Samaritan House requires all volunteers to provide all the requested information on the volunteer application to volunteer. For the safety and security of Samaritan House guests, staff, visitors and other volunteers, Samaritan House does complete a local and national criminal background check prior to any approval. Samaritan House reserves the right to deny volunteer approval for certain background results. Samaritan House does not deny applications based upon simply having criminal charges/convictions. For a list of types of charges and/or convictions that Samaritan House does not accept for volunteers, please contact us directly via the "Contact Us" page