MAKE A REAL
DIFFERENCE.
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.
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...
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.
1. Complete the volunteer packet found here. You must thoroughly complete all forms and return to volunteers@bgcwestal.org.
*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.
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.
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.
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.
*If you have questions about this process, please contact us!