About the Homeward Initiative
The Homeward Initiative is a small, volunteer-run public information project with two tasks: keeping the names and faces of America's missing in front of the public, and documenting how Southeast Asia's scam industry works — because a public that recognises the script is harder to rob, and a world that sees the scam compounds for what they are is harder to staff with trafficked labour.
How we work
- Official sources first. Cases are reproduced from law-enforcement listings (principally the FBI) or submitted by families with an agency case behind them.
- Verification. Submitted notices are checked against the official case where one exists before publication.
- Removal. When a person is located, or an agency closes a case, the notice is removed promptly. Families and agencies may request removal at any time.
- No money. We do not solicit or accept donations, charge for publication, or run advertising. Anyone claiming to collect money on our behalf is a fraud — report them.
- Independence. We are not a government body and are not affiliated with the FBI, NamUs, NCMEC or any agency whose cases we reproduce.
Corrections
Errors in a notice can cost time a missing person does not have. If you spot one, contact us at yzblg1003@gmail.com and we will correct or remove the entry the same day.
