Qwest and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Qwest Communications and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have united to create an online classroom educating families about internet exploitation of children. In order to help educate parents and protect children in Colorado, Qwest paired with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to create an informative website and prevention campaign. The program aims to help educate parents on the do’s and don’ts of internet use for their children in order to prevent internet crimes against children. It includes various interactive tools in English and Spanish. With parent participation, Qwest has vouched donations to Colorado schools whose parents participate in the online safety certification program. This program not only ties corporate philanthropy to the success of an interactive program, but also works to encourage local schools to be involved. There will also be links to the website on various government and non-profit websites tailored to parents and children. Qwest is utilizing its core competencies as an internet and communications provider to sponsor and advertise this site. This is a natural step for Qwest given the growth of internet crimes against children, and the increasing involvement of Qwest through subpoenas for information on suspected criminals. The NCMEC is a non-profit that follows leads and aids law enforcement agencies with cases of missing and exploited children. Qwest Connected Family Online Classroom: http://www.incredibleinternet.com/onlinesafety/
Qwest News Release: http://www.incredibleinternet.com/onlineSafety/index.cfm?cid=235,241,281
Qwest website: http://www.qwest.com/
NCMEC website: www.missingkids.com
