REQUIRED SECURITY CLEARANCES

Guidelines for NWR Volunteers

As a result of the Sandusky indictment in 2011, Pennsylvania has instituted 22 new laws governing how suspected child abuse is reported and outlining new requirements for background checks(clearances) for school employees and others who work with children. Volunteer organizations, like Nor’wester Readers, who work with children, will be responsible for requiring their volunteers to submit three clearances every three years.

These three clearances can be obtained as follows:

Clearance Statement (formerly ChildLine) can be completed online at:

NOTE: If you prefer, you can mail the application form directly, by US Mail, using the PDF link below to print out the PDF form. This must be accompanied by a money order – no personal checks accepted. This could possibly get bogged down in Harrisburg; online registration is encouraged.

PDF FORM:

The cost is $10.00

When you receive the clearance document, Xerox 2 copies for NWR.

Pennsylvania State Police Report: Can be completed online at:

The cost is $10.00

This is very easy, and you get an immediate online return. Be sure to print at least 3 copies, one for your records, and two to submit to NWR.

Volunteers must register online to complete the FBI report (fingerprinting).

Registration can be done at:

The cost is $28.75

The form must be completed online BEFORE you go to a fingerprint location. You will be issued a registration number and form to take with you for fingerprinting. Fingerprinting is now digital.

Fingerprinting locations are below, and the link is provided.

You can request a proof of fingerprinting document after you have been fingerprinted. You will then receive verification of your clearance in the mail from the PA Dept. of Education. Make 2 copies of this document to submit to NWR.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

To simplify our record keeping, PLEASE submit documents to NWR for all three clearances TOGETHER. We keep one on file in our records, and the other will be submitted to the district/school where you are volunteering.

MAIL ALL THREE CLEARANCES TO:

Debbie Glessner

234 New Rd.

Churchville, PA 18966

DEADLINES: Because this is newly instituted by the state of Pennsylvania, returning NWRvolunteers will have until July 1, 2016 to acquire their clearances. New volunteers will need to submit all threeclearances with their application before beginning therapy dog work with NWR. We are encouraging you to consider renewing your clearances early as the state will become back-logged with requests.

Council Rock has posted information on their website at

*NOTE: If you do not have a computer, you will need to find someone who does to assist you with the process.

Cogent Fingerprint Region 22 LOCATIONS

Company / City / State / County
Tri-County Agency TCSA / Fairless Hills / PA / Bucks
Bucks County Intermediate Unit 22 / Doylestown / PA / Bucks
Penndel Hardware / Penndel / PA / Bucks
Know It All Intelligence Group / Bensalem / PA / Bucks
The Video Store / Levittown / PA / Bucks
The UPS Store #4908 / Southampton / PA / Bucks
Quakertown Community School District / Quakertown / PA / Bucks
First Contact HR / Fort Washington / PA / Montgomery
Goin Postal / HuntingdonValley / PA / Montgomery
Fingerprints Now / Huntingdon Valley / PA / Mobile SiteSoutheastern PA
The UPS Store #5145 / Philadelphia / PA / Philadelphia