AOLs MapQuest has partnered with the National Center for Missing Exploited Children to launch a new widget on MapQuest Local that includes missing child alerts and information from NCMEC.

Christian DwyerSenior VPGeneral ManagerMapQuest Inc.The new widget features pictures and information about children who are missing from the geographic area for which the MapQuest Local page is set. Users have the ability to search for missing children and link directly to NCMECs homepage for other missing children resources.In the National Centers 25 years of existence more missing children come home now than ever before, but much more needs to be done, said Ernie Allen, President and CEO of NCMEC.