Young Center Volunteer Child Advocate Application

Thank you so much for your interest in becoming a Volunteer Child Advocate!

Due to the nature of our work and the extensive contact Volunteer Child Advocates have with children and adolescents, Young Center requires all Volunteer Child Advocates to:

Be at least 21 years of age
Commit to serving as a Volunteer Child Advocate for at least 12 months
Submit all required application materials
Complete an interview with a Volunteer Coordinator
Attend and complete all aspects of the Volunteer Child Advocate Training
Submit to and pass FBI and State Criminal Background Checks
Sumit to and pass Child Abuse and Neglect Registry checks for all states they have lived in during the last five years.
Provide results of a tuberculosis test (results must be negative)
Be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination status. To be considered fully vaccinated, individuals must have received all doses of the primary series of COVID-19 vaccines.

Volunteer Coordinators will review completed applications and will reach out to qualified individuals with more information. Although we cannot respond to all application submissions, we keep them on file for reference.

First Name

Last Name

Preferred Name (if different)

Pronouns

Mobile Phone

Personal Email

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

Current Employer (Company or Organization Name)

If you are unemployed. retired, or a student you can enter "N/A" in the textbox above.

Street Address

Why do we need your address? The Young Center has eight physical offices throughout the United States. However, we serve areas outside of our physical regions. Your address allows to better understand your location and whether it would be feasible for you to volunteer with us. We will not send you any mail without your consent.

City

State

ZIP Code

Select the Young Center office in your region:

Why do you want to serve as a Volunteer Child Advocate with the Young Center?

Please describe any experience you may have working or volunteering with underserved communities. Alternatively, please describe any volunteer work you have done.

Where did you hear about the Young Center?

If "Other", please elaborate:

Because Volunteer Child Advocates are expected to visit children in-person on a weekly basis, they must have access to reliable transportation. Do you have access to reliable transportation?

How many miles are you willing to travel to volunteer?

How many months can you commit to serving as a Volunteer Child Advocate?

How many hours (per month) can you dedicate to volunteering with the Young Center?

Please select all the languages you speak fluently:

Please list all other languages you speak fluently:

Please select all the time frames for which you could be available to volunteer: