KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares A Guest Post from Tim Challies 6 Reasons Why Sexual Predators Target Churches

Why Sexual Predators Pursue Churches – A Guest Post by Tim Challies

Children and youth are vulnerable. That’s why it’s important to put time and effort into increasing child safety and protection. Over the years, we have shared numerous posts, blog series, webinars, workshops, book reviews, and weekly tips on predator-proofing your organization. The guest post below from ...
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KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Comprehensive Candidate Screening - The Waiting Period

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 ...
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KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Comprehensive Candidate Screening – Tips for Social Media Assessment

Comprehensive Candidate Screening – Tips for Social Media Assessment

Not only is it important, but there are also many benefits of using a Social Media Assessment to evaluate potential candidates applying to work or volunteer directly with kids and youth. While it may seem like a big task to incorporate the assessment into the ...
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KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Offers Improving Child Safety Webinars

Improving Child Safety Webinars

Child and youth-focused organizations are often in need of safety prevention tools and information that increase protection and minimize risk. KidCheck offers free child safety webinar recordings that provide practical tips and tricks, best practices, modern prevention methods, proactive measures, and support guidelines for children and ...
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KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Assessing Child Safety – Now is the time!

Assessing Child Safety – Now is the time!

With the recent changes due to COVID-19 and organizations beginning the planning process to reopen, now is the time to do a child safety assessment and examine the questions: “Is my organization as safe as it can be? What does child safety look like in ...
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KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Tools to Help Manage the Coronavirus

Coronavirus Disease 2019: How your Church and Children’s Ministry can respond

This week we’re featuring a guest post from Tony Kummer. Tony started Ministry-To-Children in 2007 with one simple mission – Help you tell kids about Jesus. That’s why all his resources are 100% free and easy to download. Tony has written and consulted for some of ...
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KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Children's Area Bathroom Procedures

Children’s Area Bathroom Procedures

Recently, KidCheck offered a free two-part webinar series called Predator Proofing Your Organization, and one of the questions we received a few times was regarding bathroom procedures. This post highlights some points to consider when you’re updating or even creating a new restroom protocol for ...
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KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Webinar Recap of Predator Proofing Your Organization Part 1

Predator Proofing Your Organization – Webinar Recap Part 1

Predators are everywhere and often target organizations that serve children and youth. This month KidCheck hosted a free two-part webinar series on Predator Proofing Your Organization. The series was designed to provide leaders of child and youth-focused organizations with the most current information on protecting ...
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KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Offers Free Two-Part Webinar Series on Predator Proofing Your Organization

Free Webinar Series: Predator Proofing Your Organization

Current times necessitate the need for a strong child protection plan, which includes setting up a solid system to keep predators out. Research indicates that wherever children consistently gather, they will attract predators. It only takes a few minutes searching online to realize that predators have ...
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KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares Guest Post on Keeping Your Kids Safe

Keeping Your Kids Safe

This week we’re featuring a guest post written by Russ Sharrock from Integrated Security Consulting. Russ is the Executive Director at Vanguard Ministries International, an experienced Pastor and Security Consultant with a strong background in surveillance, leadership, and human resources. Click here for the original ...
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