Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 9956
Trenton, NJ 08650
Telephone: 609-890-2201
Fax: 609-890-2541
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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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