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At Boys & Girls Clubs of Rusk County, Child Safety is Job No. 1
Ensuring
child safety is fundamental to the mission of our Clubs.
The Safety and Wellbeing of Young
People is Our Number One Priority
We work every day to
create a safe, fun environment so kids can have every opportunity to be
successful in life. We have ZERO tolerance for inappropriate behavior of any
kind, including child sexual abuse or misconduct, and we put resources behind that stance.
Culture of Safety: Boys & Girls Club of Rusk County continually updates robust safety policies,
programs and training for our staff and volunteers that are designed to promote
child safety and protect young people from threats that are present in our society. We implement layers of safety policies and guidelines to keep our kids safe including: *Trained Youth Development Professionals with years of service and
well-known presence in the communities we serve Safety Policies: Boys & Girls Club of Rusk County has
comprehensive safety policies in
place that protect youth – including, but not limited to, supervision,
transportation, communication and prohibiting private one-on-one contact.
24-hour Toll-free Child Safety Hotline: We encourage all staff,
members and families to report any incident or situation they feel is unsafe.
Through our national partnership with Praesidium, one of the nation’s leading safety experts, Boys & Girls Club of Rusk County members and staff have access to a confidential 24-hour toll-free Child Safety Hotline, 866-607-SAFE (7233) or email SafeClub@Praesidiuminc.com. Mandatory Background Checks: Mandatory criminal background checks are required every year for every staff and board member at
Mandatory Background Checks: Mandatory criminal background checks
are required every year for every staff and board member at Boys & Girls Club
of Rusk County. In addition, criminal background checks are required for any volunteer who has direct contact with children. All potential employees and volunteers are also run through the First Advantage.
Required Immediate Reporting: Boys & Girls Club of Rusk County staff and volunteers are all mandated
reporters. We are required to report any critical incident/safety concern to local authorities immediately. We are also required to report any critical incident to Boys & Girls Clubs of America within 24 hours.
Safety Trainings: Ongoing training and supervision of staff is
critical. We participate in a wide variety of child safety training conducted
such as seminars, conferences, webinars and a semi-annual safety symposium. We also engage leading third-party safety experts to provide guidance for our policies and approaches, including Praesidium, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and the National Children’s Advocacy Center.
Safety Committee: has Boys & Girls Club of Rusk County a dedicated safety committee to provide input
and guidance on local policies and safety strategies.
Priorities and initiatives include: • Every staff member trained three times annually Mandatory Employee
Reference: Any employee
interested in moving to another Boys & Girls Club is required to have a
reference from the previous Club, even if the Clubs are within the same community.
Safety Partnerships: Nationally, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
works with leading experts in the areas of safety, security and technology to
develop
state-of-the-art solutions for Clubs. Partners include:
Locally Boys & Girls Club
of Rusk County, partners with:
Nationally, Boys &
Girls Clubs of America has advocated the passage of the U.S. PROTECT Act, which improved background screening systems and access. The national organization has also partnered with the FBI,
the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children and the Centers for Disease Control to contribute to the development of
safety practices that benefit ALL youth-serving organizations.
America’s young people deserve nothing less than our constant focus on their
safety and our firm commitment to protect every child who is entrusted to our
care at Boys & Girls Club of Rusk County To learn more about our national safety policies and actions, please visit Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Child Safety page, here. |
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