4-H strives to provide the safest place to be a youth. Therefore, all volunteers must sign up as a volunteer with the official Championships volunteer form which will include agreeing to the child protection policies. Volunteers’ information will then be screened through the host’s state and national sex offender database. Daily volunteers along with core crew members will be considered indirect volunteers given the limited interaction with competitors and other youth volunteers. The volunteers assigned to leadership positions will be considered direct volunteers and will require an additional background check for child abuse and neglect.