Youth Horizons

At Youth Horizons we are committed to the safety of the children we serve. As I think about the kids we serve, they are not just kids we serve but they are "our kids". In considering a volunteer one of the questions that we consider is, "Would I feel comfortable with this prospective volunteer spending time with my son or daughter?" In our mentoring program we match men with boys and women with girls and we ask them to spend a few hours each week with the child. Sometimes time is spent one on one and sometimes time is spent out in the community. Safety is one of our primary concerns as we are considering a volunteer. Below is the procedure that we follow in screening our volunteers for the mentoring program.