Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3045

Tonight's special guest is Cricket (Tammi) Andrews from Easton, Pennsylvania, a survivor of neglect from alcoholic parents who was later abused in foster care.  We really appreciate her telling her story and welcome her back to her NAASCA family. Among other things, she's a Guardian Angel and a Lead Advocate for CFSI Missing (Center for Search & Investigations). Cricket is both a victim's advocate and a missing persons advocate. The US Dept. of Justice reports over 2,100 children go missing each day, and the FBI says one third will be victims of Child Trafficking. CFSI is an organization with a high success rate of bringing missing children aged 11- 16 home safely by assisting and training families and communities in facilitating the search and location efforts worldwide. CFSI's services are always offered free of charge to the parents of missing children whom meet the non-profit's criteria. CFSI for Missing Children is seeking advocates who can join its teams located in each state and assist with such efforts as raising awareness throughout social media, participating in grid searches, neighborhood canvases and blitzing your area with posters. "We hope that you will be willing to give a little of your time when a child in your area goes missing," it says on the web site. "Think about how much you would appreciate the help if your child were missing." Cricket says, "I am writing a book called 'I Should Be Dead: a survivor’s journey to becoming a voice for the voiceless.' With my book I'll want to empower others to empower themselves."