There are several organizations that provide support to families of missing, murdered and unidentified persons. This list is just the beginning.
<aside> 💡 Season of Justice - Season of Justice (SOJ) is a nonprofit dedicated to providing funding to law enforcement agencies and families to help solve cold cases. SOJ provides grants to law enforcement for advanced DNA analysis solutions, such as forensic genealogy and next-generation sequencing. The organization also awards grants to families to support awareness campaigns, search teams and other initiatives that can assist in pushing their cold cases forward.
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<aside> 💡 Justice Drive: Parabon
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<aside> 💡 Red Blanket Fund - Opens September 13th, 2021 | Closes when all funding is awarded | Grant Amounts: $1,000
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<aside> 💡 DNAsolves - Combines crowdfunding, volunteered data, and cutting-edge genomics to solve 'unsolvable' cases.
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<aside> 💡 **Na’ah Illahee Fund (NIF)** will provide direct assistance to indigenous individuals and families most in need in the wake of this Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women People (MMIWP) epidemic. The NIF fund will wrap our blanket of support around Native families who are conducting searches for their missing loved ones, bringing awareness to the search, and aftercare for the family as needed. NIF provides this relief fund to our indigenous communities, who often face financial barriers in this current time of crisis.
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<aside> 💡 Porchlight Project (Ohio) "When a person goes missing, sometimes the best we can do is turn on our porch light until they come home. The Porchlight Project is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that offers support for families of the missing and murdered. We specialize in funding new DNA testing and genetic genealogy for Ohio cold cases."
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<aside> 💡 Interactive Maps for Searching and Case Mapping by ESRI
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<aside> 💡 **GoFundMe -** Crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for events ranging from life events such as celebrations and graduations to challenging circumstances such as celebrations and graduations to challenging circumstances like medical bills and reward funds
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<aside> 💡 AWARE Foundation AWARE "promotes safety awareness for the missing and endangered; assists families in the location of and advocacy for the missing, endangered, and murdered or assaulted; works with law enforcement agencies and media outlets on missing person cases; and educates students and communities on the dangers of predatory violence." they may also be able to assist with grants or other resources.
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