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| Poster Contest Open to 5th Graders | |
| More than 800,000 children are reported missing every year. To help combat this staggering statistic, the Indiana State Police are once again partnering with the U.S. Department of Justice for the 2025 National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest to raise awareness and promote child safety. Held annually, this contest is open to Hoosier fifth graders and the state’s winning poster will go to the national competition in Washington, D.C., where the winning student will also be invited to participate in the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Missing Children’s Day ceremony. Each student gets one submission and must include the theme, “Bringing Our Missing Children Home,” somewhere on the poster. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 21, 2025, and all contest rules can be found here. Indiana’s winning poster from the 2024 contest is pictured on the right. Submissions should be mailed to: Indiana State Police Museum Attn: Sgt. Seth Tumey 8660 E. 21st St. Indianapolis, IN 46219 Indiana State Police remind Hoosiers to contact their local police or call 911 if a child goes missing, and encourage parents and guardians to keep updated photos and cell phone images, as well as a DNA sample, of their children in case of such an event. | |