MANATEE, Fla. - Giovanni Pelletier’s family raised a reward of $25,000 for any information about the missing teen. "We are not going to stop looking for him."

Friday, Aug. 8, will mark one week since a teen disappeared while going to visit other family members in Florida.

Bridgette Pelletier wants what any mom of a missing teen would want.

"The biggest message for me is that we want our son home," she told FOX 13.

She’s been searching for answers that will lead to her 18-year-old son, and it’s been agonizing.

"We understand there are a lot of people who may be scared to speak up, or maybe there aren’t people who are willing to relay information, but this isn’t just a missing person. "This is our heart, and he’s part of our family," she said.

What we know:

Last week, Pelletier and

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