When children and parents are separated while shopping, panic can set in.... that's why Art Van Furniture says it is implementing CODE ADAM. Backed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the When children and parents are separated while shopping, panic can set in.... that's why Art Van Furniture is implementing CODE ADAM. Backed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the system was developed to quickly find children who are reported missing or lost in a retail store.
Beginning immediately at all Art Van stores, when a child is reported missing a special alert is broadcast over the announcement system. Immediately, specific steps are followed by the store employees and a “call to action” is taken to find a missing child. All Art Van employees have been trained in these special child safety steps.
“As a father, I completely understand the worry parents can have when shopping in a public place. CODE ADAM has proven to be successful and Art Van employees are 100% behind this program,” stated Gary Van Elslander, President of Art Van Furniture.
CODE ADAM, which began in 1984, is one of the country’s largest child-safety programs. To learn more about CODE ADAM or what you can do to keep your children safe while shopping, go their website at www.missingkids.com .
About Art Van Furniture
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Art Van Furniture is Michigan's largest furniture retailer and America's largest independent furniture retailer, operating 31 stores in 29 communities throughout Michigan, a full service e-commerce website plus a new freestanding bedding store in Canton Michigan, ‘Art Van Pure Sleep.’ The company is family-owned and headquartered in Warren, Michigan. For more information, visit
artvan.com.
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Since it was established by Congress in 1984, the organization has operated the toll-free 24-hour national missing children’s hotline and assisted law enforcement in the recovery of children. The organization works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice’s office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Art Van Furniture announced that at all Art Van stores, when a child is reported missing a special alert will be broadcast over the announcement system. Immediately, specific steps are followed by the store employees and a “call to action” is taken to find a missing child. All Art Van employees have been trained in these special child safety steps.
“As a father, I completely understand the worry parents can have when shopping in a public place. CODE ADAM has proven to be successful and Art Van employees are 100% behind this program,” stated Gary Van Elslander, President of Art Van Furniture.
CODE ADAM, which began in 1984, is one of the country’s largest child-safety programs. To learn more about CODE ADAM or what you can do to keep your children safe while shopping, go their website at www.missingkids.com .
About Art Van Furniture: Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Art Van Furniture is Michigan's largest furniture retailer and America's largest independent furniture retailer, operating 31 stores in 29 communities throughout Michigan, a full service e-commerce website plus a new freestanding bedding store in Canton Michigan, ‘Art Van Pure Sleep.’ The company is family-owned and headquartered in Warren, Michigan. For more information, visit
artvan.com.
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Since it was established by Congress in 1984, the organization has operated the toll-free 24-hour national missing children’s hotline and assisted law enforcement in the recovery of children. The organization works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice’s office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.