Pennsylvania to put missing children posters in turnpike plazas (Working with National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)
The state of Pennsylvania plans to begin posting pictures of missing children in the 21 Pennsylvania Turnpike’s service plazas facilities. They will be working with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children organization and taking advantage of the millions of individuals that pass through the service centers each year in hopes of gaining further exposure to missing children.
GREENSBURG, Pa. – Hoping to take advantage of the millions of travelers who stop at the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s 21 service plazas each year, the state plans to begin posting pictures of missing children in the facilities.
Working with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, the state expects to have the first posters up in plazas within a week, becoming the first state to regularly dedicate space to information on missing children.
The idea to display the posters titled “Picture Them Home,” along with contact information if a person spots a child, came from a Turnpike employee.
The NCMEC wants Pennsylvania to serve as a model as it approaches other states with the idea, and hopes to add posters to service plazas all over the country.