Community Champions, who are trusted Stitch members who have hosted at least three activities, can verify new members who join the Stitch community.
Verification helps protect the Stitch community from scammers and gives new members a warm welcome from someone who is already part of it.
When you can verify a member
If you are a Community Champion, you can verify a new Stitch member in either of these situations:
You already know the member personally — for example, the member is a friend or someone you have met in person outside Stitch.
The member attends one of your in-person activities as a guest — an unverified member cannot click to attend a Stitch activity until verified, but an existing Stitch member can invite the unverified member along as a guest.
Many Community Champions send a personal message to new, unverified members to welcome them to the Stitch community and invite them to an upcoming activity. If you feel comfortable doing this, send the activity details to the unverified member via Stitch messaging, then verify the member when they attend in person.
How to verify another member
You can complete verification through the Stitch app or the Stitch website — the process is the same on both.
Before you begin, have one of the following ready:
The email address the member uses to log in to Stitch, or
The member's unique 6-digit Stitch member code (also called an invitation code). The member can find their own member code by opening the More menu in Stitch and selecting Invitations.
Note: If you do not personally know the member, the member may prefer not to share their email address. In that case, ask the member to share their member code instead.
To verify a member:
Open the More menu and select Profile and settings.
Select Verify a member.
Enter the member's email address or member code and select Search.
Review the member's profile. Confirm that the profile photo matches the person you met in person and that the member appears to be over 50.
If you are satisfied, select More, then select Verify.
Note: After you select Verify, the member's profile is sent to the Stitch team for a final review. The member is not verified instantly — Stitch performs additional security checks before the verification is complete.
What to check when you verify a member
The main purpose of Stitch verification is to protect the community from online scammers — the biggest risk on community platforms like Stitch.
The process is intentionally simple. When verifying a member, a Community Champion only needs to confirm three things:
The person is real — easy to confirm if you have met the member in person.
The person is physically located in your city — easy to confirm if you met the member at a local activity.
The person is over 50 — in most cases, you can tell this by looking at the member and do not need to ask for proof.
Stitch does not ask Community Champions to record any other personal information, inspect the member's profile for compliance with Stitch community guidelines, or vouch for the member's character. The Stitch team handles additional security checks behind the scenes.
You just need to confirm that the profile belongs to a real person who is old enough to join Stitch.
Why verification matters
Every time a Community Champion verifies a new member, two things happen at once: the Stitch community becomes a little safer, and a new member — who may be nervous about joining something new — gets to experience firsthand how welcoming the community is.
That is exactly what being a Champion means. Stitch Champions are at the heart of everything that makes this community work, and we are so grateful for the time and care they bring to welcoming others. Without you, none of this happens.
Thank you for being a Champion.