Neighbors came carrying posters with photos of the missing 2-year-old girl.

Some carried candles. Others brought words of support for the girl's mother.

On Tuesday night, about 25 people gathered for a vigil in the neighborhood where Everlyse Cabrera went missing on Saturday to show they aren't giving up their search.

"We want to let people know that we still care and want to raise awareness and attention," said Robert Caracciola, who lives nearby.

Sometime after 1 a.m. Saturday, Everlyse reportedly used a stool to climb up to and unlock a deadbolt on the front door and left the foster home where she was living in the 6500 block of Diamond Point Court, near Centennial Parkway and Clayton Street, police have said.

When she was put to bed, Everlyse was wearing a pink T-shirt, pink shorts and no shoes, the foster family told police. The foster mother discovered the dark-haired, brown-eyed toddler was missing about 8 a.m. The foster parents contacted police about noon Saturday. It is unclear why the family waited four hours to contact police.

Clothes not matching the description of those Everlyse was described as wearing when she went missing were found near Tacoma Avenue and Lamb Boulevard, near Tropicana Avenue. Authorities are conducting forensic analysis of those clothes, however.

The foster family stopped cooperating with the investigation Monday, after they were brought in for more interviews.

North Las Vegas police on Tuesday asked anyone who may have seen Everlyse since May 15 to come forward. "It is our goal to obtain independent confirmation of the girl's whereabouts after May 15 by someone outside the foster family," North Las Vegas police spokesman Tim Bedwell said.

Following Everlyse's disappearance, child welfare officials removed her 11-month-old brother from the foster home.

The birth mother, Marlena Olivas, said the foster family was not speaking to her but Olivas hoped that they would join her in a show of solidarity. "As two mothers we should stay together," she said.

Olivas hoped the vigil would help bring attention to and provide information about her missing daughter. "It's getting hard to stay positive, but we're staying positive," she said.

Everlyse's father, Ernest Cabrera, added, "If you have anything, please just give us any hint as to where our daughter is."

Bedwell said there are no suspects in the girl's disappearance because there is no evidence a crime has been committed.

The foster parents have two sons, 34 and 14, both of whom live in the home, at 6513 Diamond Point Court.

According to the Clark County Assessors office, the residence is owned by Melvin R. Balane. Officials, however, would not confirm the identity of the foster family.

"It's not their first time having foster children, they have been licensed by for a while," said Renee Swain, division manager for caregiver services with the Clark County Department of Family Services.

Swain could not speak specifically about the case, except to say the testing and evaluation process that allowed the foster family to be licensed is being reviewed. The foster family went through the process before July 2005 when there were only six classes needed for a license, Swain said.

The classes, of which there are now nine, teach parenting skills, nurturing techniques, how to work with biological parents and discipline skills.

The parents are the only ones required to take the classes, but a "comprehensive assessment is done of the entire family" and seven references are needed before a family can care for foster children, Swain said.

Other adults living in the home that are not primary caregivers must also complete an FBI and Metropolitan Police Department background check and a child abuse index check, Swain said.

One neighbor, Sheryl Magsino, said that the foster family has babysat her 4-year-old daughter. She said she never had any problems and thought of the family as responsible.

While it's not uncommon for teens in foster care to run away -- 12 teens ran away from foster care during the month of May -- Swain said, "very rarely does a child this age leave like this."

Swain also explained the reasoning for removing Everlyse's 11-month-old brother from the foster family. "Anytime there is something that happens in a foster home we are going to automatically remove any other children from that home, so we can do a complete investigation."

Nevada Child Seekers and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have also joined the search.

Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers at 395-5555. Urgent tips should be made to the Police Department's main line at 633-9111 or to 911.