Free guides
Screening and child-safety playbooks, written for your kind of program
Free, cited screening and child-safety playbooks for the people who run volunteer programs — written for each kind of organization, from homeschool co-ops to summer camps. Every statistic is cited, and every guide is free.
For homeschool co-ops
Safeguarding the Co-op
A screening and child-safety playbook for homeschool co-op leaders
Free 17-page PDF
For camps
Cleared for Camp
A staff screening and child-safety playbook for camp directors
Free 20-page PDF
For churches & children’s ministry
Let the Children Come
A screening and child-safety playbook for children’s ministry
Free 20-page PDF
For youth sports
Before the First Whistle
A coach and volunteer screening playbook for youth sports
Free 19-page PDF
For adult & social services
Every Door, Every Bedside
A volunteer screening playbook for programs that serve vulnerable adults
Free 19-page PDF
For schools & ptas
Beyond the Visitor Badge
A volunteer screening playbook for schools and PTAs
Free 20-page PDF
For youth mentoring
Safe Matches
A mentor screening and match-safety playbook for youth mentoring programs
Free 19-page PDF
For child care & preschool
In Good Hands
A background check playbook for child care centers, preschools, Head Start and church nurseries
Free 19-page PDF
For fcra compliance
By the Book
A plain-English FCRA playbook for nonprofits that screen volunteers
Free 19-page PDF
For teen volunteers
Old Enough to Help
A playbook for screening, supervising and protecting teen volunteers and junior staff, ages 14–17
Free 19-page PDF
For re-screening
Still Clear?
A re-screening playbook for volunteer programs
Free 19-page PDF
For scouting & youth clubs
Two Deep
A volunteer screening and youth-protection playbook for scout troops, youth clubs, 4-H and Boys & Girls Clubs
Free 19-page PDF
For mandated reporting
Tell Someone
A mandated-reporting playbook for nonprofits and the volunteers they train
Free 19-page PDF
For disaster response
When the Call Comes
A volunteer screening playbook for disaster response and relief programs
Free 19-page PDF