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Background screening built for Meals on Wheels volunteers

Every driver enters a senior’s home. Screening your volunteers is a simple, defensible way to protect the people you serve. Run a national check in minutes, free for your nonprofit, $5 per check.

FCRA-compliant Free for nonprofits Results in minutes

Why screening matters for Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels works because volunteers show up at the door, week after week. That trust is the point, and it is also why a background check belongs in your onboarding.

In-home contact

Drivers enter the homes of older adults who often live alone, sometimes with a key or a standing schedule.

A duty of care

Serving a vulnerable population comes with a responsibility to place volunteers you have reasonably vetted.

Recurring routes

The same volunteer returns to the same homes, so a one-time, consistent check is well worth the few minutes it takes.

How screening works

Step 1

Send the application

Email a link or share a QR code. Your volunteers apply from their phone in a few minutes.

Step 2

Verify and screen

A government ID and selfie confirm the real person, then the $5 national check runs with the volunteer’s consent.

Step 3

Cleared to serve

A verified badge lands on your roster, with FCRA adverse-action handled for you when records appear.

Nonprofit pricing, no surprises

Free

for nonprofits, no per-seat fees

$5

per national check, pay as you go

As low as $4

per check with bulk credits

Never expire

credits stay yours, no contracts

Customer story

Meals on Wheels, Takoma Park and Silver Spring screens its volunteers with VolunteerBadge.

See how a peer program runs consistent, defensible screening.

Read the story

Find your Meals on Wheels program

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Questions Meals on Wheels coordinators ask

Do Meals on Wheels volunteers really need a background check?+

Most programs choose to screen. Drivers enter the homes of older adults who live alone, often with a key or a standing schedule. A background check is a reasonable, defensible step that protects the seniors you serve and the program that places the volunteer.

How much does it cost, and is it free for nonprofits?+

The platform is free for nonprofits with no per-seat fees. Each national background check is $5 (one credit). Bulk credit bundles bring it as low as $4 per check, and credits never expire. There are no contracts.

How fast are results?+

Most checks come back in minutes. Volunteers apply from their phone, confirm their identity with a government ID and a selfie, and a green verified status (or a flagged review) lands on your roster.

Is it FCRA-compliant?+

Yes. Every check is consent-first with permissible-purpose handling and built-in adverse-action steps. The volunteer authorizes the check before it runs, and any records are human-reviewed before they reach you.

What does the check cover?+

A national criminal search across county, state, and federal court records, sex-offender registries in all 50 states, and federal watchlists, plus identity verification and a free address-history check.

Screen your Meals on Wheels volunteers today

Set up your program in a few minutes and run your first check for $5. No contract, cancel anytime.

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