Save The Date:

5th Annual Opal’s House

Golf Tournament

Tuesday, June 4th

The Courses at Forest Park

6141 Lagoo Drive

St. Louis, MO 63112

Registration and Lunch @ 11:00 a.m.

Contact: Jeff Fischer or Julie Steis, (636) 717-2700

Marck McBee (636) 441-0417 or Essie Calhoun (314) 306-2359

THANKS FOR VISITING

Safety Alert: Computer use can be monitored and is impossible to completely clear. If you are afraid your Internet and/or computer usage might be monitored, please use a safer computer, call the Opal’s House hotline, and/or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

Internet and Computer Safety

• There are hundreds of ways that computers record everything you do on the computer and on the Internet.
• If you are in danger, please try to use a safer computer that someone abusive does not have direct access, or even remote (hacking) access to.
• Use a safer computer. It might be safer to use a computer in a public library, at a community technology center (CTC) [www.ctcnet.org (national directory)], at a trusted friend’s house, or at an Internet Cafe.
• If you think your activities are being monitored, they probably, are.  Abusive people are often controlling and want to know your every move. You don’t need to be a computer programmer or have special skills to monitor someone’s computer activities – anyone can do it and there are many ways to monitor.
• Computers can provide a lot of information about what you look at on the Internet, the e-mails you send, and other activities.  It is not possible to delete or clear all computer “footprints”.
• If you think you may be monitored on your home computer, you might consider no home Internet use or “safer” Internet surfing.  Example: If you are planning to flee to California, don’t look at classified ads for jobs and apartments, bus tickets, etc. for California on a home computer or any computer an abuser has physical or remote access to.  Use a safer computer to research an escape plan.
• E-mail is not a safe or confidential way to talk to someone about the danger or abuse in your life – please call Opal’s House or the National Domestic Violence Hotline instead.
• Traditional “corded” phones are more private than cellular phones or cordless phones.

Opal’s House |  P.O. Box 2316  |  East St. Louis, IL 62202  |  (877) 672-5482