May 25th is National Missing Children’s Day every year. Missing Children’s Day is dedicated to encouraging parents, guardians, caregivers, and others concerned with the well-being of children to make child safety a priority. It serves as a reminder to continue our efforts to reunite missing children with their families and an occasion to honor those dedicated to this cause. The theme of this year’s event is taken form the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, “Hope is why we’re here”. Organizations on-hand include those that not only investigate missing children cases, but also those that strive to give kids and adults tools to keep themselves safe on a daily basis. The Oregon State Police tracks all missing and unidentified person cases in Oregon. OSP works closely with all other Law Enforcement partners to get these cases entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Person System (NamUs) www.namus.gov. As of today, there are over 412 missing children in Oregon. That number changes daily. We need the public’s assistance to help bring closure to these families. We are proud and excited to announce this year we will have representatives from: Department of Human Services; Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal; FBI- Portland; Homeland Security; Clackamas County Forensic Imaging Specialist; Joyful Child Foundation; RAD Kids; SAFEOregon along with Madison Baker, Miss Oregon High School; OSP Forensic Services Division; OSP Criminal Services Division; OSP Patrol Division; Polk County Sheriff’s Office; Salem Police Department; Vicki Kelly, Tommy Foundation; Portland Police Bureau.
