National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest now open

Reporter Staff · January 26, 2023

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OJJDP invites fifth graders to participate in the 40th Annual National Missing Children’s Day poster contest. The theme of this year’s poster contest is “Bringing Our Missing Children Home.”

This contest creates an opportunity for teachers and school administrators, law enforcement personnel, and other child advocates to discuss the issue of missing and exploited children with youth, parents, and guardians and to promote child safety. 

View and download the poster contest packet for additional information, including contest rules, submission deadlines, and contact information for state contest managers.

The Department of Justice will recognize the poster contest winner at the National Missing Children’s Day ceremony on May 24, 2023.

Submissions due by March 1, 2023.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is a component of the Office of Justice Programs in the U.S. Department of Justice.

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