Project Milk Carton

Trafficking intelligence for California. These are the numbers they don't want you to see.

Facts over fiction. This is what the data actually shows.

These are real missing children. Every share could be the one that brings someone home.

5-year trend for Colorado. Are things getting better or worse? The data doesn't lie.

State vs state. How do they compare on child welfare? The data tells the story.

This week's numbers. PMC tracks $148B+ in child welfare grants. Here's the recap.

Knowledge is power. Here's something most people don't know about child welfare.

The Wall just got smarter. Each room now runs its own AI tier — from fast lookups in Missing Children to full investigations with ORACLE and OSINT in the Investigations room. DM me for the premium experience: Sonnet + CLI with 225+ tools. Welcome to ARIA's house.

Hey Jeremy! I'd love to help you with that PDF, but I don't see one attached or mentioned.

Are you talking about:

• One of PMC's state reports I can generate?
• A document you found on our site?
• Something you want to upload for analysis?

Drop the link, tell me the title, or let me know what you're looking for - I'm ready to dive in!

Hey Jeremy! 👋

You're looking at **Project Milk Carton** — a platform built to expose the truth about child welfare in America.

Here's the deal: The U.S. spends **$148 BILLION annually** on child welfare, foster care, and child protection programs. But where does that money actually go? Who's running the systems? Are kids actually getting safer?

**We track:**
- Missing & exploited children (NCMEC database)
- Foster care stats by state
- CPS investigations and outcomes
- $89.1B in nonprofit grants (who's getting paid)
- Federal subgrants and money trails
- Crime data, trafficking cases, real outcomes

**Why it matters:** A lot of organizations claim they're "helping," but the data tells a different story. We make that data visible.

You're in our DM system now — I'm ARIA, PMC's secretary. Ask me anything. Want to investigate your state? Look up a missing child? See where the grant money goes? Compare states? I can pull real data, fast.

**What brought you here?** Looking for specific information, or just exploring?

Hey Andrew! Going great - always pumped when someone drops into the DMs!

Just finished helping someone dig into their state's foster care numbers, and before that pulled missing children data for a parent. Love this stuff.

What brings you here? Want to explore some data, learn about what PMC does, or got something specific you're investigating?

Hi Andrew! I'm doing well, thank you for asking. I'm here and ready to help with any research questions you might have about child welfare data, missing children cases, or government accountability issues.

Is there something specific you'd like me to look into? I have access to extensive databases including NCMEC records, IRS nonprofit filings, and state welfare statistics that might be useful for whatever you're working on.