Thank you for volunteering your time with SVBSA!

Pennsylvania law requires volunteers (14 years and older) to complete three (3) separate clearances as part of the volunteering process if they have care, supervision or control over children, or routinely interact with children as an integral part of their volunteer responsibilities. The specific clearances required are:

1. Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance (website)
2. Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check (website)
3. Federal Background Check (website) OR a Disclosure Statement Application for Volunteers (form)

Notes:
• Additional instructions for each clearance are included below.
• Please note that it may take up to 14 days for the Child Abuse and PA Criminal Background checks to be processed by the issuers.
• You are exempt from the FBI clearance if you have been a resident of PA during the entirety of the previous ten-year period. If this is the case, please read and sign the attached disclosure statement INSTEAD of submitting an FBI clearance.
• If you have already obtained any of these clearances, and they are not older than 60 months, please send PDF copies of the forms to [email protected].  

All completed forms must be sent to [email protected].

WE CANNOT PERMIT ANY VOLUNTEER TO COACH A BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL TEAM UNLESS THE VOLUNTEER HAS COMPLETED THE BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS. 

Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance (website)
• Create an individual account – you will need an email address.
• Click on Next.
• Keystone ID: create a username.
• Complete the fields and click on finish.
• Follow the prompts for creating a password (you will receive two (2) emails – one (1) with your username and one (1) with your password.
• Return to the site and log in.
• Click through the continue and next prompts.
• Click on Create a Clearance Application.
• Read through and click “Begin” at the bottom of the page.
• Click Next.
• Enter your name, birthday, gender, yes for Social Security Number, email address.
• Complete the remaining sheets by clicking on the + sign to add and then complete the fields
• Click Next at the bottom of each page.
• You will be asked if your organization provided a payment code for your application, select NO, and it will tell you that it will be free if you have not received a clearance in 57 months
• Submit the application.
• It may take up to 14 days to receive.

Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check conducted by the State Police (website)
• Select New Record Check (Volunteers Only).
• You will need to add the organization name (SVBSA).
• You will need to make sure you keep your Control Number if you have an initial status of Record Under Review.
• Check Status is case sensitive, and you must complete it exactly as you did in the initial request.

Federal Background Check (conducted by the FBI) (website)
If you have been a Pennsylvania resident for less than 10 years, please do the following:
• Apply to get fingerprinted. 
• Please use the PA service code "1KG6ZJ" to start the process.
• Fees are required for this step and must be paid by the volunteer. 

Disclosure Statement Application for Volunteers (form)
If you have been a continuous resident of Pennsylvania for the past 10 years, please download and complete the Disclosure Statement Application for Volunteers form.