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If you haven’t taken the necessary steps to make your VBS safe for the kids, then you’re not ready yet.
Don’t worry though. You can make your VBS more secure in less time than it will take you to fill up all the water balloons.
How? By ensuring that your entire team has a completed background check.
Even if you feel you’ve known everyone on your VBS team for a long time, there’s no good excuse not to run background checks on everyone. Here’s why:
If your VBS is more than a few days away. You still have time.
The Old Way: Gone are the days of the 6-plus-weeks-long background check process. It used to take church secretaries hours to sit down with each volunteer, collect highly sensitive and personal information, fill out the forms, and then wait weeks for something to be approved. It’s apparent why some churches were tempted to “wing-it” and “trust their gut” or just allow anyone to help, especially in a pinch.
The New, Easy Way: But today, because online background check providers can return a check in 24 hours, there’s no longer a “good excuse” not to run background checks. Plus, online background check providers also allow volunteers to fill out their own information, so your church no longer has to collect or store it. Saving you even more time.
There is a small cost associated with each background check (far outweighed by the benefit of keeping your kids safe). With Verified Volunteers, you can help preserve your budget by allowing (or requiring) volunteers to pay for all or part of their screening – or asking for an optional contribution. Our clients report saving an average of 30% on screening thanks to volunteer contributions.
With Servant Keeper and our background check partner, Verified Volunteers, it’s easy!
It’s so fast that a parent who volunteers to help on the first day of your VBS can be approved to help by day two!
Get started today. Contact Servant Keeper here. Or click here to learn more about Verified Volunteers.
Did you know, you can sign up for Verified Volunteers right from your Servant Keeper Version 8?
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