Required Abuse Awareness Training for Adults

• In 2018, the “Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and SafeSport Authorization Act of 2017” became Federal law. As part of SafeSport, abuse awareness training has been highly encouraged for participants and volunteers in the Little League program.
• Beginning in 2024, this training will now be a required part of the annual Little League Volunteer Application, along with the annual background check. The training must be completed before any individual can assume any duties for the current season, including District Administrators and Assistant District Administrators.
• It is important that all volunteers in a league complete the training on an annual basis. Even though it may be a training an individual has completed in the past, it is important to keep the information that is taught through Abuse Awareness Training fresh in everyone’s mind. The more individuals involved in a league that have the information that Abuse Awareness Training provides, the better.
• For more information on Abuse Awareness Training and this Federal law visit LittleLeague.org/SafeSport

Other Educational Resources for Parents

• As a Little League parent or volunteer, you can play a crucial role in helping to keep all children safe. The free resources listed below are tools to educate and raise awareness of the potential dangers children may face. You are urged to review these resources and arm yourself with additional knowledge on how to protect children.
  • Helping Parents Prevent Abuse | U.S. Center for SafeSport
  • Parent Toolkit | U.S. Center for SafeSport
  • Safe to Compete
  • USA Baseball - Bullying 101: Understanding and Responding
  • USA Baseball - Mental Health Resources

The safety and well-being of all participants in the Little League program is paramount, and we hope that this latest evolution of our Child Protection Program will continue to provide tools and resources to help keep our Little League communities a safe, welcoming environment for all children and families.

Thank you for your continued commitment to the Little League program.

Fingerprinting Process
•  Appointments to be fingerprinted are not required, but pre‐registration is required either online or by phone. To register online, please go to www.Identogo.com; by telephone please call 1-844-321-2101 and listen to the options menu.
•  When you or your employee or volunteer register, the employer will have to provide a service code. Please refer to the Service Code table below. The employer shall review the service codes below to determine which code best suites the volunteer or employee. Once determined, provide this code to the volunteer or employee so they may register. Please note the “DHS volunteer” service code would include all volunteer services. It is titled “DHS” because it is a DHS, Child Protective Services Law requirement.
•  Once registered, you may walk‐in during a location’s posted hours of operation, but scheduling an appointment may lead to lesser/no wait times. In order to pre-register for a FBI background check and/or find a fingerprinting location, applicants should access the IDEMIA website. It is strongly encouraged that the employee or volunteer contact the site prior to going there as the information on the IDEMIA website may differ from actual hours of operation.
 

Below are the service codes available for applicants applying under the DHS: