Links for Clearances
PA Criminal Record
Volunteers are free.
1. Start here at PA Access to Criminal History(PATCH)
https://epatch.pa.gov/home
PA Child Abuse
A volunteer gets a free background check waiver once
every 5 years.
1. Start here at Child Welfare Portal
https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
FBI Fingerprinting
1. Visit https://www.identogo.com/
* If the volunteer has lived in the state of PA for at least 10
years, they can opt to fill out the affidavit below attesting to that
instead.
Affidavit for volunteers who have lived in the state of PA for at least 10 years.
1. Affidavit