From building bonds and holding them accountable to homework help and career advice, there are so many ways to make a real difference in a child’s life.
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There are many ways to give. But none have greater impact on youth than building confidence, teaching life skills and helping plan for a great future.


There are a few steps to becoming a Club volunteer...

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To ensure the highest level of safety for Club members at all of our sites, there are mandatory steps that must be completed before a volunteer or group can be scheduled to serve.

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1. Complete the volunteer packet found here. You must thoroughly complete all forms and return to volunteers@bgcwestal.org.

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*NOTE* If you have a large group of volunteers, please designate a leader to collect all completed documents and return in a single .pdf to the email above.

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2. Every volunteer must complete two online safety trainings:

 

• Erin's Law Certification course at this link.

 

• Foundations: Preventing Abuse course on MyBGCA.net (you will need to click "New myBGCA Account" and a member of our admin staff will approve before you can complete this training. Please see screenshots of this process here).

 

*NOTE* Once both online trainings are completed, email the certificates to volunteers@bgcwestal.org. These certificates must be received before you will be scheduled for an in-person training and orientation.

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3. All volunteers must pass a standard background check and are responsible for the $16 processing fee. You can pay using this link—put YOUR FULL NAME and BACKGROUND CHECK in the "Add Note" section.

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4. Once completed paperwork and certificates have been received and reviewed, and a clear background check has been processed, you will be contacted by a unit director to schedule your site tour and Safety Orientation Training course.

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*If you have questions about this process, please contact us!