When I tried to import emergency contacts, the system blocked the import because I did not specify a user ID for each contact. SO - I didn't think things would get worse before they got better, but they are definitely worse. We now have to collect emergency contacts via a blank form with fields for addresses, then manually enter all the information for each child's emergency contacts into their contact card. The process I listed below no longer works to update contact cards.

Hi there! Any chance this is the year that there are actual improvements made on this?

Hi all! I wanted to let you know that this work is currently on our list of priorities. We are working to refine the list of requirements that can be met when we take on this project. I don't have a firm timeline for you yet, but want you to know that it's a question of when - not if - the work will be done.

This has been a real pain point for us as well. We are currently using a system very similar to the one that Anita outlined below where we collect the information on a blank form including the addresses, and then have to import the emergency contacts. I thought at first that the newly implemented form fields on the emergency contact form would solve this for us, but since they are not linked to each emergency contact entered, we can't really make that work.

So far it looks like 4 states require this field for any school operating a preschool. (Texas also requires this field if you are operating a before or after school program for elementary children.) These are the states mentioned here that require the capture of a physical address for an emergency contact:

• Hawaii

• Virginia

• Minnestoa

• Texas

Yes please! This is a requirement in Virginia as well. We are new to Blackbaud and I am trying to figure out how we get this information in a way that will actually be useful. It would be ideal to have address fields added to the Emergency Contacts form.

This is required also in Minnesota. It is a necessary component to abide by government enforced rules. We have found a temporary solution, but it requires more steps for us as administration and for the parents. It also keeps us from connecting it directly to student contact cards.

Minnesota also requires this field for licensed preschools

Address information for emergency contacts (other than parent) is also required in the state of Minnesota through the Department of Human services daycare licensing.

Hi there! I wanted to post a note to say that I am looking at addresses for emergency contacts, but we are in the earliest stages of research to fully understand the needs and problems around emergency contacts. I'll be combing through all Ideas that mention Emergency Contacts, so I encourage you to vote on all that apply to your school! I'll also begin reaching out to those who have commented on ideas like this one for additional context and insight, so watch for an email from me!

Any progress on this?

Our process on this is:

• We have parents complete a Blank Form with fields for all the info we need (we also added the options to select Emergency Contact, Approved Pick Up, or Approved Pick-Up & Emergency Contact).

• Once the bulk of parents have completed the form at the beginning of the school year, we import the data via Data Import AND we add the relationship field of Approved Pick Up where needed.

• We have to do an import for the phone and an import for the email, which is totally stupid - but apparently emergency contacts aren't people in this system.

We can not import the addresses, but the addresses are accessible in the original Blank Form completed by the families that are attached to the student's Files and Forms section.

(If we need to present the addresses to licensing officials, we have them in the list we can run from the form itself.)

Since we enroll students all year long, we have to repeat this process on a regular basis to add in the information for the new students.

Aloha, Just checking when this will be implemented. Currently we manually input the information and that takes too much time. Would be amazing to have this implemented prior to this next school year and parents filling this online form out.

I have been asking for this for over a year now. Is there any chance this will be implemented?

Seriously a major flaw in the system for any school operating with a preschool or after school child care option. The state of Texas requires that this be maintained for every student that will be in a preschool program or in before/after school care.

I wish I could vote for this 100 times. We are using the blank form option as well so that technically we are in scope with state requirements, but because that information is not accessible through the child's Contact Card with the Emergency Contacts, the rest of our process to access the information is cumbersome and not optimal.

Aloha, This is also a requirement in Hawaii. We actually used a blank form for the 2020-2021 school year, but realized it does not update the student's record. We tried to change the format of the emergency card, but once we made it live and assigned it, it did not work. Please find a way to allow us to include addresses for all emergency contacts. Mahalo nui.

Still a major issue for us. Texas requires child care facilities to have the address of the emergency contact on file. It would be great if address fields could be made available before send out the new student welcome info for next year. The current process is very time consuming.

This is becoming a major issue for us. We are having to capture information in a form with fields for the emergency contacts, but these fields are not linked to the Emergency Contacts section of the student profile, and we attach that to the students profile. Then, because all the fields in the file are not available in a report anywhere, we have to manually update the Emergency Contacts in the system to show the name, phone and email. The address itself remains in the static uploaded file. Huge waste of time.

This is a requirement in Texas as well. We need the ability to add the address of emergency contacts.