This Friday, May 25, is National Missing Children’s Day, and the wireless industry, in partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the U.S. Department of Justice, is reminding consumers of the role that they can help play to aid in the recovery of abducted children, by signing up to receive free Wireless AMBER Alerts.
Any wireless subscriber capable of receiving text messages, and whose wireless carrier participates in the Wireless AMBER Alerts have the option of receiving the warnings. Currently nearly 30 carriers in the U.S., which combined serve more than 93 percent of the country, offer the free Wireless AMBER Alerts program to their subscribers.
I read about the Amber Alerts on the NCMEC website. It’s a fantastic idea! They continue to come up with great ways to try and protect our children today. I know they launched a website earlier this year with the Qwest Foundation called NetSmartz411.org too which gives parents tips to keep their kids safer while online. Hopefully National Missing Children’s Day will bring attention to all the great work NCMEC is doing!