you will use for your children. Whether it’s a school, day care, after school care, sports program, faith-based youth program, camp, or any other activity you are considering for your child….
*How are employees and volunteers screened? (Don’t accept excuses like “we know and trust our staff”); How are staff and volunteers selected?; How are applicants screened before they are hired?; Do you check each applicant’s personal and professional references?; Are your staff and volunteers trained in sexual abuse prevention and response?; What type of protective policies do you have in place to prevent CSA?; Do you have a policy for one-on-one time between adults and children? What is the policy?; How are older youth screened?; Are older youth monitored when supervising younger children?; How are interactions between children and teens structured?; What are your reporting procedures?; Do you have mandatory reporting training for staff to inform them of their responsibility to report?
