana State Sexual and Violent Offender Registry database by county, city, zip code, offender name & type of conviction.

Montana Office of Public Instruction

See our SKIP listing on the Montana State Office of Public Instruction website: http://www.opi.state.mt.us/SafeSchools/Products.html.

Need a fantastic fundraising idea for your club, non-profit organization or church?

Host a SKIP event and receive a portion of the proceeds for the YOUR organization!!  It is a wonderful way to show your community how much you care about the children of Montana.  

Here is Aidan, the newest Montana SKIP child, 

at the Fishtail Family Fund Days on June 25, 2005.  

Aidan's mother gave us permission to show off Aidan's picture!  

The Problem with Fingerprints and ID Cards

We want parents to understand the difference between old-fashioned child ID cards or fingerprints and the SKIP Digital ID Program so they can make an informed decision about the safety of their children. 

Modern problems require modern solutions.  Fingerprints and ID cards are an old-fashioned way of dealing with a modern problem. Child ID cards and fingerprints do not take advantage of the newest technology that is available to bring kids home safely…and quickly.  SKIP offers computerized technology for returning children as quickly as possible: a digital computer disk! 

The first three hours are the most critical in the recovery of a missing child.  SKIP allows for the quick transfer of child information to the police for an Amber Alert. 

If the parent gives the ID card to the child and he loses it at the park, the child's picture and personal information such as name, address, etc. can fall into the hands of pedophiles. 

We are strongly against anyone maintaining data on children, especially if they are not police officers that have passed thorough criminal background checks.  Commercial companies have no business keeping your child’s pictures or data.

Parents cannot update child ID cards or fingerprints at home.  Nor can they update their child’s pictures with an ID card.  With the SKIP disk, the parents are encouraged to update the child's physical information child every 6 months since kids grow so fast.  Once they have a SKIP disk, they can update it until the child is 30 if they want to!

Most importantly, parents can create, print and email Missing Child Posters with the SKIP disk.  If your child goes missing, you can email the poster to police, local media such as television and radio stations and family and friends.                

SKIP of Montana

SKIPofMontana@yahoo.com 

406-868-9991

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