Checking in for Spring
April showers bring May flowers! Or so we thought here in Baltimore. We’re doing a bit of spring cleaning and annual check-ins here at the Foundation to prepare for summer…
Recruiting and Retaining Volunteer Mentors: Part II
Okay, now that you’ve recruited your volunteers, they’ve gone through all the screening, and you’ve scheduled them in… Be clear on guidelines or protocol. Are there certain values or rules that…
Recruiting and Retaining Volunteer Mentors: Part I
When you are recruiting long-term volunteers, it’s not unlike having part-time staff. You’re looking for someone to show up regularly at pre-scheduled times, for a certain duration, and to serve…
Background Check System Maintenance 10/30-11/2
For those of you who use the background checks that are part of our National Child Protection Toolkit, we wanted to share with you this message from our service provider,…
Annual check-ups for staff and volunteers
Last week, the CRSF Program Team went for our annual check-up. No, not those physicals you have to get before going back to school, but our annual training/re-certification in first…
Education is Key to Prevention
Do you hold staff and volunteer trainings once a year? Quarterly? Do you have one massive orientation for everyone or do you provide training throughout the year?There is no right…
Do you screen your staff and volunteers annually?
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. It is also the time of year when we put our annual team background checks on the calendar. Background checks are one of the…
Introducing new tools to help you keep kids safe
Our kids can't thrive if they don't feel safe. A few months ago, we introduced access to affordable background checks through First Advantage (formerly LexisNexis) along with a video that included…
Background checks and other sound practices for keeping kids safe
Earlier this week, we got fingerprinted as part of our annual background checks, and that reminded me to mention some new child protection resources available to you online since our…
Safe to Compete: Protecting Child Athletes from Sexual Abuse
“We can’t prevent what we don’t know about.†– Sharon Cooper, MD, FAAPProtecting children and providing them safe spaces in which they can learn, play, and grow is central to…