Club Safety
Your child’s safety is our first priority. Learn how Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue protects every member through staff screening, trained counselors, anti-bullying programs and nationally recognized safety standards.
How we Keep Boys & Girls Clubs Safe
We are dedicated to upholding the highest level of professionalism and safety. Through our BE Safe Initiative, the Club provides a safe and positive environment for all kids and families.
Club Safety
Our Clubs follows Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Child Safety Standards to ensure every Club environment is structured to protect all Club members. In addition, the Club does annual safety assessments of each local clubhouse, provides regular emergency procedure trainings for all staff and completes a bi-annual review of the Club’s safety policies and procedures. Boys & Girls Clubs has also engaged local partners such as the Bellevue Police Department.
Staff/Volunteer Selection
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue follows BGCA’s National Child Safety Standards to ensure every Club environment is structured to protect all Club members. In addition, the Club does annual safety assessments of each local clubhouse, provides regular emergency procedure trainings for all staff and completes a bi-annual review of the Club’s safety policies and procedures. Boys & Girls Clubs has also engaged local partners such as the Bellevue Police Department.
Prevention of Child Molestation
Club staff are continually trained to recognize the early signs that put children at risk for inappropriate interactions with other adults or kids. Working with a national leader, Praesidium, Club staff receive specific training in this area when hired. Updated trainings are completed by all staff throughout their employment with Boys & Girls Clubs to ensure they remain current in this critically important area of child safety.
Anti-Bullying Campaign
The Club has established a partnership with the Committee for Children and the Bellevue School District to utilize the same curriculum and training on how to specifically address bullying. In addition to these resources, Club staff also facilitate the SMART Moves Program which provides age-appropriate prevention programming to address issues of self-esteem, positive relationships, and smart decision-making. These programs run consistently in all Bellevue Clubhouses.