Amber Alert Network Brazos Valley

Mission Statement (Why We Exist): Protecting Children, Preparing Responders, Educating Communities... Vision Statement (Where We Seek To Go): To provide for the missing and those who seek them through effective notification, response, education, and family services...

The Amber Alert Network Brazos Valley is a local nonprofit organization that focuses on child protection and missing person issues, working hand in hand with regional law enforcement agencies and loved ones of the missing. Formed in 2003 as an oversight committee for the Brazos Valley Regional Amber Alert notification system, our programming has expanded to meet needs associated with missing children and personal incidents. Our multi-jurisdiction and multi-disciplinary Child Abduction Response Team (CART), the Brazos Valley Child Abduction Response Team (BVCART), became the 17th team certified by the United States Department of Justice in September 2011.

We have partnered with local law enforcement on over 370 cases involving missing children and persons, helping to provide alerting assistance, raising public awareness, consulting on search efforts, and serving as a liaison with family members of the missing. We continue to provide education and training on best practices for alerting and response to local agencies and provide internet safety training to children and parents/caregivers/guardians through our partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Testimonials

"When we woke up to find our daughter gone, panic set in and we just ran around for a bit in fear, anger, and despair. I had no idea what to do so I turned to a friend of mine who told me about the Amber Alert Network Brazos Valley. I felt like I was in good hands from the first time I spoke to them, they were so
understanding and knowledgeable. Within the hour, they had a post put up online and a flyer made. They reached out to our family daily while our daughter was missing. It was their posting that helped us to bring her home. Our family would like to thank all those who supported our family during this tough time."

-L.S. when her 14 year old daughter, M.M. went missing