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Fear of exploitation and abuse, or fear of exposure to sexually-explicit material, shouldn't be factors that prevent an agency from engaging in virtual volunteering, nor should these be reasons for parents to prevent children from engaging in online community service opportunities. There are several simple measures an agency can employ to ensure the safety of all participants in a virtual volunteering program. Online safety suggestions offered here by the Virtual Volunteering Project are based on practices by other agencies involving children and volunteers via the Internet, guidelines by various organizations concerned with children and Internet safety, and our own practices. A virtual volunteering program can bring volunteers together with staff only, or with other volunteers and clients of an agency. It's up to the sponsoring agency to decide who will interact with online volunteers .