If you are not screening your volunteers yet, you should be moving toward that process. You can find some sample screening documents here. Family Watchdog is a fantastic resource to find out how many sex offenders live in your area. You can search by state, city, zip code, and even address.

I used this as a tool to show people that our area had more offenders than they thought. For example, the zip code that my churh is in has 138 offenders. You can also get free updates when an offender moves into your area.

Related posts:

1. Free Packaged Volunteer Recruitment Campaign–”Make a Difference”
2. Leadership Nugget–Volunteer Awards
3. “Zefty” allowance tool for parents and kids