Project Lifesaver International Headquarters

09/01/2026

A true story worth sharing.

After sharing Rachel Schumacher’s incredible story on The Miracle Files, we wanted
to highlight a resource she hopes more families will know about: Project Lifesaver.
After Rachel’s daughter with non-verbal autism wandered away from home, Rachel
experienced firsthand the terror families face when a vulnerable loved one goes
missing.
Project Lifesaver partners with local public safety agencies to help protect
individuals with autism, Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other cognitive conditions who
may be prone to wandering. Participants wear a small transmitter that helps
specially trained first responders locate them more quickly if they go missing.
Rachel wants more families to know this resource is out there - and so do we.
There are thousands of people who could potentially benefit from a program like
this.
Please help us spread the word. A simple share could help another family find this
resource before they ever need it.
Learn more: https:/ /projectlifesaver.org/

08/31/2026

08/31/2026

🏖️ We know it isn’t a shock to anyone, but another one of our Project Lifesaver Search Specialists is Charlie!

Although he decided to abandon us for the beach this week 😂, we figured we’d still give Charlie the recognition he deserves.

Charlie has spent more than 30 years in the fire service, nearly three decades in emergency management, and has served as a Search and Rescue Coordinator for more than 25 years. He currently serves as the Ohio County Emergency Management Director and is also the Co-Founder and Deputy Director of Ohio County Safety Lifeline.

When the idea of bringing Project Lifesaver to Ohio County first came up, Charlie was all in. His years of search and rescue experience made him understand exactly how valuable having this technology, and trained people ready to use it, could be for Ohio County when someone goes missing.

As one of our trained Project Lifesaver Search Specialists, Charlie brings decades of real-world emergency response and search experience to our team. If we ever have to activate Project Lifesaver for one of our participants, he’ll be one of the people ready to get to work.

A huge part of what OCSL and Project Lifesaver have become is because of the time, knowledge, and work Charlie has put into making it happen. We’re pretty lucky to have him on our team…

even if he did trade us for the beach this week. 😂🌴

Drop Charlie some love in the comments or just give him a hard time for abandoning us for the beach. Either one works. 😂🏖️🌴

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

Another big day for , 's disease, and training and education for and public-safety agencies seeking deeper understaning and optimal outcomes in search and rescue and everyday encounters involving children and adults with cognitive impairments.
expedited for , , families and others and adults who or due to cognitive conditions
To learn more or to find, establish or help support a member agency near you, visit www.ProjectLifesaver.org

08/28/2026

08/27/2026

Thank you, Albany Ga Police Department, for standing behind Victoria King's passion for helping others and sharing her with us for a week of special-needs and search-and-rescue training and education at the 2026 Project Lifesaver conference!