Volunteer with CPYB
Help us ensure our success.
Corps de Ballet Volunteer
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s Corps de Ballet Volunteer Program was formed to support CPYB’s needs at every level. Whether you can contribute a few hours each year or a few hours each week, your support to CPYB will help us ensure our success.
As a volunteer, you’ll enjoy friendships, interact with the people who make our organization great – the students, faculty, staff and board members – and have fun! We hope your passion for the art form we love, will grow as we complete necessary operating tasks and together work toward obtaining the goals and objectives to ensure CPYB’s success.
Opportunities Include
The Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Corps de Ballet Volunteer Program is about individuals coming together to support and promote CPYB through work on special events and other activities.
Costume Shop
Help restore and produce the many costumes worn by CPYB dancers.
Special Events
Support CPYB staff during special events including performances, An Evening at the Barre and in-studio events.
How to Become a Corps de Ballet Volunteer
All interested volunteers must complete a membership profile providing name, address, phone number, e-mail address, previous volunteer activities, areas of volunteer interest, and days/hours available. If you are 18 years of age or older, you are required to submit volunteer clearances in addition to your application.
Volunteer Clearances
CPYB is dedicated to providing a safe environment for learning. All CPYB volunteers, age 18+, are required to submit child abuse history certification and state criminal and federal criminal history (or exemption affidavit) clearances prior to approval as a volunteer and every 5 years after.
Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification
Creating an account and submitting your application online will give you immediate access to your results. Clearances can also be submitted by mail and results will be mailed to the applicant’s address within 14 days from the date the application was received. Download Form. As of July 2015, the fee for the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification is $0.
Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background
Creating an account and submitting your application online will give you immediate access to your results. Clearances can also be submitted by mail and results will be mailed to the applicant’s address. A response may take four weeks or longer. Download Form. As of December 2017, the fee for a Pennsylvania Criminal History Record Check is $22 and is the responsibility of the volunteer.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background Check
Option 1: If you have lived in Pennsylvania for the last 10 years, you may complete and return an affidavit in lieu of fingerprinting.
Option 2: If you have not lived in Pennsylvania for the last 10 years, but established residency in PA within the last nine years or less AND obtained your FBI clearance during that time you may submit these results.
Option 3: If you currently reside out-of-state or country AND obtained your FBI clearance in the last 5 years, you may submit these results.
Option 4: If none of the above applies, you must complete a full application (including fingerprinting).
Apply Today
Interested volunteers should complete the below membership application. You must be 18 years of age or older to apply. Volunteers are required to submit child abuse, state criminal and federal criminal history clearances (or affidavit of exemption) prior to acceptance into the CPYB Corps de Ballet Volunteer Program.