Qwest Foundation® is committed to helping families learn about protecting their children from online threats. The Qwest Foundation has partnered with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to raise awareness among families on online safety issues and to proactively help combat online exploitation of youth by encouraging increased parental and guardian understanding and education.

Cyberbullying:
To address the growing issue of cyberbullying, the Qwest Foundation® has funded a cyberbullying prevention curriculum for the Seattle Public Schools. The program was implemented in Seattle middle schools this fall. For more information about the curriculum, click here.

NetSmartz411:
The Qwest Foundation has funded Netsmartz411, a new online service provided by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). For the first time, the general public—especially parents and guardians—have direct access to experts at the NCMEC who can respond to their specific questions and concerns about online safety. NetSmartz411 is a free, one-stop, interactive, educational resource for children, teens, parents, guardians, educators and law enforcement to help keep kids safer online. For more information about NetSmartz411, visit www.NetSmartz411.org.

Incredible Internet:
IncredibleInternet.com was created to help people of all ages cut through the Internet's clutter to improve their everyday lives, while keeping families safe online. To learn more about these programs and how to surf safer and smarter on the Internet, visit www.IncredibleInternet.com.

To learn more about the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, visit www.missingkids.com.