Forever Searching initiative

FAMILIES OF THE MISSING NEED SUPPORT - LET US REMEMBER THE MISSING AND THEIR FAMILIES IN 2008


Every day, in every country children and adults go missing. This is fact. What support do those that are left behind get?

We are raising your awareness to a "Forever Searching" initiative.

On the 2nd April 2008 - every registered MP in the House of Commons, will receive a letter from "Forever Searching", asking them to get behind and support "Early Day Motion" 1119.

Ann Winterton MP laid down an Early Day Motion in the house of commons, to start the process to bring about discussing this issue of how the Government can support the families of the missing. This was on the back of a request from the father of a missing child.

Families and Friends of Missing UK citizens who have gone missing in Britain and overseas, recently held a high profile march in London, the aims of this march was as follows:

1) Campaign for a counselling service for families of missing people in the UK and UK citizens missing abroad.

2) Raise public awareness of the serious problem of missing people.

3) Assist families of missing people with their local media to ensure that a missing person case receives immediate and widespread publicity.

4) Help families of missing persons to set up Internet websites with information and photographs of their missing relative(s).

5) Work with government and law enforcement agencies in order to maximise investigative and other resources in the search for missing persons.

6) Network with other missing person’s support groups in other countries in order to search for UK citizens missing abroad and to continue improving services both nationally and internationally.

7) Liaise with the Missing Person’s organisation in order to facilitate the best possible services for families of missing people.

There are not many people who would give up their spare time to actively take on the challenge of keeping the faces of Missing children, in the public domain. This is the sole purpose for the existence of "Forever Searching" a UK based group, made up solely of volunteers. For the last 6 months, this group have actively circulated thousands of images of missing children, using the Internet.

"Forever Searching" fully support the aims of the march, and we continue to assist the families by lobbying the government to take action, and to start supporting the families of missing people.

Please support this initiative by raising awareness to it - We need the British Government - to listen and to take action.

I thank you for your support.
Kathy (Forever Searching)