Bates Area Civic Association

Dear Faith Based Partners,

According to the U.S. Department of Justice there are nearly 800,000 children reported as missing to law enforcement each year. While away from their families, many of these children are at risk of becoming victims of other victimization, often times stripping away their innocence. We must take action and work in collaboration to protect children in our communities.

We believe Faith based organizations are fundamental to increasing awareness and action in our communities about protecting children. To begin this important collaboration and lead local efforts, The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia are joining efforts to co-host

Protecting Children: Strategies for Faith Based Communities

”. This meeting will take place on

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 from 1PM – 3PM at the

Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 901 G Street NW, Washington DC, room A-5

. During the meeting, you will hear from experts about the issues surrounding missing and exploited children and how this problem is impacting communities in the local area. Attendees will also learn about preventive strategies to keep children safer and will receive free resources to begin local efforts.

copy and paste the following link:

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1134809/Protecting ‐Children‐Strategies‐for‐Faith-based-Communities

Together we can help communities identify ways to better protect children and provide families with

the resources and tools to help keep their families safer.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you on February 27

 

 

Herbert C. Jones Wendy Pohlhaus

Vice President, External Affairs Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney for External Affairs

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® United States Attorney’s Office for the

District of Columbia

For more information contact Brenda Horner , the Supervisory Community Outreach Specialist for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, at (202) 252-6959 or Brenda.J.Horne@usdoj.gov