Outpost for Hope exists to educate the global community about 'missing, missing' persons and unaccounted for 'kids off the grid' who are often lost among the homeless. This site also exists to help families, law enforcement agencies and others find the lost and connect them to the resources they need to ensure their safety.

According to the FBI there are approximately 109,968 Missing Persons reported in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database today. This number does not include approximately 1.6 million people who are NOT listed in the database, but who are missing.

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COMING UP IN FEBRUARY AT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER FOR INNOVATION:

RESPONDING TO MISSING & UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE IN APPLETON, WISCONSIN FEBRUARY 21-23 2012

This 7th Annual National Training Conference will help participants navigate the complex investigative issues necessary to bring resolution to families of the missing, law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.

Who Should Attend? Law Enforcement, Search & Rescue, Medical Examiners, Coroners, Educators, Community Service Providers, Advocates and Families of the Missing, Child Welfare Advocates, Social Service & Medical Professionals

Visit www.fvtc.edu/missing to learn more and to register by Feb. 1 for conference discount!

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WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOU IF NO ONE KNEW YOU EXISTED? FOR "KIDS OFF THE GRID", THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS THEIR REALITY.

Learn more about what happens to kids no one knows exist or are missing.

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Outpost for Hope was founded in 1999 by Libba Phillips, whose younger sister Ashley disappeared from a life of homelessness, untreated mental illness and addiction. Read Libba's story.

Watch Libba's life story 'Bringing Ashley Home' on Lifetime Television February 13, 2012

Also available on DVD at Amazon.com, Walmart, Netflix, and via download at iTunes.

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"Missing and unidentified persons represent, in the most poignant sense, lost dreams and hopes. My intention is to bring resolution and justice to all missing and unidentified persons everywhere by elevating public awareness. The 'missing, missing' belong to all of us in the same sense that my sister Ashley belongs to me." - Libba Phillips, excerpt from The Lost Highway Project (c) 2005