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"CHECK 'EM OUT"
"Check 'Em Out" was developed by the Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation to help
non-profit sports organizations in New Jersey pay for state and federal
fingerprint checks on their coaches and managers.
New Jersey law allows non-profit organizations throughout the state to
apply through the New Jersey State Police Bureau of Identification to have
background checks done.
Because of the increasing awareness of child sexual abuse and newspaper
accounts of coaches in New Jersey who were arrested for allegedly
molesting children on their teams, the foundation created the "Check 'Em
Out" Program to help pay for fingerprint background checks through grant
funding.
Money will be provided on a first come, first serve basis to non-profit
sport organizations that meet the requirements of both the New Jersey
State police and our Foundation. Funding will only be provided for those
organizations that apply for fingerprint checks through both the State
Police and the FBI. Partial checks will not be considered.
The cost for each individual background check will be $36.00. Eighteen
dollars for the state fingerprint check and eighteen dollars for the
federal fingerprint check. The Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation will fund 50%
of the cost to your league with a maximum cap of $2,016.00 once all
requirements have been met.
In the event that an individual has a conviction on either the state or
federal level, the State Police Bureau of Identification will notify the
head of the organization that the individual has a record. The
organization head is not given any personal information on the
individual's conviction only that the individual is not recommended to
coach.
If your sport organization is located in New Jersey and you are interested
in our program, please contact our Foundation at (609)890-2201.
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