Project Jason
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.
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.
Results:
Invite reviews
Invite friends and colleagues to share their experiences with this nonprofit
d.connell@mchsi.com
11/09/09
I met Kelly Jolkowski through the Project Jason website approximately a year ago as my nephew, Ben Roseland disappeared from Clinton, Iowa at the age of nineteen on February 9th, 2008. Kelly has helped guide me through so many different facets of having a missing loved one. One of our first ...
more »
elshamissingsince2004
09/28/09
In February 2004, my daughter Elsha M. Rivera, missing from Fort Worth Texas, became another victim and one of the thousands who go missing every year in America. Do you realize that every 30 seconds a person goes missing? If you do the math that's 120 per hour alone! WOW…..we never really ...
more »
FoundSon
08/25/09
I was the Mother of an Endangered Missing Son who had been missing for many years.
I had begun to lose hope until one night I discovered Project Jason on the Internet. I sent Project Jason an e-mail and within 30 minutes, the Founder contacted me. After suffering emotionally alone for many years, ...
more »
