Description

Circle of 6 is a personal safety appforeveryone. Winner of the 2011 White House and HHS “AppsAgainstAbuse” Technology Challenge and Winner of Avon FoundationforWomen/Institute of Medicine "Ending Violence @Home"

• By: Tech 4 Good, LLC
• Featured in NPR, Cosmopolitan, the New York Daily News, MTV,MarieClaire, Wired Cult of Mac and The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Vice President Joe Biden says, “Thanks to the creativityandvision of these developers, young people now have a new lineofdefense against violence in their lives.”

Circle of 6 lets you choose up to 6 trusted friends to addtoyour circle. If you get into an uncomfortable or riskysituation,use Circle of 6 to automatically send your circle apre-programmedSMS alert message, with your exact location. It’squick. It’sdiscreet. Two taps is all it takes. Circle of 6 alsoconnects youto 24h hotlines for safety and information, as wellasScarleteen.com, a comprehensive online sexual healthresource.

With Circle of 6 you have a new way to connect with yourmosttrusted friends —to stay close, stay safe and preventviolencebefore it happens! It's the mobile way to look out foryourfriends— on campus or when you're out for the night.

With national hotlines for safety and advice, and onlinesexualhealth resources
Also available in Hindi. Hotlines customized for New Delhi.

If you are a student at UCLA, Williams College, Hobart&William Smith, University of Houston or a student at PrinceWilliamCounty Public Schools, please download Circle of 6 U foracustomized version for your school.

Here’s how it works:

• You're out late and you lose track of your friends. UseCircleof 6 to send your circle a “come and get me” message — with amapusing GPS to show your precise location.

• You're on a date that starts to get uncomfortable. You needapolite way to excuse yourself. Use Circle of 6 to alert yourcircleto call you and interrupt the situation.

• You're seeing someone new, but you have some doubts abouthowthings are going. Use Circle of 6 to access a wealth ofonlineinformation about healthy relationships.

• In critical situations, use Circle of 6 to calltwopre-programmed national hotlines or a local emergency numberofyour choice. Also access health and safety information throughourweb-link.

About us:
Circle of 6 is a project of Tech 4 Good, LLC.

Tech 4 Good, LLC. is a human rights mobile start-up. Bringingourexperience with youth culture, storytelling, code and designwedevelop engaging tools and campaigns to support a cultureofconnectivity and accountability.