They said they’d left their house where a babysitter had been watching them. She asked where they were trying to go, and they pointed in every direction. Immediately, Jenny sensed something was wrong. The children, ages one and five, appeared lost and scared. She decided to pull over and ask if they needed help.

Jenny Mitchell was driving her route in Milwaukee’s north end when she spotted two young children alone.Other times Milwaukee bus drivers rescued children in the area. The child was reunited with the father.According to the MCTS, this was the tenth time bus drivers found a lost or missing child in recent years. The child Ivic rescued in December was not homeless the Milwaukee Police Department says the toddler was taken outside by the mother who may have been suffering from a mental health crisis at the time. There are also social media pages you can follow or use the #BeLikeIrena. The family hopes to raise $50,000 for the organizations. The Center for Youth Integration operates shelters for homeless children in Serbia, where Irena was born. Covenant House provides housing and services to homeless youth in the U.S. The family started a GoFundMe page to raise funds for two non-profit organizations: Covenant House and the Center for Youth Integration. Heroes could be just regular people next door, like Irena.” They do not necessarily look like movie stars or speak English perfectly. In a statement, the family say, “We hope people will recognize that heroes are among us. Her family has started the 'Be Like Irena' Initiative to encourage more people to be everyday heroes. That's the message from the family of Irena Ivic, the Milwaukee County Transit System bus driver who rescued an abandoned baby from a freeway overpass in December. Not all heroes wear capes- some of them drive county busses.

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