2022 Program Partner Guide

Background Check Policy To ensure the safety of our girl members we require any facilitator who is working directly with our girls to undergo a background check. The facilitator can provide a copy of the organization’s background check policy or undergo a background check through Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri. Background checks through Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri are confidential and available online. Please complete your request by visiting https://app.sterlingvolunteers.com/en/Candidates/Account/Register . You will create an account and login. When asked, use good deed code: ddgn5lj. Please indicate on your agreement the facilitators who will be submitting information for their background check. Insurance Organizations and businesses that partner with Girl Scouts must submit a current Certificate of Insurance verifying a minimum total occurrence limit of $1 million in commercial general liability coverage (or a combination of that and umbrella liability), $1 million in automobile coverage and workers’ compensation coverage.*

The Certificate of Insurance must list Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri as the certificate holder and additional insured. Please see below for the correct listing:

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri, Inc. 2300 Ball Drive St. Louis, MO 63146 By carrying adequate liability insurance, the Program Partner is able to accept the responsibility for actions of its staff and volunteers. Please note: It is possible that not all girls attending your programs are registered Girl Scouts. Non-members are not covered under Girl Scout insurance. Waivers If a waiver needs to be signed by participants and/or a parent/guardian, please provide the waiver to the Girl Scout parent or volunteer prior to the day of the program and have them bring it with them to the program. *Organizations providing only virtual programming for Girl Scouts must submit a current Certificate of Insurance verifying a minimum total occurrence limit of $1 million in commercial general liability coverage listing Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri as certificate holder.

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