Great Info Tips

There has been so much news reporting of missing children, children killed by parents or strangers, kidnappings, and abuse. We as parents need to do what we can to keep our children as safe as possible. Enforce a rule that your child should never be alone, especially walking down the street or sidewalk to and from school. Many children are abducted in this manner. Make sure your children stay with you at stores. Don’t let your children play in the toy department while you are shopping in another department. And above all, follow the advise given below from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

PICTURES WORK!

The familiar adage “A picture is worth a thousand words” has proven to be true time and again by the return of missing children who have been identified through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) Photo-Distribution Program. Thanks to the dissemination of photographs and information by thousands of companies and individuals helping NCMEC in this effort, millions of people have already joined in this search. You can too

• by having a recent photo of your child. A good, quality photograph is the most important tool for law enforcement to use in the case of a missing child.

• by participating in our Picture Them Home campaign to raise awareness about the power of pictures and their importance in the search for missing children.

• by joining our Poster Partner Program, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children will notify you with a “Poster Alert” of children who become missing in your area.

• by joining our Corporate Photo Partner Program. If your company or organization has a means of distributing posters on a national or regional level, then please consider joining the program.