HOW DO WE GET NOTIFIED?

The Dock Ellis Foundation is notified in various ways: Through family members of victims, our crisis hotline, sometimes through law enforcement investigations, and even sometimes through press or online publications.

Over 600,000 individuals go missing in the United States every year. Fortunately, many missing children and adults are quickly found, alive and well. However, tens of thousands of individuals remain missing for more than one year – what many agencies consider “cold cases”. It is estimated that 4,400 unidentified bodies are recovered each year, with approximately 1,000 of those bodies remaining unidentified after one year.
(source: www.NamUs.gov)

Our volunteers are trained advocates that work Nationally to initiate Assistance and public Awareness to Help Bring The missing Home.

Area of focus​

Safety Planning

Safety planning is important at various stages in a human trafficking situation – while a victim is in the situation, during the process of leaving, and once the victim has left. The following document presents general guidelines for conducting safety planning with victims of human trafficking.

Mentorship

​We are here to assist individuals with victims of crime compensation applications. We will walk you through the application and complete the paperwork on your behalf.

 An application cannot be approved unless the crime was reported to the police or other proper authority. A Police Report should be provided with the application whenever possible.

Missing Persons

When your case is assigned to our team, your missing loved one becomes our priority. Our team knows that each case is unique to its own circumstances. Your family will meet with our team to establish behavior patterns, close friends, and family. The Dock Ellis Foundation offers free investigative services to qualifying cases. We work closely with our sexual exploitation and Human Trafficking Investigator to bring your loved one home.

OUR SERVICES.

 
​We create awareness for missing persons of color by providing community outreach programs to inform minority communities of ways to keep our youth safe and educate and train adults and children on ways to avoid human trafficking. The Dock Ellis Foundation works closely with families to assist with navigating the system during a critical moment when a loved one is reported missing. Our ultimate goals are to bring about a positive reunion of children with their loved ones.

We are dedicated to providing opportunities, resources and advocacy to minority communities to improve the lives of the poorly served, undeserved, never served and those traumatized by the atrocities of human trafficking. We Work with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to help bring minority Missing person's home. 

​SEARCH RESOURCES

• Partner with SAR team for search and rescue
• Food, shelter, fuel provided for search teams in an active search
• Investigative (resources)
• Organize private and public meetings for missing person case effort
• Trained professional – search and recovery units nationwide | K9 unit, aircraft, water (boat, kayak, ski jet, raft, canoe, divers), mounted horse units,ATV-UTV, ground support, command IC, mapping,
• written reports, current sonar and technology instruments used for air-land-water, GPR (ground penetrating radar)​
• Twenty-four-hour public TIP number to be provided for cases of the missing.
• Information provided directly to law enforcement. 

FAMILY SUPPORT

• Guidance for communities and public awareness projects for missing victims
• Qualified Department of family services support
• Trained Domestic Violence advocates to assist with Domestic violence cases.
• Trained Blue Campaign advocates to assist with sex trafficking cases.
• Support from families of missing or recovered persons | homicide survivors.
• Case goals with positive structure for families of the missing | Identifying case needs.
• Long term care foundation and victim support for families and loved ones of the missing left behind
• Provide spokesperson | advocate for missing person case.
• Support from local and national nonprofit organizations to provide additional support.
• Partner with Private investigators 
• Utilize existing programs that aid in locating a missing individual.

CASE MANAGEMENT

• Act as a liaison for families of the missing, communities, media, agencies and law enforcement
• Media Attention and press release support
• FOIA support
• Awareness campaigns for missing persons, unidentified persons and unsolved homicide cases on a national level
• Bulk mailing project for missing persons
• Complete casework – research of a missing person case
• Counseling resources – group, individual, grief, trauma, homicide, abuse (all forms), rape and mental illness
• Organize poster distribution, internet notification system, organization’s web site and various social media sites.
• Reward seed money – case by case approval
• Securing billboard resources for missing person – case by case​

SEARCH AND RESCUE.

Dock Ellis Foundation partners with K-9 equipped Search & Rescue Units nationwide that are all volunteers and ready to deploy as quickly as possible.  Having access to trained search and rescue units is essential in all missing persons cases, especially within minutes of someone vanishing.  The longer it takes to get search teams on site, the less chance we have of locating the missing person. Please understand qualified search teams are deployed by law enforcement. We are here to assist with collaborations to guarantee these resources are available to you and your family. 

we aim to make a big difference all across the country by spreading the word of what we do, raising vital funds, and aiding in the search for those away from home. Dock Ellis Foundation will assist with arranging for a volunteer search with people in your area. Depending on the severity of the case we can collaborate with your local law enforcement and SAR team to assist. Please complete the form with details as this help with the search for your loved one. 

Media release will be provided to the media once we confirm date and times. You are required to compete the missing person form to request Dock Ellis Foundation assistance. To guarantee a successful search it is advised to have approval from law enforcement. 

BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY EFFECTED IN MISSING AND ​MURDER STATISTICS.