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Screening/Background Checks

Careful screening improves the quality of your mentors and helps ensure the safety of youth involved, while also managing your organization's level of risk and liability. This section includes sample tools to assist you with suggested components for volunteer screening.

Components of Volunteer Screening
There are five basic elements for screening volunteers: Written application, Fingerprint criminal background checks and related checks, Character reference checks, Face-to-face interview, and participation in pre-match training. More...

Screening Resources

Additional information, resources and tools are available in the Find Resources section and in the How to Build a Successful Mentoring Program Using the Elements of Effective Practice Tool Kit.