ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The National
Center for Missing & Exploited Children® and EMCOR Group,
Inc. (NYSE: EME), today announced the launch of Safety
Central, a free child safety app available for Apple and Android
devices. The app is designed to help parents and guardians
protect their families and act quickly should their child go
missing.
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"Timing is critical when a child is missing and Safety Central
lets parents provide the tools that law enforcement needs to start
the search with just the touch of a button," said John Walsh, NCMEC co-founder and host of CNN's
"The Hunt." "This may be the most important App you'll have on your
device."
Safety Central's key features include:
- Digital Child ID Kit - This feature allows users to save
potentially lifesaving information about their children, including
photos and digital fingerprint images, and reminds users when it's
time to update the photos.
- Missing Children Search - This feature allows users to view
posters of children missing in their area and make a report to
NCMEC if they have any information.
- NCMEC Updates - These updates allow users to stay connected
with news, trends and safety tips from NCMEC.
Safety Central was developed by NCMEC and is sponsored by EMCOR
Group, Inc., a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical
construction, industrial and energy infrastructure and building
services.
"EMCOR Group, Inc, is proud to expand and continue its decade
long partnership with the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children with the Safety Central App," stated
Tony Guzzi, President and CEO, EMCOR
Group, Inc. "We support NCMEC in its belief that this app has been
designed to provide important tools to help parents and guardians
protect their families and to act quickly should their child go
missing."
Users receive a welcome message from John Walsh and, among the many features, also
have the ability to make a donation to NCMEC or buy NCMEC
merchandise directly through the App.
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children® is the leading private, nonprofit organization helping to
find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation and prevent
future victimization. NCMEC has assisted in the recovery of more
than 227,000 missing children and received more than 13.6 million
reports of suspected child sexual exploitation on its
CyberTipline.
About EMCOR Group, Inc.
A Fortune 500 company, EMCOR
Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) is a leader in mechanical and electrical
construction, industrial and energy infrastructure, and building
services. A provider of critical infrastructure systems, EMCOR
gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by
its planning, installing, operating, maintaining, and protecting
the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility
environments in virtually every sector of the economy and for a
diverse range of businesses, organizations and government.
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SOURCE National Center for Missing & Exploited Children