The Hudson Pride Foundation is PROUD to announce that they will be offering, in partnership with the Columbia County Sheriff's Department, Operation Safe Child at the Pride Festival!
This is free of charge to all parents who are interested in registering their child at the festival. The Sheriff's department will be there from 3pm - 6pm.
Using the latest digital fingerprinting technology and high-resolution photography capabilities, a SAFE CHILD informational card is made of the child for parents and guardians to have with them in the event the child’s information and photo are needed for an emergency situation.
The card contains the child’s name, pedigree information, (i.e. date of birth, height, weight, hair and eye
color etc.), photograph and images of two fingers. Produced within minutes, the card can be carried in a parent’s wallet or pocketbook for easy accessibility. If a parent wishes, they may opt to store the information with the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) in the event their child becomes lost or missing. The storage of this information is strictly voluntary and would require the written consent of a parent or guardian for the data to be stored in the DCJS database in Albany, NY.
If a parent decides to have their child’s information stored with the state agency it would only be used as an invaluable resource in conjunction with the New York State AMBER Alert and/or Missing Child Alert programs. These cards will allow essential missing child information to be disseminated more rapidly, dramatically increasing the possibility of bringing a missing child safely home.
The card contains the child’s name, pedigree information, (i.e. date of birth, height, weight, hair and eye
color etc.), photograph and images of two fingers. Produced within minutes, the card can be carried in a parent’s wallet or pocketbook for easy accessibility. If a parent wishes, they may opt to store the information with the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) in the event their child becomes lost or missing. The storage of this information is strictly voluntary and would require the written consent of a parent or guardian for the data to be stored in the DCJS database in Albany, NY.
If a parent decides to have their child’s information stored with the state agency it would only be used as an invaluable resource in conjunction with the New York State AMBER Alert and/or Missing Child Alert programs. These cards will allow essential missing child information to be disseminated more rapidly, dramatically increasing the possibility of bringing a missing child safely home.
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