Internet Use and Electronic Communication
Many cases of organizational abuse occur off-site and outside of regularly scheduled activities. This contact outside of regularly scheduled activities may put staff, volunteers, and our organization at increased risk.
Our organization prohibits interactions outside of regularly scheduled program activities. In addition, staff are not permitted to babysit youth who are involved in our YMCA’s.
If off-site contacts are unavoidable (such as during mentoring programs), our organization has determined that the following forms of outside contact are appropriate and inappropriate:
YMCA programs that allow for internet use are strictly monitored to ensure that all sites that are available have been approved by our YMCA leadership and represent the type of conduct that is expected from a leader in our YMCA and in the community.
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