Parents Invited to 'Take 25' for Children's Safety

If your child is missing from home, you should start looking for him or her in closets, piles of laundry, around the bed and inside large appliances.

That's according to information distributed by Take 25, an initiative from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children aimed at raising awareness of missing children's issues.

Tredyffrin Police will host a Take 25 program Saturday morning at Tredyffrin Library, designed to give parents the tools they need to keep their children safe.

The program gets its name from its chief purpose:

Take 25 Campaign encourages parents, guardians, educators, and others to take 25 minutes to talk to children about safety. With a focus on prevention, Take 25 provides free safety resources including safety tips, conversation starters, and event planning guides to help communities host local events.

People who come to the free program Saturday will be given a Child I.D. Kit—which has instructions on what to do if your child is missing. The kit also documents personal information, like physical characteristics and medical details, that can assist law enforcement personnel in a search. 

The Take 25 program will be held at Tredyffrin Library on Saturday, May 18, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

For more information, check out the attached flyer or contact Sharon Rose, executive secretary at Tredyffrin Police Department, at 610-408-3641 or srose@tredyffrin.org