The South Central Regional Training Institute (SC-RTI) is responsible for clearing all volunteers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas who wish to work with minors or support programs they are involved in at Baha'i-sponsored activities, including: study circles, junior youth spiritual empowerment groups, children's classes, summer schools, etc.

For the volunteer, this is a two part process: after submitting this form, SC-RTI staff will use the Verified Volunteers system to run a background check. Please look for an e-mail from TheAdvocates@VerifiedVolunteers.com and follow its instructions to complete the second part of the process.

Clearance must be renewed every two years. Those who are not cleared are not permitted to work with minors (under the age of 18), per the policy of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States.

For registered Bahá'ís, your home address below must match the one on file with the National Spiritual Assembly. If you need to check on your address or change it, please visit https://www.unityweb.usbnc.org.

Your privacy is very important to us, and your information will be kept confidential. Access is limited to only those who absolutely need to know it for the clearance process.