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    The YMCA is committed to protecting children in their care. They conduct thorough background checks on all staff including annual national sex offender registry checks, criminal record checks, and social security, address, and terrorist database screening. Staff must complete training on preventing, recognizing, and responding to abuse. Policies are in place to prohibit unsupervised contact between staff and children and restrict outside contact. Any allegations of abuse are reported to authorities in accordance with state law.

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    The YMCA is committed to protecting children in their care. They conduct thorough background checks on all staff including annual national sex offender registry checks, criminal record checks, and social security, address, and terrorist database screening. Staff must complete training on preventing, recognizing, and responding to abuse. Policies are in place to prohibit unsupervised contact between staff and children and restrict outside contact. Any allegations of abuse are reported to authorities in accordance with state law.

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    The YMCA is committed to protecting children in their care. They conduct thorough background checks on all staff including annual national sex offender registry checks, criminal record checks, and social security, address, and terrorist database screening. Staff must complete training on preventing, recognizing, and responding to abuse. Policies are in place to prohibit unsupervised contact between staff and children and restrict outside contact. Any allegations of abuse are reported to authorities in accordance with state law.

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    GENERAL TALKING POINTS AROUND CHILD PROTECTION

     At the [NAME OF YMCA] the safety and well-being of children in our care always has
    been and always will be a top priority. We are committed to providing a safe
    environment to every person in our programs, most importantly children who are
    entrusted to our care. We have a series of measures in place to keep kids safe.
    Currently, the [NAME OF YMCA]: [include all that apply]  
    o conducts National Sex Offender Registry checks annually on all staff regardless of
    continuous employment;  
    o conducts State & County Criminal Record Checks (felony and misdemeanor),
    Inmate and Criminal Record checks, Arrest and Booking Records
    checks annually/every other year on all staff regardless of
    continuous employment;  
    o conducts Social Security verification, 10/7-year address history, and terrorist
    database checks annually on all staff regardless of continuous employment;  
    o conducts interviews and work history checks prior to hiring;  
    o conducts three reference checks for all applicants;  
    o requires all staff to complete training on preventing, recognizing and responding
    to abuse;  
    o prohibits staff from being alone with a child where they cannot be observed
    by others;   
    o has a policy in place forbidding/limiting electronic communication between staff
    and youth
    o restricts staff contact with children outside of YMCA programs;   
    o reports any allegations or suspicions of abuse to the proper authorities in
    accordance with [STATE] law;  
    o completes a comprehensive child abuse prevention self-assessment through
    Praesidium every two years;  
    o regularly administers a Board of Directors review of all Child Abuse Reporting and
    Training  
    o requires all staff to complete [Provider]’s training on preventing, recognizing and
    responding to child sexual abuse;
    o follows/exceeds local licensing requirements for supervision ratios of staff to
    children;
    o reports any allegations or suspicions of abuse to the proper authorities in
    accordance with [State] law;
    o conducts [frequency] screenings of all members against the National Sex
    Offender Registry and terminates all memberships that return positive.

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