Silver Alert Act Reintroduced in 2011

jason — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:16:51 +0000

The Silver Alert Act was reintroduced this year by Representative Lloyd Doggett of Texas as “H.R.112, To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes.”

This bill includes Kristen’s Act Reauthorization, the bill which has historically funded Let’s Bring Them Home’s Missing Adults program.

Pleast take a moment to write your congressmen and ask that they co-sponsor this important piece of legislation. You can use this House of Representatives tool to locate and write to your represenative. Please tell them why it is important that they co-sponsor H.R.112, The National Silver Alert Act of 2011.

You can also call your local representatives by dialing the switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and asking for your representative. If you do not know their name, the operator will help you determine who your representative is.

To have the most impact, you can set up an appointment with your representative to meet with them or their staff. If you would like to do this, but need help, contact Jason Smathers.

The Missing In America Campaign

ladonna — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:50:45 +0000

Let’s Bring Them Home and the National Center for Human Identification announce the launch of the Missing In America Campaign.

The Missing in America Campaign is a 12-month effort to bring national attention to those with no voice: missing adults.

The campaign is being kicked off with the the Missing in America calendar project. The calendar will feature 25 missing person’s cases from across the United States and also allow families to submit their loved one’s missing dates to be recognized in the calendar. The purpose of the calendar is to build awareness for missing adults cases in the United States. ”We encourage those who purchase the calendars to donate them to their local law enforcement agencies and media stations to keep these featured cases and ALL missing persons cases top of mind,” explains LaDonna Meredith, President and Co-Founder of Let’s Bring Them Home.

Calendars cost $19.99 and proceeds for the calendar benefit the National Center for Human Identification and Let’s Bring Them Home. The National Center for Human Identification was created specifically to fund the implementation of the latest DNA technology of the UNT Center for Human Identification and advance the best investigative strategies to help our communities eradicate human trafficking and to assist our John and Jane Does in returning home to be with their families under their rightful names. Efforts are focused on education of law enforcement, support of agencies and families with resources to resolve human trafficking and the missing / unidentified homicide cases. The mission is a tireless effort to insure that the term “Cold Case” is never again to be applicable to our victims no matter how old the case or HOW OLD THE VICTIM.

Let’s Bring Them Home operates a national missing adults program: providing services and coordination between various government agencies, law enforcement, media, and the families of endangered missing adults, as well as safety education for all ages. Let’s Bring Them Home will will also apply a portion of the funding from calendar sales toward two other projects: playing cards with faces of missing adults to be distributed throughout prison systems in the United States and a study on missing adults.

The Missing in America Campaign will also include a national movement to bring awareness to missing adults legislation, cold-cases, and the plight of families of missing adults. A blog will be updated weekly at lbth.org for updates regarding the Missing in America Campaign.

For more information on Let’s Bring Them Home, the National Center for Human Identification, or to get involved in the Missing in America Campaign, contact LaDonna Meredith at advocacy@missingadults.org or visit us at lbth.org for details.

Let's Bring Them Home

Silver Alert Act Reintroduced in 2011

The Missing In America Campaign