Causes Worthy Of Charitable Donations

Here are two causes that should have more attention, and need to stay in operation. The first is Kansas based Media For The Missing, which seeks to keep pictures of missing persons in places where they can be seen at all hours by the public, along with information about how to report sightings or knowledge of cases. In my opinion, Kansas is important for such a mission, because Kansas City has networks of highways that can take a person almost anywhere in the United States.

The other one is GoFundMe, for the lawsuit Desiree Young has been obliged to file against Terri Horman, who was living in the home with Kyron Horman when he disappeared from his Portland, Oregon school at age seven, just over two years ago. Terri Horman was Kyron's step parent, but is no longer, as she is separated from Kyron's father, Kaine Horman. She has not only refused to testify or establish her timesline of activities for the day Kyron went missing, but is now trying to block the testimony of other family members. This fund was established by Desiree's sister, Kelly Ramirez.

        

New Website, Media For The Missing

About a year ago, a young woman named Stephanie Coplen started a program from Manhattan, Kansas, called Media For The Missing. It's primary purpose is to keep pictures of missing people of all ages on the internet and in public places, where the images can be seen frequently. Between ten and fifteen percent of missing people are brought home by picture recognition, which is a significant number. Also, Media For The Missing introduces many programs to raise awareness of the increasing number of missing persons and programs to teach safety to children. I already like it.

Another big asset, in my opinion, for Media For The Missing, is that it is in Kansas. Crossing Kansas City is a network of highways which can take one literally anywhere in the continental United States. I have always wondered why there is not more focus on missing persons, since it is not unfathomable that a criminal who had just kidnapped someone and did not wish to be found might come through Kansas City on his way to anywhere. This makes Kansas a very important place to display missing persons posters and raise awareness.

Stephanie Coplen laments that her organization is not eligable for very many grants, and reaching the number of people she wishes to reach has been difficult. I will give you the link: Media For The Missing, and you can peruse the site. It is well worth looking at.