DAVIS, Calif., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Yoursphere -- the social
networking service for youth with an unparalleled commitment to online
safety -- urges you to contact your senator in support of the PROTECT Our
Children Act provisions of U.S. Senate Bill 1738.
Each year hundreds of thousands of children are victims of sexual abuse,
overwhelming the few law enforcement officials dedicated to protect them. The
bipartisan PROTECT Our Children Act provisions of U.S. Senate Bill 1738
authorize funds over the next eight years to establish a Special Counsel for
Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy
Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force,
to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other
improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to
investigate and prosecute child predators.
The bill is currently before the U.S. Senate and the deadline is September
26, so please ACT NOW! Contact your Senator and encourage them to support the
PROTECT Our Children Act provisions of U.S. Senate Bill 1738.
Contact your Senator:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
More information on Bill 1738:
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1738.html
Yoursphere is devoted to online safety education and has a dedicated
on-staff task force comprised of former state and federal law enforcement
officials, all of whom support Bill 1738.
Thank you taking action!
ABOUT YOURSPHERE:
Setting the bar for online youth safety, Yoursphere adheres to the highest
level of COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) compliance and is
the sole youth-only social networking site certified by Privacy Vaults Online,
Inc. (PRIVO). Experts in safeguarding children's privacy, PRIVO is part of the
Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Safe Harbor Program -- and a leader in
safeguarding children's information online.
Based in Davis, CA, Yoursphere is a youth-only (ages 9-18) social network
that provides one of the safest online destinations available -- a fun,
supportive environment where self-expression, creative participation, and
healthy peer-to-peer relationships are encouraged and rewarded. Integral to
the Yoursphere mission is our Create Your Future program, which provides
members with unique educational opportunities like college scholarships,
internships, business mentorships, and trade school and other opportunities.
Yoursphere also provides quarterly donations to youth philanthropies dedicated
to affecting positive change.
http://www.yoursphere.com
SOURCE Yoursphere
Piney Kahn, +1-503-260-8697, mobile, +1-503-233-4388, piney@themilkmilk.com,
for Yoursphere
