- Changemaker Spotlight: Abby Potash
At Child Find of America, we believe no family searching for a missing child should have to face the journey alone. Our commitment extends beyond helping bring children home—we strive to support families throughout the search, reunification, and the long process of healing that follows. Few people have dedicated their lives to that mission more completely than Abby Potash. For …
- Changemaker Spotlight: Patty Wetterling
A mother’s determined search for her missing son became a decades-long campaign that changed national law, mobilized communities, and transformed how society responds to crimes against children. On October 22, 1989, Patty Wetterling’s life changed forever when her 11-year-old son, Jacob Wetterling, was kidnapped near their home in St. Joseph, Minnesota. Jacob had been riding bikes with his brother and …
- Changemaker Spotlight: Alice Byrne
Alice Byrne 1940 – 2020 Alice Byrne was a force of nature. A friend, a daughter, a partner, and a pioneering private investigator whose compassion and determination helped shape the history of Child Find of America. In 1980, Alice met Julie Patz, mother of Etan Patz, the six-year-old boy who disappeared on his way to school in 1979—a case that …
At Child Find of America, we believe no family searching for a missing child should have to face the journey alone. Our commitment extends beyond helping bring children home—we strive to support families throughout the search, reunification, and the long process of healing that follows. Few people have dedicated their lives to that mission more completely than Abby Potash. For …
