AUBURNDALE, Fla. — Tonya Whipp’s aunt, Lisa Textor, describes her as funny, full of life and someone with a big heart.

“We want her home so bad,” Textor said. “Our whole family is hurting right now and it’s really hard not knowing where she’s at.”

Whipp was reported missing on June 29. But family members say they haven’t heard from her since late May. Police consider the 38-year-old woman to be missing and potentially in danger.

“It’s so heart wrenching because we know Tonya, she would never do this,” Textor said. “Never. If she had a way to a phone, she would call us.”

On Sunday, a couple dozen community members walked through areas of Auburndale where Whipps was last seen. It’s the third community search led by the group We Are The Essentials, which has been working with Auburndale Police and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to help find Whipp.

“She’s a human being,” Nico Tusconi, president of We Are The Essentials, said. “She has a grieving family, so that’s why we’re out here. We’re a volunteer organization that helps people and families that maybe can’t afford to hire private investigators.”

The group also sent out cadaver dogs as part of their search on Sunday. Before sending the search teams on their way, Tusconi told volunteers to look for Whipp’s phone.

“Obviously, the main objective is to hopefully find Tonya,” Tusconi said. “If not, hopefully find some items that can lead us int the right direction.”

At the end of July, police executed a search warrant at a trailer off Indiana Court in Auburndale, but Tusconi said they are still waiting to hear the findings.

Textor said during this difficult time, she and her family are grateful for the community’s support and are staying hopeful they’ll find the woman they love.

“We know somebody has to know something,” she said. “Each time we go out on a search, we have a fear of finding something that’s going to lead us to her but at the same time, we want her home no matter what. Whether if she’s with us anymore or not, we just want her home.”

There’s a $4,000 reward for anyone who has information about Whipp’s whereabouts. You can submit anonymous tips to Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS.