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Family of missing mom Jennifer Dulos ‘hopeful’ she’ll return home

The family of missing Connecticut mom of five Jennifer Dulos on Friday marked a week since she disappeared with a touching statement letting her know they “love and miss” her — and thanking all those who’ve helped with the search effort.

“Jennifer, we love you and we miss you, and we remain hopeful that you will return to us safe and sound,” her family said in a statement issued by New Canaan police.

“As of today, it has been a week since Jennifer Farber Dulos was reported missing. We miss her beyond measure – her five young children, her family, her friends, colleagues, and neighbors, as well as countless people who have never met her but who have responded to the spirit of grace and kindness that Jennifer embodies.”

The statement described the public response to Dulos’ disappearance as “astounding,” saying: “The support and love, the concern for her children, and the community efforts to help locate Jennifer have kept us going.”

“We are immensely grateful to the investigators for their work around the clock, 24/7, to locate Jennifer. Everyone who has shared Jennifer’s story, helped search for her, or provided tips to the police: thank you,” it reads.

Dulos, 50, vanished after dropping her kids off at school last Friday, May 24.

Her black 2017 Chevy Suburban was found near Waveny Park, where investigators returned Friday morning to scour a pond — while also expanding the search across state lines to a property owned by her parents in Pound Ridge, New York.

Before her disappearance, she was locked in a bitter divorce with her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos.

The kids have been staying with Jennifer Dulos’ mother in Manhattan. Sources told The Post that Fotis tried to visit them Wednesday — but was turned away by a security guard.