Based on an evaluation of materials provided by ACSS and information obtained by a Better Business Bureau, PAS disagrees with the above allocation of ACSS expenses. C1 - Solicitations and informational materials, distributed by any means, shall be accurate, truthful and not misleading, both whole and in part. Representations made during in-person solicitations in 1999 included misleading statements that indicated that ACSS placed pictures of missing children on milk cartons and helped find 6,000 children. In addition, ACSS has indicated that two employees who allegedly made these statements are no longer with the organization and has provided current materials that ask solicitors not to claim that ACSS has done these things and to identify these other organizations by name. In addition, ACSS distributes educational materials, such as brochures and videos, about child safety.
Solicitors enter a business and show a laminated card holding photographs of missing children.
In exchange for the donation, the solicitor offers the donor a video about missing children, a T-shirt, or other merchandise. The training involves soliciting in-person donations from businesses. ACSS is expanding and will be opening additional community service offices in major cities. Each office will need an experienced manager, and ACSS has a preference of promoting from within. Thus each new hire has the potential to be promoted to a manager position, after training and exhibiting the necessary abilities.