We are pleased to recognize our charity and sponsor partners - together the business community and the not-for-profit world coexist for the betterment of us all!			Charity Partners The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children(ICMEC) ICMEC is a private, non-profit 501(c) (3) organization incorporated in May 1998. In April 1999, ICMEC was officially launched at the British Embassy in Washington, DC with the help of Hilary Clinton, Cheri Booth, wife of the British Prime Minister and Lady Meyer, wife of the British Ambassador to the US. Headquartered in the Charles B. Wang International Children’s Building in Alexandria, VA ICMEC’s mission is to create and lead a coordinated, global response to the problems of international child abduction and child sexual exploitation. ICMEC’s goals are to build a global network to disseminate images and information regarding missing and exploited children; to provide training, resources and support worldwide, to advocate changes in law, treaty and policy to protect children and improve response to missing and exploited child cases; and to increase public awareness. The International Centre’s activities to date include: Global Missing Children’s Network — An international network transmitting images and information via the worldwide web. This state-of-the-art, searchable database provides for the first time a single repository of missing children for the world to view through the internet. Eleven countries are currently participating and others are in various stages of implementation. Campaign to Eradicate the Problem of International Child Abduction — The International Centre is committed to improving implementation of the international treaty known as the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Hague Convention). The International Centre’s goals are to increase awareness and understanding of the problem of international child abduction, as well as to create and implement services and resources for use in international child abduction cases. Missing Children Reunification Project — Developing the Portable Resource Model to aid existing humanitarian relief services on the ground in refuge assistance centers, to reunify children with their families, and to provide prevention materials to decrease the occurrence of child sexual exploitation and prostitution. Development of Global Affiliations and Associations for Children — Using the renowned National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as a model, promoting the establishment of other Centers around the world for the purpose of prevention and recovery efforts on behalf of missing and exploited children. Magic Beans Village Charity The Vision of the Magic Beans Village is to Turn Challenges into Triumphs. Our Mission is to Empower, Encourage and Enable Lives. In the United States , there are an estimated 52 million non-institutionalized people with physical and mental disabilities between the ages of 5-15 years. It has been reported that 25.1% of our population is disabled. Magic Beans Village aims to turn challenges into daily triumphs by empowering, encouraging and enabling persons with disabilities, and the physically, mentally and sexually abused. We offer our participants guidance so they may establish control of their own lives in a caring, innovative therapeutic environment. At Magic Beans Village, we strongly believe that by enabling those who have challenges, we add value to our community. A Child Is Missing A Child Is Missing Alert program connects law enforcement and the community to make an unbeatable team. This program telephones the neighborhood where someone has gone missing and asks for leads to give to their local police. © 2006 Toast To Humanity | All Rights Reserved | info@toasttohumanity.com | Website designed by Aegis