April 5, 2021

National Child Abuse Prevention Month

National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. To create healthy, thriving families, it is essential to collaborate, provide prevention services and use evidence-based information to protect children. April is National Child Abuse Prevention ...

March 31, 2021

Comprehensive Candidate Screening – The Waiting Period

The waiting period is the seventh and final element in the comprehensive candidate screening process. Prior steps include the application, background check, social media assessment, references, virtual interview, motor vehicle report, and now the waiting period. Why Wait? Volunteers and staff are an essential part of ...

March 15, 2021

Comprehensive Candidate Screening – The Virtual Interview

For individuals applying to work directly with kids and youth, professionals agree the interview is an essential step in the overall Comprehensive Candidate Screening process and contributes to preventing abuse. Conducting an interview generates valuable candidate information and allows individuals to be viewed from different ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares 20 Proven Ways To Keep Kids Safe At Church

March 8, 2021

Guest Post – 20 Proven Ways To Keep Kids Safe At Church

This week we are featuring a guest post from Dale Hudson. Dale is the visionary behind Building Children’s Ministry, which helps churches create relevant and successful children and family ministries. With over 31 years of ministry experience, Dale is the author of several books and ...

January 18, 2021

Save Money on Labels!

Doing more with less continues to be a priority for child and youth-focused organizations. To help, KidCheck offers the Label Restock Program (LRP), a free service to ensure labels are efficiently managed and that you always have on hand the labels you need. There is ...

October 13, 2020

Preparing Youth If Disaster Strikes

During a disaster, everyone has a role to play, including the youth. Today’s youth often have a passion for serving their communities, and learning how to prepare for a disaster is an excellent way for them to get involved. Current FEMA research indicates it’s essential ...

August 12, 2020

Essential Communication Guidelines from Plan to Protect

With child and youth-focused organizations in various phases of reopening during COVID-19, a few trends remain consistent, such as the ongoing rise in the use of technology and social media for communication with families, staff, and volunteers. This trend directly correlates to an increase in ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares A Feature Spotlight: Youth Self Check-In and Out

July 30, 2020

Feature Spotlight: Youth Self Check-In and Out Options

If your youth-focused organization is looking to streamline the check-in process and allow older attendees to self-check-in and out on their own, take a look at the KidCheck’s Roster Check-In and the Youth Self Check-In/Out feature. Roster Check-In and the Youth Self Check-In / Out feature ...

December 5, 2019

2020 Child Safety Trends & Predictions

The holidays are in full swing, and we’ve all begun the count down to the new year, and if you can believe it, a new decade! At KidCheck we’re busy looking at the trends in child safety and how organizations can take advantage of new opportunities, better prepare ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares a Recap of The "Why" and "How" of Screening for Safety

November 21, 2019

The “Why” and “How” of Screening for Safety – A Webinar Recap

Last week KidCheck hosted a free webinar on the benefits of Comprehensive Screening. The webinar was designed to provide leaders with an overview of how to effectively evaluate individuals that are receiving direct access to children. Comprehensive screening acts as a deterrent for bad behavior ...