Hamilton Township Mayor Kelly A. Yaede announced that Hamilton Township, pursuant to municipal ordinance, would absorb the costs of providing criminal history background checks to employees and volunteers of nonprofit youth-serving organizations sponsored or cosponsored by the township. A grant by the Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation previously covered the cost of the checks. She thanked the foundation for its past support.
“Unfortunately, the foundation did not receive a grant this year, which has left a void in funding these important checks,” Mayor Yaede said. “As such, Hamilton Township will step in and provide funding for these required checks to ensure that our community’s youth have a safe organized sporting environment.”
Criminal background history checks are required under Hamilton Township ordinance for each prospective and current employee and volunteer of all nonprofit youth-serving organizations. The ordinance was adopted almost ten years ago.
