Thank you for volunteering for Peace Camp 2022!
Peace Camp will take place from June 20 - 24, 2022 from 9 AM-3 PM each day at the Gather Community Space at the First Presbyterian Church on South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre.
If you have any questions, please email
peacecamp@peaceandjusticecenter.com.
The following clearances are required for volunteers over 18 who will have direct contact with children:
1) Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearances (CCY113)
2) Pennsylvania Criminal Record Checks for Volunteers (SP-164A)
3) (If you have lived outside Pennsylvania in the last 10 years) FBI Criminal Background Checks.
To apply for your clearances, you can request the first two forms through the following Pennsylvania Government Web sites:
Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearances (CCY113):
https://www.dhs.pa.gov/KeepKidsSafe/Clearances/Pages/PA-Child-Abuse-History-Clearance.aspxPennsylvania Criminal Record Checks for Volunteers (SP-164A):
https://epatch.state.pa.usYou may call the FBI Background Check Unit at (717) 783-6211 for information about #3.
If you already have been cleared within the past five years, either for volunteering or employment, your clearances are still in effect and you simply need to submit a copy. If you have not ever applied for these kinds of clearances, then because you are a new volunteer applicant your fees will be waived. Please don’t wait to obtain your clearances because the turnaround time can be up to 2 weeks.
Need help figuring this out? Call the Peace Center at (570) 823-9977 or email
peacecamp@peaceandjusticecenter.com.
Thank you very much for helping us create a safe environment!