Background checks for youth-club volunteers — $5 each.
Boys & Girls Clubs, teen centers, and after-hours youth programs care for large groups of kids every day. Screen every staffer and volunteer with an FCRA-compliant national criminal and all-50-state sex-offender check, plus identity verification, for $5.
FCRA-compliant No per-seat fees Results in minutes
Every day after school
Who's running your clubhouse?
Youth clubs and drop-in centers care for big groups of kids daily, with a steady rotation of staff and volunteers. These are the adults worth verifying.
Program staff & aides
Daily care for large groups of kids.
Activity & game-room leaders
Hands-on all afternoon.
Gym & sports volunteers
Pickup games and leagues.
Arts & tutoring volunteers
Small-group and one-on-one time.
Field-trip chaperones
Off-site outings and transport.
Teen junior staff
Under-18 helpers — screened with guardian consent.
VolunteerBadge · Youth club
Every $5 volunteer check
Criminal records
650M+ county, state & federal court records
Sex-offender registries
All 50 states + national registry
Identity verification
Government photo ID + biometric selfie
Address history
SSN-traced — free on every check
Watchlists
FBI Most Wanted + OFAC / global
Cleared before the doors open
Send the application
Email a link or post a QR code for staff and volunteers. They apply from their phone in minutes.
We verify + screen
Government ID + selfie confirms the real person, then the $5 national check runs. Under-18 junior staff get guardian consent automatically.
Get a clear status
A green “verified” badge (or a flagged review) lands on your roster — with FCRA adverse-action built in.
On a nonprofit budget? Let volunteers cover their own $5.
Flip on volunteer-pays and each volunteer pays for their own check at sign-up — screening stays free for the club, and you still get a verified result for everyone.
Free whitepaper PDF
Two Deep: a volunteer screening and youth-protection playbook for scout troops, youth clubs, 4-H and Boys & Girls Clubs
What national youth organizations and state laws require, the rules for overnights and trips, and who in your troop or club should be screened.
Screening for youth clubs, teen centers, and drop-in programs
Youth clubs and drop-in centers provide daily care and a safe place for kids, which means a steady rotation of staff and volunteers with direct, sustained access to children — game rooms, gyms, homework corners, and field trips. Screening everyone who works with the members is fundamental to that promise of safety, and a $5 check makes it affordable for a single club or a multi-site organization.
VolunteerBadge runs a full national criminal background check across 650M+ county, state, and federal court records, sex-offender registries in all 50 states, FBI Most Wanted, and OFAC/global watchlists — with a free SSN-traced address-history check on every applicant, no per-seat fees, and no contract.
And because name-only screening is unreliable, VolunteerBadge verifies each person with a government photo ID and a biometric selfie matched to the ID.
Build your club’s screening policy — free
Generate a branded, FCRA-aware background-check policy in minutes.
Youth club screening — questions clubs ask
How much does a youth-club volunteer background check cost?+
It is $5 per staffer or volunteer through VolunteerBadge — a full national criminal check with a free address-history check and FCRA adverse-action workflow, and no per-seat or monthly fees on pay-as-you-go.
Does it include a sex-offender registry search?+
Yes — all 50 states plus the national registry, alongside 650M+ court records, FBI Most Wanted, and OFAC/global watchlists, on every $5 check.
Can we screen teen volunteers and junior staff under 18?+
Yes. VolunteerBadge screens applicants as young as 14 and collects a parent/guardian authorization for anyone under 18 before the check runs.
Can volunteers pay for their own $5 check?+
Yes — turn on volunteer-pays so each volunteer covers their own check, keeping screening free for the club.
How often should club staff be re-screened?+
Most clubs re-screen annually for anyone with ongoing member contact; automated reminders make it easy.
Keep reading
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Volunteer background check consent form
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Free background check policy creator
Build a branded, FCRA-aware screening policy.
Keep your clubhouse the safest place after school
Set up your club in a few minutes and screen your first volunteer for $5 — no contract, no per-seat fees, cancel anytime.
Screen a volunteer for $5