Promoting Lifelong Safety and Health
Press Release Date Posted Location Media Contact Peoplefinders Reminds Parents that Safety Shouldn't Take a Summer Vacation
June 1, 2009
Sacramento Terry Polvado
916-336-7273University of Phoenix Partners with Safetyville to Host Job Fair for Sacramento Community
March 23, 2009
Sacramento Christina Vanskike
916-448-5802
Peoplefinders.com Reminds Parents that Safety Shouldn't Take a Summer Vacation
PeopleFinders.com and Safety Center Provide Parents with Guidelines to Help Keep Kids Safe This Summer
Sacramento, Calif. – June 1, 2009 — In celebration of National Safety Month, PeopleFinders.com (www.peoplefinders.com), the premier online service that helps consumers quickly find and connect with anyone, anywhere, and Safety Center Incorporated, an organization focused on reducing injuries and saving lives by providing safety education and training, today announced a list of key guidelines to help keep kids safe over the summer.
With summer season well on its way, PeopleFinders.com and Safety Center are urging parents to take extra precautions to ensure a higher level of safety for their families. According to the FBI, environmental factors such as climate are known to affect the volume and type of crimes – with all crime rates rising about 10 percent during the summer months. To keep summer safety top of mind, PeopleFinders.com and Safety Center have created a list of easy-to-follow guidelines for parents and their kids.
10 Tips to Keep Kids Safe
Tell your children not to answer the phone or door while you are away – and never admit to being alone.
Always keep a list of emergency contacts where it can be accessed quickly, including the best number to reach you, 911, and the numbers for family, friends and trusted neighbors.
Draft an “escape plan” in case your kids need to leave your home quickly and safely.
Create a list of approved activities for your children to play while you are away. This can prevent them from wandering outside or away from safe areas.
Show your kids the best routes to walk/ride to school, to a friend’s house, or to any other location they frequently visit.
Allocate “safe houses” within your neighborhood where your kids can go if they feel they are in danger.
Reinforce the motto, “safety in numbers.”
Teach your children the danger of strangers. Reinforce that they should never leave with someone they do not know.
Never leave children alone in the car – even if you plan for a quick return.
“Show and tell” your children what to do in different emergency situations. If danger does occur, this will help them know how to react and what to do.
“When the heat rises, so does crime. It is especially important for families to practice smart safety during the summer months when there may not be as much adult supervision for kids,” said Bryce Lane, president and COO of PeopleFinders.com. “Working with Safety Center allows us to help teach kids the importance of safety at a young age. Our hope is that these lessons will provide a foundation for making safety a way of life.”
To help inform consumers about the people in their neighborhoods, PeopleFinders.com introduced CriminalSearches.com, a free Web site providing users with detailed information on people with criminal histories. Parents can use CriminalSearches.com to research the safest streets for their kids to walk or ride their bike, the most secure place to catch the bus, or the criminal backgrounds of coaches, teachers, nannies and neighbors.
“Since 1934, our organization has educated hundreds of thousands of adults and kids about important safety practices whether they are at home, work, school or out in the community,” said Terry Polvado, Vice President of Safetyville, USA. “By teaming up with PeopleFinders.com, we’re furthering our goal of promoting lifelong safety and health to families across the country.”
2009 marks the 75th anniversary of Safety Center, and the 25th anniversary of Safetyville USA, the organization’s child safety program. Since 1984, Safetyville USA’s trained volunteers have guided more than 200,000 children through the organization’s unique one-third sized “village,” providing them with an invaluable safety lesson experience. Throughout the tour children are exposed to potentially harmful situations that they must learn to recognize and avoid, and are given simple tips for pedestrian, stranger, and playground safety that can help them now and guide them as they grow up and become parents themselves.
About Safety Center Incorporated
Founded in 1934, Safety Center Incorporated is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to reduce injuries and save lives by providing safety education and training. Safety Center Incorporated accomplishes this mission by promoting lifelong safety and health through a variety of community and professional programs. For more information, visit www.safetycenter.org.About PeopleFinders.com
PeopleFinders.com is the premier online service that helps consumers quickly find and connect with anyone, anywhere. The service provides comprehensive searches including people search, background checks, criminal checks, business ownership and other public records. PeopleFinders.com is the only company that can search billions of records spanning the last 40 years, making search results more comprehensive and accurate than competitors. PeopleFinders.com was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Sacramento, California. For more information, visit www.peoplefinders.com.
University of Phoenix Partners with Safetyville to Host Job Fair for Sacramento Community
SACRAMENTO, CA – The University of Phoenix Sacramento Learning Center and Safetyville USA will host a job fair on April 23rd from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Safetyville. Job seekers are encouraged to bring their children, as the job fair will be kid friendly, and will include fun events for children of all ages to enjoy.
"University of Phoenix is honored to host a job fair in partnership with Safetyville USA to help individuals who are currently out of work or are looking for an alternative career," said Bob Eoff, Sacramento Valley Campus Director for University of Phoenix. "It is imperative, now more than ever before, for local businesses in our community to join together to assist with employment opportunities given the high unemployment rates that currently plague Sacramento, our state, and the nation. University of Phoenix is proud to sponsor such a worthy community event."
For those interested in attending the job fair at Safetyville on April 23rd, or who would like more information please contact Chad Wingo at (916) 503-2630.
About the University of Phoenix
University of Phoenix is constantly innovating to help students balance education and life in a rapidly changing world. Through flexible schedules, challenging courses and interactive learning, students achieve personal and career aspirations without putting their lives on hold. As of November 30, 2007, 325,000 students were enrolled at University of Phoenix, the largest private university in North America. University of Phoenix serves a diverse student population, offering associates, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs from more than 195 campuses and learning centers in the U.S. as well as online throughout the world.
About Safetyville USA
The Children's Safety Program provides life-saving safety education through its unique Safetyville USA program. Safetyville USA was opened at the Safety Center in 1984. The 1/3 scale town is complete with real sidewalks, crosswalks, streetlights, a police, fire and sheriff station, and businesses that can be found in any city. The goal of the program is to reduce injury and possible death of children resulting from preventable accidents. A trained volunteer tour guide leads children, preschool through third grade, through the town teaching them a variety of safety skills, including: fire, bicycle, pedestrian, electrical, stranger danger, and railroad safety. Since the opening of Safetyville USA in 1984, over 150,000 children have benefited from this experience. Approximately 6,000 children tour Safetyville USA each year.
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Safety Center Incorporated is a Sacramento, California based non-profit 501 (C)3 organization founded in 1934. The Safety Center provides safety and health classes for adults and children at our main campus in Sacramento, at our office in Southern California and throughout the state. You can get more of an idea of what Safety Center is about by browsing our website.
Last updated 07/02/2009
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