ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

 

VECHS – Volunteer Employee Criminal History System

Florida Department of Law Enforcement, User Services Bureau – Protecting Florida’s Children, Elderly and Disabled.

http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/BackgroundChecks/

http://www5.myflorida.com/cf_web/myflroida2/healthuman/childabuse/

http://www.childabuse.org

http://www.kidsrus.org/4Hpolicy/Volunteers/Youth_Protection_Planning.asp

http://www.reeusda.gov/f4hn/v2k/Screening_Orienting_Volunteers.htm

 

State 4-H Programs

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/volunteers/html

      http://4h.missouri.edu/volunteer/youthprotect.stm

       http://www.ext.nodak.edu/4h/vlunteers/YPPmaltreatment.htm

 

Other Youth Organizations

            http://niowagirlscouts.org/safety-wise/

           http://www.usscouts.org/safety/g2ssI.html

 

Books and Articles

Herman, Melanie L., and Jackson, Peggy M. (2004.)  No surprises: Harmonizing risk and reward in volunteer management, 3rd Ed.. Nonprofit Risk Management Center .

 

Toelle, Andrew.  (2005.)  Save a child: Know how to identify and report child abuse.  University of Florida , Extension. EDIS FCS2199.