SAFEHOMES/SAFEPATHS

FBI 

Special Event for Parents

 Crimes Against Children that occur over the Internet

 

Wednesday January 21^st 7pm-8:30pm in the VEC Auditorium

 

Did you know that many children are positing personal information, including photographs and contact information on the WEB? Are you aware that pedophiles often disguise themselves as young people to make contact with our children who use chat rooms or create personal WEB sites? Did you know that teenage girls are especially vulnerable to online predators?

 

FBI Special Agent Holly Hubert, who supervises the FBI’s Buffalo Cyber Crime Task Force, has been invited by the PTSA to make a presentation to parents about the most recent trends in cyber crime.  Mrs. Hubert is 15 year veteran of the FBI and a local expert on Cyber Crime. The FBI’s Buffalo Office is one of the most successful offices in indentifying and prosecuting those that use the internet for illegal purposes. Technology is an integral apart of our lives today.  We need to be aware of the hidden dangers that are online and learn ways to protect our children.  This program will focus on the dangers that face youngsters, adolescents and teens when they use the internet.

 

This program is open to ALL parents in the community and time is included for questions for Mrs. Hubert.

 

 Please RSVP by January 14^th to insure we have enough seating to:  SafeHomes.Victor@yahoo.com

 

For more information on this topic visit www.fbi.gov/innocent.htm

 

PTSA’s SafeHomes/SafePaths

The SafeHomes Program is sponsored by the Victor Central PTSA and supported by Victor Parks & Recreation and the Ontario County Sheriff’s Department.  SafeHomes provides a way for parents to establish clear expectations of “no use” of tobacco, alcohol or other drugs by minors. Participation in the SafeHomes program is offered to all families with children of any school age. SafeHomes is a national parent program recognized by the US Department of Education. To be included in the SafeHomes E-Directory and to receive an E-Directory, parents are asked to sign the SafeHomes pledge supporting the goals of the program.

What is SafeHomes/SafePaths?

The SafeHomes national program was introduced to Victor Central Schools through the PTSA.  SafeHomes provides a network for parents to communicate with other families and establish clear expectations of "no use" of tobacco, alcohol or other drugs by minors.  Participation in the SafeHomes program is offered to all families with children of any school age

SafePaths is a student-based program that emphasizes positive self-esteem and taking responsibility for making healthy choices.  The SafePaths program is purely voluntary for any interested student in grades K-12.

SafeHomes/SafePaths benefits include:

• SafeHomes parents feel comfortable contacting other parents prior to parties or gatherings of their children hosted in other homes.
• SafeHomes parents will have access to the names of parents participating in the program and are part of a support network for parents with similar concerns.
• SafeHomes parents communicate with our young people that parents do care and are taking the initiative to deal with the problems of teenage alcohol/drug use.
• SafePaths offers information sharing and mentoring for students and youth in our community. By learning healthy choice-making skills and to take responsibility for their own behaviors, students are much better prepared for life choices around drugs/alcohol, coping with peer pressure, and violence as young adults.
• SafePaths offers students an opportunity to join the Victor Central SADD Chapter (Students Against Destructive Decisions) at the Senior and Junior High Schools.

For more information or to join SafeHomes/SafePaths, contact Chair Dawn Birchenough at (585) 924-2952.  To receive a Parent Pledge form write to SafeHomes.Victor@yahoo.com or download one from below.

Brochure SafeHomes/SafePaths (doc file)

Parent Pledge Form (doc file)

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