The family of a 17-year-old missing from St. Paul for two weeks has been searching for him non-stop and they’re asking others to join them.

Police requested the public’s help on April 18 to find Chuejee Thao, who has been missing since April 15. The Highland Park Senior High School student was last seen on the Robert Street Bridge in downtown St. Paul, according to his family.

Thao’s family said they are searching for him daily — his parents have been taking time off from work and his sister, Pa Kou Thao, said she left her job indefinitely since she returned from Japan to help, which has drained their financial resources. They are raising funds at gofundme.com/chuejeethao, which will also be used to print fliers and other supplies for the search.

“Since Chuejee has been missing, my heart has been so heavy and has gone through a roller coaster of emotions, as has everyone in my family,” Pa Kou Thao wrote. “… But it is through everyone’s support that my family and I have been able to keep hope alive that we will find Chuejee, regardless of what has happened to him.”

Thao’s sister said they searched along the Mississippi River’s banks over the weekend and distributed fliers in their West Side neighborhood. They are posting information and coordinating searches at facebook.com/hopeforchuejee.

Thao is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark green zip-up hooded sweatshirt, dark blue jeans, black shoes and a black messenger bag. Police ask anyone with information to call them at 651-291-1111.