Volunteer Application Information
To begin your journey as a Schreiber volunteer, please complete the appropriate application(s) below. Varying levels of background clearances are required for specific volunteer opportunities. Please obtain the needed clearances before completing the online application. To see a step-by-step guide of how to enroll for the FBI fingerprinting required for Circle of Friends Academy and S.T.A.R.S. Preschool volunteers please click here.
Schreiber Event Volunteer Application
To volunteer at a Schreiber-hosted event, please register through Civic Champs.
General Schreiber Volunteer Application
For Schreiber volunteer opportunities that routinely occur onsite at 625 Community Way and/or would require contact with a child during your volunteer duties, we ask that you obtain the following two clearances:
- Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification – Free for volunteers
- Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Record Check – Free for volunteers
If you already have these clearances and they are valid within the last 60 months, we will gladly accept those documents. Please be prepared to upload them at the end of the online application.
S.T.A.R.S. Preschool Volunteer Application
To volunteer with S.T.A.R.S. Preschool, the following three clearances are required:
- Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification – Free for volunteers
- Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Record Check – Free for volunteers
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Clearance – Cost of $23.85
If you already have any of these clearances and they are valid within the last 60 months, we will gladly accept those documents. Upon receipt of each of the three clearances, please submit the online application and be prepared to upload your documents at the end of the online application.
Circle of Friends Academy Volunteer Application
To volunteer with the Circle of Friends Academy, the following clearances are required:
- Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification – Free for volunteers
- Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Record Check – Free for volunteers
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Clearance – Cost of $23.85
- National Sex Offender Registry Verification – Free
If you already have any of these clearances and they are valid within the last 60 months, we will gladly accept those documents. Upon receipt of each of all documents, please submit the online application and be prepared to upload your documents at the end of the application.
Summer Camp Volunteer Application
To become a camp volunteer, we ask that you obtain the following two clearances:
- Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification – Free for volunteers
- Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Record Check – Free for volunteers
If you already have these clearances and they are valid within the last 60 months, we will gladly accept those documents. Upon receipt of each of the two clearances, please submit the online application and be prepared to upload your documents at the end of the online application.
*Summer Camp Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age*
Court-Ordered Community Service Volunteer Application
For court-ordered community service, we ask that you obtain the following two clearances before you may begin volunteering at the Schreiber Center:
- Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification – Free for volunteers
- Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Record Check – Free for volunteers
If you already have these clearances and they are valid within the last 60 months, we will gladly accept those documents. Please be prepared to upload them at the end of the online application.