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AMBER ALERT: Police have issued an Amber Alert for Bryeon Hunter, a 1-year-old boy taken from 6th and Main in Maywood.

The child was apparently taken by three male Hispanics.

The African-American boy is two feet tall and 30 pounds. He was wearing a two-tone, blue stripe long-sleeved shirt, jeans, and brown Nike boots.

MAYWOOD IS A SUBURB IN ILLINOIS. PLEASE REBLOG IN CASE YOU HAVE FOLLOWERS FROM OR AROUND THIS AREA. 

Anyone with information regarding the child’s whereabouts should contact the Maywood Police Department at 708-450-4471.

truebluemeandyou:

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…Because this is a DIY blog though, I was wondering if you’ve heard of the “DIY Rainbow Crossing Revolution” thing that’s been going around lately. It just seems like a really great thing so far with how many people taking part of it, and I think it’d be really cool if you…

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cbwarblerfan:

This is a desperate need.  I’m asking everyone I know or follow to please put this on their tumblrs.  She’s a friend from my high school she has a 5 yo at home.  I’m a mom, and I can’t imagine what her family is going through.  Please spread the word…

Please reblog you guys! If it was your mother…

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pinkocommiebullshit:

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This elderly man with Alzheimer’s is missing from the DC metro area.

His name is John S. Matthews.

Age: 88

Race: Black

Height: 5’10

Weight: 155 pounds

Hair: Grey

Eyes: Brown

If you have any information, please call (202) 577-7847, (202) 340-4246, (202) 246-0118, or the police.

He was last seen wearing a red ski vest, blue sweater, and tan corduroy pants.

Please pass this information along. The more people who see the information, the more likely he will return home safely.

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goodstuffhappenedtoday:

How A Middle-School Principal Persuaded Students To Come To School

by David Kestenbaum

Shawn Rux took over as principal of MS 53, a New York City middle school, last year. At the time, 50 or 60 kids were absent every day. You could understand why they stayed away: The school was chaos.

Twenty-two teachers had quit, the entire office staff had quit, and hundreds of kids had been suspended. The school was given a grade of F from the city’s department of education.

“It was in a bad place,” Rux says.

Rux decided he needed to create incentives for kids to come to school. Incentives that were more obvious to middle-school kids than, “If you come to school you’ll be better off 20 years from now.”

He handed out raffle tickets to anyone who showed up to school on time. One of the prizes was an Xbox. And he threw in an element of randomness: The first kids in line when the doors opened might get 20 tickets.

It worked. Kids started showing up early.

“It was … like, ‘Get out of my way, I’m trying to get into school,’ ” Rux says. “It was nice.”

Rux also created his own currency. He called it Rux Bux. Teachers hand them out when kids are well behaved. They can be traded in for school supplies, or special lunches. A sixth-grader named Wander Rodriguez is trying to save up 5,000 Rux Bux — enough for a personal shopping spree with Rux.

The principal also stands outside school every morning, greeting the students as they show up. This recognition is another, subtler incentive to come to school.

“I like this school,” Wander Rodriguez says. “They treat me like home, they treat me nice, they always give me stuff. … They always say ‘hi’ in the mornings.”

The school went from an F to a C. Daily attendance went up to over 90 percent. Then the hurricane hit.

The school is in Far Rockaway, Queens — one of the areas hardest hit by the storm. Some kids’ homes were destroyed. One student who stayed at home through the storm told a teacher, “My apartment complex was in the middle of the ocean.” Rux’s car was destroyed. The first floor of his house was flooded.

After the storm, after school started up again, Rux’s goal was to get attendance back to 90 percent. Every day, his staff texts him the attendance numbers. The day I visited last week, 89.2 percent of students attended school. Close, but not close enough for Rux.

The storm has been tough on everyone, he says. But that’s no excuse. Kids have to be in school.

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allthingschicago:

HELP FIND MISSING TEEN FROM LITTLE VILLAGE, CHICAGO.

1:05 p.m. CST, November 18, 2012

Chicago police issued a community alert today for a Southwest Side teenage girl who hasn’t been seen since early November.

According to the release, Natalie Barrera, 16, was last seen Nov. 4. She is described as a white Hispanic who is 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs 137 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing black pants, a black hoodie, and black and white Jordan gym shoes.

The release said she was missing from the 2800 block of South Christiana Avenue in the Little Village neighborhood. She frequents an area bounded by 24th Street on the north, Homan Avenue on the east, 26th Street on the south, and Drake Avenue on the West and has been seen in front of Farragut High School at 23rd and Christiana.

Anyone with information about Barrera is asked to call (312) 747-8380 or 911.

chicagobreaking@tribune.com

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girl-germs:

MISSING PERSON: CHARLOTTESVILLE/RICHMOND/CENTRAL VIRGINIA

Hey guys, so this is someone that I used to attend a queer youth group with back in Charlottesville. I’ve known them for years and they went missing earlier this week. If you could spread this around that would be really fantastic! They are genderqueer and could very likely be in danger. Their name is Dashad but they sometimes go by Sage as well.

The flier reads:

Have you seen me?? Dashad Smith AKA Sagey Unique
Height 5’8” Age 19 Male
If you know anything about his whereabouts or have seen him please contact Charlottesville Police Department 434-977-9041 Crimestoppers 1-800-CRIMESTOPPERS  

nikkimoon:

This girl is my 7th grade art teacher’s sister-in-law. She has been missing for a while now. I’d appreciate it if you would PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE signal boost. They’re having a hard time getting this out to the media for help in locating her. It would mean the world to me, my old art teacher, and Stevie’s family if you helped spread this.

“We have received a couple tips that lead us to believe she may be around the Alphabet City area, though nothing concrete has surfaced. ”  info from findsteviebates.com

Check out the website for more information and updates. There is also a donation poll for those who would feel generous enough to donate. Please signal boost this. Please.