Keeping kids from the net of gangs. One Easton program is using the internet to do just that. WFMZ's Bo Koltnow has the story. 




  >>Reporter: 12-year-old Dejour Day checks his "Myspace" page. Something he can't do at home because he doesn't have a computer and something he can't do at school because "Myspace" is not allowed. So instead he comes to Easton's Evangelical Church. >> Dejour: You don't have to pay, just sign up and come here. >>Reporter: From 4 to 7 every Monday and Thursday afternoon, the church's basement becomes The Cyber Cafe. Where surfing the net is encouraged. >>Shantel Keeps kids off the streets and have fun. >>Reporter: The cyber cafe is part of Easton's Weed and Seed program. Coordinator Paul Barber has seen cafe grow from a few kids several years ago to now having up to 25 web browsers a session. >>Paul Gives kids a safe place to go to get off the streets. >>Reporter The cafe is also a place where kids can. >>Paul Sometimes do homework, not often but we're here in case they do. >>Reporter: The cafe is a teaching tool. Here Shantel is giving tech tips to Day. Which Barber says is a significant social step for many of the kids. >>Bo: Hopes are to expand the cyber cafe to include local businessmen and women, who will teach tech skills, developing a business plan and one day landing a job. >>Reporter: 21'st century technology to battle the century old problem of gangs. At least the internet has "Myspace." Bo Koltnow 69 News.

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