Parkland Youth Center is fully committed to the safety and protection of all children enrolled in our programs. Please take the time to be cleared by the state to work with our youth. You will not be permitted to volunteer at any level without completed clearances. Once your clearances have been submitted and verified, they will be valid for 5 years for all of our sports programs. Once verified the president will send notification to the sport commissioner, letting them know you have been cleared to volunteer. Copies of all documents will be kept on file with PYC.
Requirements for the State of PA (all volunteers must provide the following):
Note: All clearance checks which were performed prior to September 1, 2019 must be renewed for the 2024 season!
Clearance requirements if the volunteer has been a resident of PA continuously for the past 10 years:
OR:
Clearance requirements if the volunteer has NOT been a resident of PA continuously for the past 10 years:
1) Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check (FREE)
If you are unsure of the service code, please use service code for Parkland School District: 1KG6ZJ
Once you have completed these checks, print/save the results and email to [email protected].
For questions related to the new clearance requirements for volunteers or the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, please contact the ChildLine Verification Unit at 717-783-6211 or 1-877-371-5422.
To read more about PA law regarding the requirement of clearances for volunteering, please visit: www.KeepKidsSafe.pa.gov