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Parents Volunteer

Parent Volunteer Opportunities:
  • Garden Helper
  • Holiday Sale Helper
  • Auction Volunteer
  • Spring Sale Helper
 
Questions about volunteering? Contact Donna Giaquinto at [email protected].

Obtaining Volunteer Clearances

 
For Volunteers Who Have Resided in Pennsylvania Continuously for 10 Years:
The volunteer must affirm their 10-year Pennsylvania residency by signing the 
Volunteer Affirmation sheet.

The FBI Criminal History Background Check is NOT required if the volunteer has 
been a resident of Pennsylvania for the past ten years and swears or affirms that they 
have not been convicted of a prohibited offense listed in existing law or a similar 
offense in another jurisdiction.

Complete ACT 34—Pennsylvania State Police—Request for Criminal Record Check at 
Access online: https://epatch.pa.gov
 
  1. Click on “New Volunteer Record Check.”
    Accept the “Volunteer Acknowledgement Section”
  2. Fill out the Personal Information section:
    • For “Volunteer Organization Name,” write Stratford Friends School
    • For “Volunteer Organization Telephone Number,” write 610-355-9580
  3. Fill in the Record Check Request Form with your personal information. 
    Please note: You are NOT required to include your Social Security Number, 
    but doing so will allow you to receive your results more quickly.
  4. Click “Enter This Request.”
  5. Click “Finished.”
  6. On the Record Check Request Review page, click “Submit.”
  7. Once the page loads, click the number under “Control #” in order to 
    retrieve a receipt of the Criminal History Clearance. It is recommended that 
    you save or write down your ‘Control #’ for future reference and future 
    access of your Criminal History Check.
  8. Click the link that says “Certification Form.” Either print the form now or 
    download it as a PDF by clicking “Save.”
Complete ACT 151—Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance—Online Application at 
https://www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS
  1. On the website, under “Welcome to the Child Welfare Portal”, click “Create 
    Individual Account.”
    Note: You will need an email address to create an account.
    Note: If you already have an account, click “Individual Login” to access 
    your clearances or request updated clearances.
  2. You will be taken to a new page titled “Create Keystone ID: General 
    Information”. At the bottom of the page, click “Next.”
  3. You will be taken to a page titled “Create Keystone ID: Profile Information”. 
    You will be asked to create a “Keystone ID” which is your username. 
    Complete all sections on this page, create your security questions and 
    answer the question at the bottom of the page before clicking “Finish” at 
    the bottom of the page.
  4. An email with a temporary password will be sent to the email address you 
    used to create an account.
  5. Once you received that email, you will be required to log back into the 
    system to complete the application process.
  6. Please be sure to select “Volunteer Having Contact with Children”.
  7. In the volunteer category choose “other”.
  8. The agency name is “Stratford Friends School”.
  9. Continue to complete the application.
  10. Once you get to the payment page, select “no” and then click “next to 
    submit you application
  11. Clearances could take up to 14 days or less to process.
  12. You will be required to log back into the portal to access your clearances.

For Volunteers Who Have NOT Resided in Pennsylvania Continuously for 10 Years or 
More
  • Complete ACT 34—Pennsylvania State Police—Request for Criminal Record Check 
    at https://epatch.state.pa.us/ - Please follow instructions on first page.
  • Complete ACT 151—Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance—Online Application at https://www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS - Please follow instructions beginning on the first page.
 
Complete ACT 114—FBI—Fingerprinting at https://uenroll.identogo.com
 
  1. Use the Service Code 1KG6ZJ to register. (Please note this is a service code 
    and not a payment code.) Click “Yes” to acknowledge that you are getting 
    fingerprinted in order to volunteer and not for employment purposes.
  2. Fill in your Essential Information, Additional Information, Citizenship 
    Information, Personal Questions, Personal Information, Mailing Address, and 
    Documents.
  3. Once you are done pre-enrolling, you must find an IdentoGo site and schedule 
    a time to get your fingerprinting done.
  4. At the site, please be prepared with your form of payment if not paid during the 
    registration process, as well as, government photo identification.
The Stratford Friends School is not involved in the fingerprinting process. If you have questions, 
please contact IdentoGo at (844) 321-2101 or the Pennsylvania Department of Education at (717) 
783-3750.

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