I have thoroughly reviewed the need for confidentiality and I understand and acknowledge the following:
1. All information that I may encounter about any child, child’s family, Big Brother/Big Sister, the Big Brother’s/Big Sister’s family or anything else of a confidential nature about any child or volunteer in any way connected with Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County (BBBS of SDC) will be held confidential.
2. Any information that reveals or tends to reveal the identity of any person who is the subject of the record will be held confidential.
3. The identity of any person who contributes information to the subject record will be held confidential.
4. The results of any inquiry into school records or medical records of any description will be held confidential.
5. I will not discuss any confidential information pertaining to the child, child’s family, or the volunteer in the match that I am privileged to receive with any other person without the verbal or written permission of either the Program Director or CEO of BBBS of SDC.
6. I will only release prior approved information to the individuals for whom I have been given permission to release the information.
7. I agree to hold all related information confidential and, except as I may be legally required, will not disclose or release it to any individual or organization at any time.
8. BBBS of SDC agrees to hold all related information confidential and, except as the organization may be legally required, will not disclose or release it to any individual or organization at any time.
9. The information listed below is the exception in which it is relevant and necessary to disclose information to the other match party (parent/guardian or volunteer) in the prematch process prior to all parties accepting the match:
Information about the Little Brother/Little Sister to be shared with the Big Brother/Big Sister:
First name, age, general location of Little Brother’s/Little Sister’s home & travel time, grade in school , interests, personality, child/family situation and/or concerns which may affect the match, health and/or behavioral issues which may affect the match (Match Support Specialist will provide training/support to the Big Brother/Big Sister for these issues when applicable/available), religious preference, ethnicity, language(s) spoken, and firearms in the home.
Information about the Big Brother/Big Sister to be shared with the Parent/Guardian:
First name, age, general location of Big Brother/Big Sister’s home & and travel time, occupation, interests, motivation for volunteering, ethnicity, health conditions, including mental health, or relevant health history that may affect the match, sexual orientation, religious preference, marital status/living status, pets in the home, experience with children, language(s) spoken, and firearms in the home.
Information about the Big Brother/Big Sister to be shared with the Little Brother/Little Sister:
First name, interests, occupation, age, pets in the home, ethnicity, marital status/living situation, and religious preference.
I have read and agree to the above Confidentiality Statement.