Crime Alert is a cross-platform mobile application, web platform, resource page, blog, and SMS service that serves to alert users of crime in their community and surrounding area as rapidly as possible via geolocation, user-inputted addresses, and heavily customizable filters so that users only receive information that they believe to be relevant to their lives. Our data is inclusive of both police supplied crime data sets and crowd-sourced (user submitted) data. We are currently local to Chicago and have a web-application that posts user-generated, police supplied and public service announcement data. We plan to continue to develop applications for various smartphones and tablets while growing our resources and offerings. While we strive to be a complementary tool for the public safety efforts of all, we remain free and independent of corporations, government, and academic institutions - and so does all of the data we generate. Our goal is to provide a way for all of us to be safer and more aware of our environments, everywhere we are with the integrity of the public information involved preserved in the process. Mission: To redefine the classic Neighborhood Watch in a technology driven and (as close to as possible) real-time capacity, to raise awareness, impel social change in empowering citizens to make strides in preserving their personal and material safety and that of their neighbors and communities. Specialties Public Safety, Nonprofit, Nonprofit Tech, Mobile Applications

BACKOFF! TM is the premiere innovative Women's Self-Defense program offered in Chicago, IL. Kevin Sogor, owner of International Hapkido and expert in self-defense, first developed this class from the programs started in the UK for teaching self-defense to nurses through the "Hands Off" program of Grandmaster Fred Adams. BACKOFF! is revolutionary in women's self defense as it does not advocate hours of training in striking and blocking as other courses have over the years. It is based on environmental awareness and a strong component of principles that any women can use to overcome an attack. First taught in 1984 at the University of Illinois, BACKOFF! has changed very little over the years because of its strong core, but has modified to reflect new trends in clothing and social settings. Instruction lies in practical methods of self-defense that is applicable to real-life situations encountered by women today. It is divided into 4 self-contained segments, each taught in a continuous loop, so starting at anytime is appropriate. Each module is taught from a lesson plan that is available for each class.Classes are titled: "Core Elements/Rape Defense". "Out on the Town/In the Club," "Defending a Friend/Corporate Takeover." and a special module called "Last Resort"

Provided personal security for business and entertainment personnel as well as consultations for events and programs.