Abstract: An automated check-in and follow-up membership service, the use of which enhances personal safety. So long as membership is current, the system and method of the service allow a member to create, modify and digitally store member-entered information as a member profile, including specific follow-up contact preference periods. The service then provides the member space within a database in which to store a member-created check-in message, and, in the event timely check-in by the member does not occur, the service provides a series of automated follow-up based on the contact preferences pre-selected by the member. The service could ultimately provide a missing person's report to an appropriate party on a member's behalf, and the member profile information could be used by authorities as an additional tool when searching for a missing person.