We work every day to create a safe, fun environment so kids can have every opportunity to be successful in life. We have ZERO tolerance for inappropriate behavior of any kind, including child sexual abuse or misconduct, and we put resources behind that stance.
Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club is a Licensed School Aged Child Care (S.A.C.C.) Program through New York State's Office of Children and Family Services (O.C.F.S.)
The Organiztion completes an annual safety assessment to ensure continual improvements to safety at our Club.
Ongoing training and supervision of staff is critical. We participate in a wide variety of child safety training conducted such as in-service learning, conferences, webinars. We also engage leading third-party safety experts to provide guidance for our policies and approaches, including Praesidium, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and the National Children’s Advocacy Center
Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club has a dedicated Board led safety committee to provide input and guidance on local policies and safety strategies.
We comply with federal, state and local safety laws, including those impacting facilities and vehicles.
Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club continually updates robust safety policies, programs and training for our staff and volunteers that are designed to promote child safety and protect young people from threats that are present in our society. We implement layers of safety policies and guidelines to keep our kids safe including:
-Criminal Background Checks
-Annual Safety Assessments
-Safety Training
-Licensed School-Aged Child CAre (S.A.C.C.) Program through the New York States Offic of Children and Family Services (O.C.F.S)
-Crisis Management Plan in place in the event of an emergency.
-Practice routine fire, intruder and shelter in place drills
Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club has comprehensive safety policies in place that protect youth – including, but not limited to, supervision, transportation, communication and prohibiting private one-on-one contact.
We encourage all staff, members and families to report any incident or situation they feel is unsafe. Through our national partnership with Praesidium, one of the nation’s leading safety experts, Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club members and staff have access to a confidential 24-hour toll-free Child Safety Hotline, 866-607-SAFE (7233) or email SafeClub@Praesidiuminc.com.
Mandatory criminal background checks are required every year for every staff and board member Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club. In addition, criminal background checks are required for any volunteer who has direct contact with children. All potential employees and volunteers are also run through the National Sex Offender Registry.
Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club staff and volunteers are all mandated reporters. We are required to report any critical incident/safety concern to local authorities immediately. We are also required to report any critical incident to Boys & Girls Clubs of America within 24 hours.
SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS
Nationally, Boys & Girls Clubs of America works with leading experts in the areas of safety, security and technology to develop state-of-the-art solutions for Clubs. Partners include:
Local Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club partners:
Mandatory Employee Reference
Any employee interested in moving to another Boys & Girls Club is required to have a reference from the previous Club, even if the Clubs are within the same community.
Continued Commitment In July, 2020, all local Boys & Girls Clubs voted to adopt additional safety measures to further improve safety within our Clubs. Many of these practices were already in place, however, Boys & Girls Clubs determined these practices should be mandatory for all Clubs. These measures include more stringent reference and background checks, enhanced Club Safety Committee requirements for all Clubs, greater communication of key safety resources and information available for staff and members, and more.
Nationally, Boys & Girls Clubs of America has advocated the passage of the U.S. PROTECT Act, which improved background screening systems and access. The national organization has also partnered with the FBI, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Centers for Disease Control to contribute to the development of safety practices that benefit ALL youth-serving organizations.
America’s young people deserve nothing less than our constant focus on their safety and our firm commitment to protect every child who is entrusted to our care at Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club. To learn more about our national safety policies and actions, please visit Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Child Safety page, here.
Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club
at Lincoln House, Inc.
113 Glen Cove Avenue
Glen Cove, NY 11542
Ph: 516.671.8030 | Fax: 516.671.2561
Our Mission
To provide a safe and caring environment that will inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive and responsible citizens.
Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club is a 501(c)3 Charitable Nonprofit Organization