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Mission
Project Jason is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization, and was established on October 6, 2003. Our organization primarily focuses on case assessment, resources, and support for families of the missing. We are not an investigative agency, nor do we perform searches. We offer services we are trained to provide. Kelly Jolkowski, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski, handles all interactions with family members, and has over 100 hours of professional training in various aspects of missing persons, including emotional support, DNA, support tools, databases and related matters, case management, media interaction, and more. Project Jason is also a member of AMECO, the Association of Missing and Exploited Children’s Organizations, Inc., which ensures the member organizations are credible, ethical, and effective nonprofits.
Project Jason has distributed more than 14,500 personal ID kits, including a Spanish translation.
Project Jason has faciliated the distribution of more than 50,000 posters nationwide through their various poster campaigns.
Project Jason has given out more than 4,750 missing person photo buttons through their Adopt a Missing Person program.
Project Jason has mentored several volunteers to action and passed legislation in 6 states that positively effect missing persons cases.
Project Jason has served over 400 families since their inception in 2003.
Project Jason, in partnership with Target Media, places information about 4 missing persons each month in national trucking magazines which have circulations of 150,000 each.
Project Jason has had a direct impact in the location of numerous missing persons, including a teen missing for 2 years, a sister missing for 7, two sisters missing for 2 years, and a son missing for 14.
Project Jason is the first and only assistance organization to offer free, professional counseling online with one of the nation’s leading counselors.
Project Jason was the first nonprofit of its type to open an office in the popular virtual world, Second Life, bringing the cause of the missing to a new audience, telling the stories of the missing in an intimate and intriguing style.
Project Jason is the only nonprofit which offers an annual retreat for family members of both missing children and adults, teaching these families how to cope with this unique loss.
Key Facts
What your donation will allow us to do:
Project Jason is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization and does not utilize paid fundraisers or other employees. There is no overhead as the volunteers work out of their homes. Every effort is made to stretch each dollar to the fullest.
Ongoing costs include monthly telephone and long distance, website space and domain names, PO box, paper, ink, postage, and related office supplies, poster, ID kits, and brochure printing costs, and fees to keep IRS documentation current.
Funding allows us to purchase visual aids for the families of the missing, such as posters, and photo buttons. Families of the missing are never charged for any of our services. Previous funding has also allowed us to ensure that staff who work directly with the families of the missing have had the proper training to provide appropriate support and services to those whom we serve.
Future funding will enable us to continue to add new awareness programs to aid in the location of missing persons. It will ensure we are able to obtain the tools and technology neccesary to begin and maintain these programs. Funding, both private and corporate, is needed to be able to expand and continue our bus bench program.
Plans are also underway to host a family member retreat in 2010. With appropriate funding, we will be able to decrease costs for the family members to attend this retreat and ensure that we offer the highest quality experience of aiding the minds, bodies, and spirits of the family members during this retreat.