November 20, 2024

The Legal, Ethical, and Spiritual Role of Mandatory Reporting

Mandatory Reporting is critical in children’s ministry. Parents and guardians entrust you to provide a safe environment. Reporting laws serve as a safeguard, ensuring that concerns are quickly and effectively addressed. Understanding Mandatory Reporting Children’s ministry is often seen as a sanctuary of trust and compassion for ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares New! Learn Who Is Interested in Volunteering

October 21, 2024

New! Easily Know Who Wants To Volunteer

We’re excited to share our latest improvement regarding volunteers. Now, right in their KidCheck account, with the click of a button, parents and guardians can proactively let you know they are interested in volunteering. This provides another great avenue for you to learn who wants ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In SharesTeen Bullying - What to Know & How to Help

October 15, 2024

Teen Bullying: What to Know and How to Help

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. This is an excellent time to consider how your organization can prevent bullying and help teens experiencing it overcome it. The CDC reports that almost all forms of bullying peak in middle school. Specifically, 6th-grade students reported the highest ...

KidCheck Secure Children's and Youth Check-In Shares Ten Strategies to Recruit Volunteers in Fall

October 8, 2024

Ten Fall Strategies to Recruit Volunteers

Fall represents a change in direction and is the perfect time to grow your program and recruit new volunteers. Many of these strategies can be used throughout the year and are designed to attract a wide range of potential volunteers. However, people are drawn more ...

October 3, 2024

How to Handle Abuse Disclosure

Most organizations agree everyone is responsible for keeping children and young people safe. Child abuse laws exist on the federal, state, and local levels to ensure that the treatment of children is fair and ethical and protects them from all forms of abuse, including physical, ...

September 24, 2024

20 Child Safety Red Flags

With our focus on child and youth safety, KidCheck has answered many questions about how to predator-proof an organization over the years. When we discuss child predators, we often hear the same responses, “Why would a predator target our organization?” “Predators are monsters; I would ...

KidCheck Secure Children's Check-In Shares The Top Safety Challenges and How To Address Them

September 17, 2024

KidCheck Addresses Top Safety Challenges

Children are vulnerable, so child protection and safety are essential topics to prioritize. Understanding current safety challenges and that you will never entirely rid your organization of potential danger is an excellent first step to finding solutions that reduce risk and prioritize protection. If you search ...

August 26, 2024

The Benefits of Feedback

Giving and receiving feedback is an excellent way to build a strong team, improve performance, and create a healthy dialog. It gives others a sense of value and engagement and allows staff and volunteers to take ownership of their contributions. To gain the benefits of feedback, you must ...

July 30, 2024

Ten Ways to Prevent Bullying in Your Organization

Previously, we shared information on how to prevent, address, and help bullied children and youth, but what about adults in leadership roles, volunteering, or on staff? Do they experience bullying? Unfortunately, yes. Per HRAcuity, 52% of employees have experienced or witnessed inappropriate and unethical misconduct towards ...

July 17, 2024

5 Ways to Grow as A Leader This Summer

Summer is a great time to develop leadership skills, which are often overlooked during the busy year. With the break from the everyday demands of the school year, it’s a good time to invest in discovering new ideas, fine-tuning organizational skills, and preparing for the ...