How A Simple Database Could Solve The Hurricane Katrina Missing Children Crisis

Almost 3 Weeks after Hurricane Katrina 2,000Centralized Database.Parents who are still looking for
Children still have not been reunited with their Families.children should be able to go the Internet, Call a Phone
In this Age of Palm Pilots, Lap Tops and the InternetNumber or go to a volunteer location and enter the
why can't a centralized Database be written to unitechildrens information to see if there is a match.In this
these Families?The Longer you wait to get theseage of the Internet and High technology why can't a
children back with their Families the harder it will be. Ifcentralized database of all missing people from
Children are still in Shelters then Someone needs toHurricane Katrina be created to help unite loved one's.
enter basic Data about that child into a DatabaseIt may be to late for victims of Katrina but as people
including a picture taken with a Digital Camera. Schoolswere admitted to shelters like the astrodome why
that have admitted Displaced children need to do theweren't they entered into a Centralized Data Base and
same thing.Caregivers who are with children stillIssued an Identity card that could be scanned every
searching for parents need to be able to go a the Redtime there location changed so it could be used to help
Cross the post office some place common to all citiesfamily and friends locate them.
and Towns and get these Missing Children into a