Every minute matters. Chase’ing helps you act fast and mobilize the Village.
When a loved one with Autism, Down Syndrome, dementia, or other special needs wanders, the clock starts. Chase’ing gives families a secure, structured way to alert trusted people, share “need-to-know” info, coordinate in chat, and guide searchers with smart maps and live updates. Designed to save time—and lives.
Sometimes It Takes a Village
CHASE’ing The Village was created for families who live with constant “what if?” questions. What if my autistic child bolts from home? What if my parent with dementia wanders away? What if my teen runs away in the middle of the night?
In those moments, relying on memory alone is risky. Details like clothing, hairstyle, favorite locations, medical needs, and triggers can blur together under stress. CHASE’ing helps you prepare that information ahead of time and share it instantly with the people who can help.
Who We Serve
Autism & Other Developmental Differences
For families whose loved ones may elope or bolt unexpectedly, CHASE’ing gives you a way to record routines, triggers, and “safe approaches” so your network knows how to respond in a crisis.
Dementia & Alzheimer’s
Wandering is a frequent concern for caregivers. By logging familiar places, typical walking routes, and ways to reassure your loved one, you help your Village search more intelligently and safely.
Runaways & High-Risk Situations
When a teen or young adult runs away, CHASE’ing helps you gather last-seen information, snapshot patterns, and trusted contacts quickly, so your network can begin looking while formal processes are starting.
Anyone Who Wants to Be Prepared
You don’t have to wait for a crisis to begin. Many sponsors use CHASE’ing as a preparedness tool: building profiles, mapping frequent places, and inviting a small, trusted network “just in case.”
Who can join the Village?
👤 Sponsors
Create an account, add your loved one, set network members, and prepare “Need-to-Know” info. Start/stop alerts instantly.
👥 Network Members
Trusted friends/family invited by a sponsor. Get full context during alerts: photos, map, chat, safety notes.
📍 Geo Searchers
Opt-in volunteers near an alert. Receive limited info to help look safely; DM sponsor to be added to the core chat.
🚓 First Responders
Agencies gain a responder view: live markers, hazard zones, optional video, and direct updates to the sponsor.
Why it saves time (and lives)
Prepared Info
Characteristics, triggers, favorite places—ready before a crisis.
Instant Mobilization
SMS/email/push to your network and local helpers within seconds.
Clear Coordination
Chat + map pins keep everyone aligned. No guesswork.
Adaptive Radius
Walk/run/bike/vehicle overlays update in real time from last-seen.
Here’s What We Help You Prepare
GPS & Location Context
Add “home base” locations, common routes, and favorite spots so that when an alert starts, your Village isn’t guessing where to begin the search. Optional GPS devices and coordinates can be stored alongside your person’s profile.
Personal Identifiers
Capture height, weight, race, gender, hairstyle, eye color, scars or marks, mobility aids, and more. You can update these details as often as you like so they are accurate at the moment you need them most.
Daily Clothing & Familiar Things
Log what your person is wearing today, plus familiar songs, phrases, or objects that help keep them calm. These “small details” can make all the difference when someone approaches them in the field.
Triggers & Medical Alerts
Document sensory triggers, behaviors to avoid, and medical conditions such as seizure risk, allergies, or time-sensitive medications. This helps your network and responders approach safely and respond wisely.
Why Choose CHASE’ing The Village?
We believe Amber Alerts, Silver Alerts, and traditional missing-person channels are critical and should always be pursued when criteria are met. But those tools don’t cover every situation, and they often take time to activate.
CHASE’ing The Village focuses on what you can control immediately:
Act Before Formal Criteria Are Met
Even if an official alert hasn’t been approved yet, you can still activate your Village: share last-seen time and place, recent photos, and behavioral notes with trusted people.
Keep Everything in One Place
Instead of scattering info across texts, emails, and social media, CHASE’ing centralizes your person’s profile, map, status, and group chat in one secure hub.
Support Law Enforcement
When officers arrive, you can share a prepared profile, last-seen details, and mapped search perimeter. That saves time, reduces confusion, and helps everyone work from the same picture of what is happening.
Designed Around Real Families
CHASE’ing was built after listening to families of autistic children, caregivers of those with dementia or Alzheimer’s, and guardians of teens who have run away before. The tools reflect real-world needs in real-world crises.
How Donations Help
Donations help sponsors maintain critical tools, pay for devices, and keep the system online for those who need it most.
Whether you sponsor directly, support a responder network, or give to the general pool, each contribution helps save time — and time saves lives.
Common Questions
We use role-based access and least-privilege sharing. Sponsors control who sees what during alerts. You can export or delete data anytime.
Creating an account is free. Sponsoring a person uses flexible subscriptions (monthly/3/6/annual), with ad-credit and referral options for affordability.
Yes. Agencies can request access. During alerts, responders get an enhanced view and can add official updates.
Optional hardware can stream video during alerts. Access is controlled by the sponsor and expires automatically.